Matgioi

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• LXIV - Le Saint désire le non désirer
  27 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  “What stays still is easy to hold; Before there has been an omen it is easy to lay plans. What is tender is easily torn, What is minute is easy to scatter.” Deal with things in their state of not-yet-being, Put them in order before they have got into confusion. For “the tree big as a man’s embrace began as a tiny sprout, The tower nine storeys high began with a heap of earth, The journey of a thousand leagues began with what was under the feet”. He who acts, harms; he who grabs, lets (...)

• LXXVI - L’avantage est toujours au souple et au faible
  27 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  When he is born, man is soft and weak; In death he becomes stiff and hard. The ten thousand creatures and all plants And trees while they are alive are supple and soft, But when and dead they become brittle and dry. Truly, what is stiff and hard is a “companion of death”; What is soft and weak is a “companion of life”. Therefore “the weapon that is too hard will be broken, The tree that has the hardest wood will be cut down”. Truly, the hard and mighty are cast down; The soft and weak set (...)

• XVII - Le princes sages...
  21 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  Of the highest the people merely know that such a one exists; The next they draw near to and praise. The next they shrink from, intimidated; but revile. Truly, “It is by not believing people that you turn them into liars”. But from the Sage it is so hard at any price to get a single word That when his task is accomplished, his work done, Throughout the country every one says: “It happened of its own accord”.
  Wieger
  A. Dans les premiers temps (quand, dans les choses humaines, tout (...)

• LXXII - Le Sage discerne...
  27 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  Never mind if the people are not intimidated by your authority. A Mightier Authority will deal with them in the end. Do not narrow their dwelling or harass their lives; And for the very reason that you do not harass them, They will cease to turn from you. Therefore the Sage knows himself but does not show himself. Knows his own value, but does not put himself on high. Truly, he rejects that but takes this”.
  Wieger
  A. Ceux là se perdent, qui ne craignent pas, alors qu’ils devraient (...)

• Tao Te Ching III: Agir – Não-Agir
  3 de setembro, por Cardoso de Castro

  Se superestimas os grandes homens, as pessoas se tornam impotentes. Se supervalorizas as posses, as pessoas começam a roubar. O Sábio lidera esvaziando a mente das pessoas e satisfazendo sua essência, enfraquecendo sua ambição e fortalecendo sua determinação. Ele ajuda as pessoas a perder tudo o que sabem, tudo que desejam, e cria confusão naqueles que pensam que sabem. Pratique não fazer, e tudo vai para seu devido lugar.
  [Tradução da versão inglesa de Stephen Mitchell, eventualmente recorrendo a (...)

• XXIII - L’abnégation de ses opinions et de son action
  21 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  To be always talks is against nature.
  For the same reason a hurricane never lasts a whole morning, Nor a rainstorm all day. Who is it that makes the wind and rain? It is Heaven and Earth.
  And if even Heaven and Earth cannot blow or pour for long, How much less in his utterance should man?
  Truly, if one uses the Way as one’s instrument, The results will be like the Way; If one uses the “power” as instrument, The results will be like the “power”. If one uses what is the reverse of the (...)

• Tao Te Ching VII: o sábio recuando...
  3 de setembro, por Cardoso de Castro

  O Tao é infinito, eterno. Porque é eterno? Nunca nasceu; assim não pode nunca morrer. Porque é infinito? Não tem nenhum desejo para si; assim está presente para todos os seres. A Mestre mantém-se atrás; eis porque está na frente. Está desapegada de todas as coisas; eis porque é una com elas. Porque se esvazia de si mesma, está perfeitamente plena.
  Mitchell
  The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no desires for itself; (...)

• Matgioi (VM:92-95) – liberdade
  23 de novembro de 2021, por Cardoso de Castro

  MATGIOI. La Voie métaphysique. Paris: Éditions traditionnelles, 1980, p. 92-95
  original
  On se rappelle que nous l’avons démontré : la liberté des êtres n’existe pas, en tant que parcelles et que fonctions de l’évolution universelle. La liberté absolue, qui contient celle de contrarier les desseins de la volonté du ciel, est exclusive de cette volonté, et de Dieu. — Mais nous avons fait pressentir une certaine liberté de l’individu. Et voici, que la mathématique nous montre que dans le circulus vital (...)

• XXXIII - Qui se connaît soi-même est éclairé
  23 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  To understand others is to have knowledge; To understand oneself is to be illumined. To conquer others needs strength; To conquer oneself is harder still. To be content with what one has is to be rich. He that works through violence may get his way; But only what stays in its place Can endure. When one dies one is not lost, there is no other longevity.
  Wieger
  A. Connaître les autres, c’est sagesse ; mais se connaître soi même, c’est sagesse supérieure, (la nature propre étant ce qu’il (...)

• Matgioi (VM:9-17) – Fo Hi - um agregado intelectual
  23 de novembro de 2021, por Cardoso de Castro

  MATGIOI. La Voie métaphysique. Paris: Éditions traditionnelles, 1980, p. 9-17
  -*Religiões atuais dos povos amarelos se compõem de um variedade de elementos diversos, um amálgama popular originário de três fontes geradoras: religião primitiva, taoismo e confucionismo. Viajantes, missionários e estrangeiros em geral se perderam na interpretação da tradição chinesa, tomando a aparência por realidade. A Tradição Primordial não está vulgarizada. Crítica ao judaísmo. Tradições guardadas cuidadosamente atrás (...)

• LVI - Le Sage clôt sa bouche
  26 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  Those who know do not speak; Those who speak do not know. Black the passages, Shut the doors, Let all sharpness be blunted, All tangles untied, All glare tempered. All dust smoothed. This is called the mysterious leveling. He who has achieved it cannot either be drawn into friendship or repelled, Cannot be benefited, cannot be harmed, Cannot either be raised or humbled, And for that very reason is highest of all creatures under heaven.
  Wieger
  A. Celui qui parle (beaucoup, montre (...)

• XXVI - Le Sage ne sépare pas le lourd du léger
  22 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  As the heavy must be the foundation of the light, So quietness is lord and master of activity. Truly, “A man of consequence though he travels all day Will not let himself be separated from his baggage-wagon, However magnificent the view, he sits quiet and dispassionate”. How much less, then, must be the lord of ten thousand chariots Allow himself to be lighter than these he rules! If he is light, the foundation is lost; If he is active, the lord and master is lost.
  Wieger
  A. Le (...)

• LIII - La Voie vous chérit comme un fils
  26 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  He who has the least scrap of sense, Once he has got started on the great highway has nothing to fear So long as he avoids turnings. For great highways are safe and easy. But men love by-paths. So long as Court is in order They are content to let their fields run to weed And their granaries stand empty. They wear patterns and embroideries, Carry sharp swords, glut themselves with drink and food, Have more possessions than they can use. These are the riotous ways of brigandage; they (...)

• Matgioi (VR:151-153) – atos e sanções
  22 de novembro de 2021, por Cardoso de Castro

  MATGIOI. La Voie rationnelle. Paris: Éditions Traditionnelles, 1941
  tradução
  Já dissemos da impossibilidade metafísica, matemática e até moral, de uma sanção qualquer aplicada aos atos humanos para além da vida humana, e a uma outra entidade senão o composto humano. Portanto, se há mérito e demérito, se há responsabilidade e sanção, se, em uma palavra, a reação concordante deve se manifestar em alegria ou pena, é sobre o plano humano exclusivamente; e é assim literalmente que “cada ato porta em si sua (...)

• LII - Tout sous le ciel a un commencement, la mère
  26 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  That which was the beginning of all things under heaven We may speak of as the “mother” of all things. He who apprehends the mother Thereby knows the sons. And he who has known the sons, Will hold all the tighter to the mother, And to the end of his days suffer no harm; “Block the passages, shut the doors, And till the end your strength shall not fail. Open up the passages, increase your doings, And till your last day no help shall come to you.” As good sight means seeing what is very (...)

• XXXIX - Le principe de la simplicité
  25 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  As for the things that from of old have understood the Whole — The sky through such understanding remains limpid, Earth remains steady, The spirits keep their holiness, The abyss is replenished, The ten thousand creatures bear their kind, Barons and princes direct their people. It is the Whole that causes it. Were it not so limpid, the sky would soon get torn, Were is not for steadiness, the earth would soon tip over, Were it not for their holiness, the spirit would soon wither away. (...)

• XLIII - Le Non agir a de l’avantage
  25 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  What is of all things most yielding Can overwhelm that which is of all things most hard. Being substanceless it can enter even where is no space; That is how I know the value of action that is actionless. But that there can be teaching without words, Value in action that is actionless, Few indeed can understand.
  Wieger
  A. Partout et toujours, c’est le mou qui use le dur (l’eau use la pierre). Le non être pénètre même là où il n’y a pas de fissure (les corps les plus homogènes, comme le (...)

• XVIII - Quando o grande Tao decai...
  21 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Tr. de Mitchell
  Quando o grande Tao é esquecido, bondade e piedade aparecem.
  Quando a inteligência do corpo declina, esperteza e conhecimento dão um passo à frente.
  Quando não há paz na família, a piedade filial começa.
  Quando o país cai em caos, patriotismo nasce.
  Waley
  It was when the Great Way declined That human kindness and morality arose;
  It was when intelligence and knowledge appeared That the Great Artifice began.
  It was when the six near ones were no longer at peace That there was (...)

• LVII - C’est le non-agir qui gagne et conserve
  26 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  “Kingdoms can only be governed if rules are kept; Battles can only be won if rules are broken.” But the adherence of all under heaven can only be won by letting-alone. How do I know that it is so? By this. The more prohibitions there are, the more ritual avoidances, The poorer the people will be. The more “sharp weapons” there are, The more benighted will the whole land grow. The more cunning craftsmen there are, The more pernicious contrivances will be invented. The more laws are (...)

• LXVI - Le Sage ne s’oppose à personne
  27 de fevereiro de 2018, por Cardoso de Castro

  Waley
  How did the great rivers and seas get their kingship Over the hundred lesser streams? Through the merit of being lower than they; That was how they got their kingship. Therefore the Sage In order to be above the people Must speak as though he were lower than the people. In order to guide them He must put himself behind them. Only thus can the Sage be on top and the people not be crushed by his weight. Only thus can he guide, and the people not be led into harm Indeed in this way (...)