The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named
is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the
beginning of heaven and earth.
The named is the mother of
ten thousand things.
Ever desireless, one can see
the mystery.
Ever desiring, one sees the
manifestations.
These two spring from the
same source but differ in name;
This appears as darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gate to all mystery.