The tao that can be described
is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be spoken
is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the boundary
of Heaven
and Earth.
The named is the mother of
creation.
Freed from desire, you can
see the hidden
mystery.
By having desire, you can
only see what is
visibly real.
Yet mystery and reality
emerge from the same source.
This source is called
darkness.
Darkness born from darkness.
The beginning of all
understanding.