第五十章


出生入死。
生之徒，十有三；
死之徒，十有三；
人之生，动之死地，亦十有三。
夫何故？以其生生之厚。
盖闻善摄生者，陆行不遇兕虎，入军不被甲兵；
兕无所投其角，虎无所措其爪，兵无所容其刃。
夫何故？以其无死地。



Chapter 50


The Master gives himself up
to whatever the moment brings.
He knows that he is going to die,
and he has nothing left to hold on to:
no illusions in his mind,
no resistances in his body.
He doesn't think about his actions;
they flow from the core of his being.
He holds nothing back from life;
therefore he is ready for death,
as a man is ready for sleep
after a good day's work.