Chapter 40 Any extremism will

 

Chapter 40

反者,道之動;弱者,道之用。天下萬物生於有,有生於無。

fan zhe, dao zhi dong
反者,道之動

Any extremism will naturally actuate a counter-action to act against the extreme development. But the outcome might be relentlessly devastating to a critical point.

ruo zhe, dao zhi yong
弱者,道之用

It is better to apply the principle of fairness of dao to weaken the extreme development for a fair settlement before it becomes critical.

tian xia wan wu sheng
yu you
天下萬物生於有

The concepts of things are established within the world of knowledge.

you sheng yu wu
有生於無

It is to use pre-logical thinking to explore the world beyond knowledge to extend the scope of the world of knowledge.