A brief section from the He Shang Gong commentary of the Dao De Jing

The Riverside Elder wrote one of the earliest commentaries on the Dao De Jing.  It invokes theories of the five spirits and self cultivation as central precepts of its practice.
The Riverside Elder wrote one of the earliest commentaries on the Dao De Jing. It invokes theories of the five spirits and self cultivation as central precepts of its practice.

Commentary Taken from the first chapter:

常名當如嬰兒之未言,雞子之未分,明珠在蚌中,美玉處石間,內雖昭昭,外如愚頑。
The always present name is like a child who has not yet spoken. 
Like an egg, not yet opened. 
Like the bright pearl in the clam. 
Like beautiful Jade in the centre of stone. 
Although inside it is bright and shining,
its outside is stupid and dull.

– From He Shan Gong Dao De Jing commentary, chapter one.

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