聚会日期：2013年1月29日，12点
探讨内容：
The knowledge of not knowing
The cosmic consciousness
帛本：
为学者日益，闻道者日损。损之又损，以至于无为，无为而无不为。将欲取天下也，恒无事！及其有事也，又不足以取天下。
圣人恒无心，以百姓之心为心。善者善之，不善者亦善之，得善也。信者信之，不信者亦信之，德信也。圣人之在天下，歙歙焉，为天下浑心。百姓皆属耳目焉，圣人皆孩之。
参照其他本（通行本48, 49章）：
为学日益，为道日损。损之又损，以至于无为。无为而无不为。取天下常以无事，及其有事，不足以取天下。
圣人常无心，以百姓之心为心。善者，吾善之；不善者，吾亦善之，德善。信者，吾信之；不信者，吾亦信之，德信。圣人在天下，歙歙焉为天下浑其心，百姓皆注其耳目，圣人皆孩之。
英文对照
48.1 By studying, every day one increases (useless and injurious particular notions, in one's memory); by concentrating on the Principle, they are diminished every day.
48.2 Pushed to the limit, this diminution ends in non-action, (the consequence of the absence of particular ideas). Now there is nothing that non-action (letting things go) cannot sort out. It is through non-action that one wins the empire.
48.3 To act, in order to win it, results in failure.
49.1 The Sage has no definite will of his own, he accommodates himself to the will of the people.
49.2 He treats the good and the bad equally well, which is the true practice of goodness.
49.3 He trusts the sincere and insincere alike, which is the true practice of trust.
49.4 In this mixed-up world, the Sage is without any emotion, and has the same feelings for all. All men fix their eyes and ears on him. He treats them like children, (Daoism kindliness, sightly disdainful).
另一英文版本翻译
48.1 The follower of knowledge learns as much as he can every day; The follower of the Way forgets as much as he can every day.
48.2 By attrition he reaches a state of inaction Wherein he does nothing, but nothing remains undone. To conquer the world, accomplish nothing;
48.3 If you must accomplish something, The world remains beyond conquest.
49.1 The sage does not distinguish between himself and the world; The needs of other people are as his own.
49.2 He is good to those who are good; He is also good to those who are not good, Thereby he is good.
49.3 He trusts those who are trustworthy; He also trusts those who are not trustworthy, Thereby he is trustworthy.
49.4 The sage lives in harmony with the world, And his mind is the world's mind. So he nurtures the worlds of others As a mother does her children.
