Returning to the root

 

Attain to vacuity's summit.

Keep tranquility's essence.

The ten thousand things altogether arise.

I thereby recognise their returning.

Now things bloom

in bloom each one reverts [and] returns to its root.

The returning to the root is called tranquility.

This is called the returning to destiny.

The returning to destiny is called the eternal.

To know the eternal is called enlightenment.

[When] not one knows the eternal, disorder arises, [which is] evil!

Knowing the eternal [makes] comprehensive

Comprehensive means catholic (broad)

Catholic means royal.

Royal means heavenly.

Heavenly means rational.

Rational means everlasting.

The end of the body it is not dangerous.