The Tao that can b1e told is not the eternal Tao;

The name that can be named is not the eternal name.

The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth;

The named is the mother of the ten thousand things.

Ever desireless, one can see the mystery;

Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations.

These two spring from the same source but differ in name;

This appears as darkness.

Darkness within darkness.

The gate to all mystery.