Do not exalt the very human gifted,

and people will not compete to be on the top;

Do not treasure rare goods.

people will not take all measures to gain.

Do not explore desires,

people’s mind will not be confused.

Therefore, those enlightened lead people

by emptying their minds from desires,

providing them enough food,

weakening their ambitions,

and strengthening their bodies.

Let people always act without human stategy or greediness.

Let the smart not venture to act.

Manifest and evolve under the laws of pure consciousness,

everything is in good order.

 第三章  無為而治 

不尚賢，使民不爭(zhēng)；不貴難得之貨，使民不為盜；不見可欲，使民心不亂。是以圣人之治，虛其心，實(shí)其腹，弱其志，強(qiáng)其骨。常使民無知無欲。使夫智者不敢為也。為無為，則無不治。

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   不標(biāo)榜凸顯個(gè)體的賢才異能，百姓就不去爭(zhēng)功名；不珍惜稀有之物，百姓就不去傾其所能而獲取；不去激發(fā)個(gè)體的貪欲，百姓就不被蠱惑妄為。

   真正悟道的人治理社會(huì)，要剪除民眾的私心雜念，確保他們免于饑餓和寒苦, 去除其追逐個(gè)體貪欲和自我表現(xiàn)的意念，增強(qiáng)他們的體質(zhì)。使民眾去除追求個(gè)體貪欲的智能機(jī)巧。使得自作聰明的人不敢妄為。

   只要任道自然地顯現(xiàn)和進(jìn)化，必然產(chǎn)生人類和自然的和諧，達(dá)到天人合一的大治。