Who is the true winner of the world?
He who goes out and in throughout the universe
At his simple pleasure. Roaming over
All the six continents, alone in going
Alone in coming, he is one whom we call
The sole possessor of his abilities to win the world;
And the sole possessor of such abilities
Is he who is regarded as the Noblest of All.
A pure vacancy of all pursuits and the so-called
'Empty goals' is what characterises him
As a person of virtue. When others employ his mind,
It's like a mirror -- he conducts nothing
And anticipates nothing from other people.
He responds to what is before him, but doesn't retain it.
For this reason, he is able to deal happily
With all of the people and injure none.
The teachings of him go forth as the shadow
Of the sublime; as the echo, without delay
Responded to its master-sound.
When questioned, he responds,
Exhausting from his own stores
All that is in the inquirer's mind,
As if front to front with all things
In the unbounded and infinite universe.
Ron