A Chapter for You · Chapter 1
道可道，非常道；名可名，非常名。
无名天地之始，有名万物之母。
故常无欲，以观其妙；常有欲，以观其徼。
此两者同出而异名，同谓之玄。玄之又玄，众妙之门。
—— 老子《道德经》Ny Làlana izay azo Resahina
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