第五十九章  明德养生

治人事天，莫若啬。 夫为啬，是谓早服。早服谓之重积德。重积德则无不克。无不克则莫知其极。莫知其极，可以有国；有国之母，可以长久；是谓深根固柢，长生久视之道。

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修身养德以合天道，最好的方法就是爱惜生命能量。爱惜精力，才能做到早做准备。早做准备就是不断地去积累先天的宇宙之德。重视天德的积累就无所不能，无所不能便长久不绝。精力之绵绵不绝就可以发挥无尽的功效，达到身体的阴阳平衡；躯体有天德为根基，就可以健康长久。

这就叫将个体深植于道德之根本，这才是养生长久之法。

TheWay of Cultivating Life Enengy

In leading people and following the principles of TAO, there is nothing better than sparing moderation.

Since,indeed, moderation meanspreparing ahead.

Preparing ahead mean preservingthe life energy.

When life energy is preserved,

Nothing is impossible.

When nothing is impossible,

there is no limits.

When there is no limits,

One can come to the harmony ofyin and yang.

With the life energy in balance,

the body comes to blossom inbalance.

This is the way to be deep-rooted and firm-planted in the Tao, The secretof long life and lasting vision.

This means to have deep roots andfirm foundation of life,

this is the road to durablility and longevity based on the model of the Tao.