The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao

The name that can be named is not the eternal name

The unnamable is the eternally real

Naming is the origin of all particular things

Free from desire you realize the Mystery

Caught in desire you see only the manifestations

Yet Mystery and manifestations arise from the same source

This source is called darkness

The source of the darkness is darkness

We'll know it if we can

It's a mystery of mysteries

The door to all understanding

Free from desire

You realize the Mystery

Yet the Mystery

And manifestations

Arise from the same source

This source is called darkness

Unbelievable

You realize the Mystery

Mystery and manifestations

It's the believers who are greedy

Reality is a real enigma

You can't name the wizards

The eternal way is eternally mysterious

The source of the darkness is darkness

We'll know it if we can

It's a mystery of mysteries

The door to all understanding