He retreated to his private quarters to engage in what the Taoists call 'the fasting of the heart.'

他退回到自己的私人住处，进行道家所说的“心灵斋戒”。

Forcing means interfering with or even going against nature, which only brings about trouble, according to the Taoists.

根据道家的说法，强求意味着干扰甚至违背自然，这只会带来麻烦。

However, the ancient Taoists believed that softness isn't inferior to strength.

然而，古代道家认为柔软不逊于力量。

Whether it can resurrect that organization and strengthen the bonds between Taoists around the world remains to be seen.

它是否能让这个组织复兴，并加强世界各地道教信徒之间的联系，还有待观察。

The Taoists call this absolute truth 'Tao, ' and Lao Tzu described it as follows.

道家称这种绝对真理为“道”，老子是这样描述的。

Comparable to the Stoics, the Taoists observed that the focus on future outcomes has a negative effect on us.

与斯多葛学派相比，道家观察到对未来结果的关注对我们有负面影响。

And the Taoists don't believe in God at all.

道家完全不信上帝。

His best friends were poetic monks, unknown Taoists, and those poorer than himself.

他的至交是诗僧、无名的道士，还有比他更贫穷的人。

'The people I meet are Taoists and Immortals, sitting quietly and expounding the Mantingfang.'

《黄庭》乃道德真言，非神仙而何？”

The Taoists see any kind of grasping towards externals and tightly holding on to them as unnatural.

道家认为任何一种对外部事物的争取和紧抓都是不自然的。

But the Taoists, as rebellious as they are, go against the grain by saying that uselessness is actually very useful.

但是道家，尽管他们很叛逆，却反其道而行，说无用实际上是非常有用的。

The Taoists were very aware that life unfolds in a constant movement between opposites: between high and low, light and dark, yin and yang.

道家非常清楚，生命在对立之间不断展开：在高与低、光与暗、阴与阳之间。

But, the Taoists highlight that there are alternative ways to live our lives; ways that are less burdened but less glamorous too.

但是，道教强调，我们的生活还有其他方式；负担更轻，但也不那么迷人的方式。

He sees the ETA as one way to unite Taoists across the West, and had come to Wudang in part to meet other Europeans practicing the faith.

他认为欧洲道教协会是团结西方道教信徒的一种方式，他来武当的部分原因是为了与其他信奉道教的欧洲人见面。

Non-doing or effortless action, also called wu-wei by the Taoists, is a practice that actually harvests the power of both yin and yang.

不做或不费力的行动，也被道家称为无为，是一种实际上收获阴阳力量的练习。

But according to the Taoists, by a correct understanding of how the universe works, we can approach life more intelligently, more efficiently, and go with the flow, rather than swimming against it.

但是根据道家的说法，通过正确理解宇宙的运作原理，我们可以更聪明、更有效地对待生命，顺其自然，而不是逆其自然。

By becoming aware of the strength of, what the Taoists call, the 'feminine' or the 'yin' -aspects of life, we'll see that effort and force aren't always the best tools in the toolbox for getting things done.

通过意识到生命“阴性”方面的力量，我们将看到努力和力量并不总是工具箱中完成事情的最佳工具。

The Taoists observe that stillness of mind can be combined with action, and if we are completely in the present moment, our actions will go effortlessly, without friction and accompanied by a razor sharp focus.

道家观察到，心静可以与行动结合，如果我们完全处在当下，我们的行动将毫不费力地进行，没有阻碍并且注意力非常集中。