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Chapter 12 of Tao Te Ching, original text, translation and self-explanation.
original text

Five colors lead to blindness; Five tones are not deaf;

Five flavors are refreshing; Galloping and hunting makes people crazy;

Rare goods are an obstacle; It's the saint's stomach, not his eyes. Go and get this somewhere else.

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Colorful colors make people see things in a blur; Noisy tones make people's hearing fail; Rich food, so that people do not know its taste; Addicted to hunting, people feel wild and crazy; Rare things make people behave badly. Therefore, saints only want to eat their stomachs and do not pursue music and sound entertainment, so they abandon the temptation of material desires and maintain a stable and contented lifestyle.

Self-solution

Five colors lead to blindness;

Self-explanation: Too many colors will make people see things in a blur.

For example, in Britain, color is very popular, and color is a symbol of royalty. When colors are extremely popular, the royal family advocates black, white and gray, which are "colorless". .

Five tones are not deaf;

Self-explanation: Too much sound will make people's ears unable to hear the real sound.

Example: This is not a good example, but white noise is one of them. The human ear will automatically block white noise.

Five flavors are refreshing;

Self-explanation: this seems to mean that too many flavors will make people uncomfortable, just like a dish, it is best to give priority to one flavor. If a dish is sweet, sour and salty, it will make people feel at a loss.

Galloping and hunting makes people crazy;

Self-explanation: Ma Benteng can make people feel high-spirited and even crazy.

Rare goods are an obstacle;

Self-explanation: the scarcity of wealth will affect people's actions, suffer losses, or be malicious.

It's the saint's stomach, not his eyes. Go and get this somewhere else.

Self-explanation: Therefore, saints only make choices about the inside, not about the outside. However, this, for the sake of the stomach, seems to conflict with the five flavors. . .

I don't quite understand this chapter. Please give me some advice.