8. Tao as Profound 玄之又玄

最後，老子用「玄之又玄」來描述兩個實象的特性。玄是指無法用明確的語言來清楚描述。用物象語言來描述實象自然會顯得模糊不定及自相矛盾，也就是說語言的描述必定會顯得是「玄」，也因此，《道德經》中的詞句常會被誤解。

我們的語言受限。如果我們能瞭解老子的邏輯，則我們可以克服語言的限制，而從字裡行間來瞭解。

At the end of Chapter 1, Laozi uses “perplexity and profundity” 玄 to describe the characteristics of the actualities.

Profundity simply means that an actuality cannot be described clearly by our language (objects). The linguistic description of the actuality will necessarily be fuzzy, uncertain, and self-contradictory. Our linguistic description will certainly appear as “perplexing.” For this reason, the words in the Tao Te Ching often are perplexing and misinterpreted.

Our language is limited. If we understand the logic structure, then we can overcome the limits of our language, so we can perceive the meanings behind the words.