On the Absolute Tao

 The Tao that can be told of is not the Absolute Tao;

The Names that can be given are not Absolute Names.

 The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth;

The Named is the Mother of All Things.

 Therefore:

Oftentimes, one strips oneself of passion in order to see the Secret of Life;

Oftentimes, one regards life with passion, in order to see its manifest forms.

 These two (the Secret and its manifestations) are (in their nature) the same;

They are given different name when they become manifest.

 They may both be called the Cosmic Mystery:

Reaching from the Mystery into the Deeper Mystery

Is the Gate to the Secret of All Life.