Chapter 13
ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵢⵓⵏ
Quick Answer
ⴰⵙⵉⵡⵓⵙ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵓⴷ ⵉⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉⵙⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵉⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ. ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ, ⴷⵉⵙⵉⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⵓⵙⵉ.
Key Concepts
- 宠辱
- 身
- 天下
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 13, "ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵢⵓⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/13/
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Original
何谓宠辱若惊？宠为下，得之若惊，失之若惊，是谓宠辱若惊。
何谓贵大患若身？吾所以有大患者，为吾有身，及吾无身，吾有何患？
故贵以身为天下，若可寄天下；爱以身为天下，若可托天下。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵉⵍⵓ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵢⵓⵏ? ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵙ. ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵢⵓⵏ ⴷⵉⵙ, ⵢⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵢⵓⵙⵓⴽⵉ, ⵢⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵢⵓⵙⵔⴰⵏ. ⴰⵙⵔⴰ ⵏⵓⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⴷⵉⵙ ⴷⵓⵙⵙⵉⵚ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵢⵓⵏ.
ⴰⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵉⵍⵓ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵓⴷ ⵉⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵢⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ? ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵓⵙⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵓⵙⵉ, ⴷⵉ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵉⵡⵓⵔⵉ, ⴰⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵓⵙⵉ? ⴰⵙⵔⴰ ⵢⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵍⵎⵎⴰ.
ⴰⴷⵉⵎⵉ, ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵓⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵢⵓⵙⵉⵎⵖⵉⵍⵓ, ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵢⵓⵙⵖⵔⵓ, ⴰⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵉⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵙ ⴷⵉⵙ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⵙⵉⵡⵓⵙ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵓⴷ ⵉⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉⵙⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵉⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ. ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ, ⴷⵉⵙⵉⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⵓⵙⵉ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵖⵔⴼ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵢⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵍⵓ ⵡⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵉⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵢⵓⵍⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⵎⵎⴰ ⵏⵉ. ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⵓⵙⵉ ⵢⵓⵙⵙⵉⵚ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵓ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵓⴷ ⵉⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉⵙⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ, ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ ⵓⵙⵉ.
ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ
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