Chapter 18
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴽⴰⵣ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⵔⵉⵎ
Quick Answer
ⴰⴽⴰⵣ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵖⵓⵍⵉⵖⵏ. ⴽⵓⵏⴰ, ⴽⵓⵏⴰ ⴰⴽⴰⵣ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ.
Key Concepts
- 大道
- 仁义
- 社会退化
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 18, "ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴽⴰⵣ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⵔⵉⵎ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/18/
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大道废，有仁义；智慧出，有大伪；六亲不和，有孝慈；国家昏乱，有忠臣。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴽⴰⵣ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⵓⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵖⵓⵍⵉⵖⵏ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵣⴰⵏ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ. ⴰⵖⵔⵎⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⴹ, ⴰⴽⴰⵣ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⴽⴰⵣ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵖⵓⵍⵉⵖⵏ. ⴽⵓⵏⴰ, ⴽⵓⵏⴰ ⴰⴽⴰⵣ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵖ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ ⴽⵓⵏⴰ ⵉⴳⵔⵉⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⴽⵓⵏⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵏⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵔ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴽⵓⵏⴰ ⵉⴳⵔⵉⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ.
ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ
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