Chapter 19

ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ

绝圣 抱朴 寡欲 返璞归真

Quick Answer

ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵔ. ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ. ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⴽⴷ: ⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵅⴷ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⴹ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ.

Key Concepts

  • 绝圣
  • 抱朴
  • 寡欲
  • 返璞归真

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 19, "ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/19/

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Original

绝圣弃智，民利百倍；绝仁弃义，民复孝慈；绝巧弃利，盗贼无有。
此三者以为文不足，故令有所属：见素抱朴，少私寡欲。

ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ

ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵔ. ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ. ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵔⵉⵖ, ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵢⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵉⵖ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ. ⴰⵎⵉ ⵉⵙⵓⵏ ⴰⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⴽⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ: ⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵅⴷ ⴷ ⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵅⴷ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⴹ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ.

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ

ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?

ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵔ. ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ. ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⴽⴷ: ⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵅⴷ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⴹ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ.

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?

ⴽⵓⵏⴰ ⵉⵣⵓⵍⵏⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴰⵏⵉ. ⵓⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⴹ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ.

ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴽⵓⵏⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴳⵔⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖ. ⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵅⴷ ⴷ ⵙⵙⵉⵖⵉⵅⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵣⵓⴹ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴰⵏⵉ.

ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ

3 ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵏⵉ 12 ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ 18 ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴽⴰⵣ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⵔⵉⵎ 28 知其雄

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ

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