Chapter 34
ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵡⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵏ
Quick Answer
ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⵡⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵏ, ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⴷⵉⵚⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵖⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ. ⵉⵡⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⵉ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⵉ. ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ, ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵏⵏⵙ.
Key Concepts
- 大道
- 不为主
- 不自为大
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 34, "ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵡⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/34/
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Original
以其终不自为大，故能成其大。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⵡⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵏ, ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⴷⵉⵚⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵖⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ. ⵉⵡⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⵉ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⵉ. ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ, ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵏⵏⵙ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⵡⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⴰⴷⵉ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⵉ. ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ, ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵏⵏⵙ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⴰⴷⵉ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ.
ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ
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