Chapter 4

ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ

道 虚空 本源

Quick Answer

ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⵓⵙⵉ. ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⵓⵙⵉ. ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ.

Key Concepts

  • 道
  • 虚空
  • 本源

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 4, "ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/4/

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Original

道冲，而用之或不盈。渊兮，似万物之宗。
挫其锐，解其纷，和其光，同其尘。湛兮，似或存。
吾不知谁之子，象帝之先。

ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ

ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ. ⵉⴼⴽⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵔⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵉ, ⵉⴼⴽⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵔⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ. ⵉⴱⴰⵍⵓ ⵓⴱⴰⵍⵍⵓ, ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵎⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⴼⴰⵙ, ⵉⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵚⵚⵓ. ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ, ⵉⵙⵉⴳⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ. ⵡⴰⵚ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵡⵉⵙⵓ ⵏⵏⵓ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵚⵚⵓ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵏⵏⵉⵙⵉ.

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ

ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?

ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⵓⵙⵉ. ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⵓⵙⵉ. ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ.

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?

ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ. ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ, ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ.

ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?

ⴰⴳⵎⵉ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ, ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ.

ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ

1 ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⴰⵍ ⴷ ⴰⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⴽⴰⵢ 14 ⵉⵡⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵖⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵎ 21 孔德之容 25 ⴰⴳⵔⵓ ⵎⵓ ⵙⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ

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