Chapter 44
ⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ
Quick Answer
ⴰⴼⵔⴰⵙ ⵉⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⵉⵏ, ⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵓⵙⵡⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⴽⵚⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴰⵍ ⵏⵉⴽⴰⵏ? ⵉⴷⴰ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵏⵉⴽⵚⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ, ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵏⵉⴽⵚⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵔ, ⵉⴷⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ.
Key Concepts
- 知足
- 知止
- 长久
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 44, "ⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/44/
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是故甚爱必大费，多藏必厚亡。
知足不辱，知止不殆，可以长久。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⴼⵔⴰⵙ ⵉⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⵉⵏ, ⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵓⵙⵡⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⴽⵚⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴰⵍ ⵏⵉⴽⴰⵏ? ⵉⴷⴰ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵏⵉⴽⵚⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ, ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵏⵉⴽⵚⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵔ, ⵉⴷⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⵉⵍⵓ ⵏⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵍⴰⵏ ⵉⵍⵓ ⵏⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ, ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵉⴹ ⴰⴽⵓⵙⵡⴰⵏ ⵏⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ. ⵉⵍⵓ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵓⴹ ⵏⵖⵉ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ, ⵉⵍⵓ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵖⵉ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵖⵉ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵉⴷⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵖⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴰⵍ ⵏⵖⵉ ⵓⵎⵉⵣⵓⴹ, ⴷⵉ ⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵏⵖⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵔ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵖⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴰⵍ ⵏⵖⵉ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ.
ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ
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