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ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ, ⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ, ⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ. ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 48, "ⴰⵣⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵏ ⵙⴽⴰ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/48/
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为学日益，为道日损。损之又损，以至于无为。无为而无不为。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰⵍ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵉ. ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⴽⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵓⵏⴰⵎⵓⵚ. ⴰⵓⵏⴰⵎⵓⵚ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⵙⴽⴰ. ⴰⵍⴰⵎⴰ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵏⴰⵎⵓⵚ. ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵚⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵍⴰⵎⴰ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ, ⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ, ⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ. ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⵓⵣⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵓⵕⵕⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵓⵕⵕⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ. ⴰⵣⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵉ, ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⴼⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵉ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵚⵓ ⴰⵀⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵉ, ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵉⵔ ⵓⵏⴰⵎⵓⵚ. ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵓⵕⵕⵓⵍ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
Wang Bi (226–249 CE)
为学日益，务欲进其所能，益其所习。为道日损，务欲反虚无也。无为而无不为，损之又损，以至于无。取天下，常以无事，及其有事，不足以取天下。
James Legge (1891)
He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to day to increase (his knowledge); he who devotes himself to the Tao (seeks) from day to day to diminish (his doing). He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives at doing nothing (on purpose). Having arrived at this point of non-action, there is nothing which he does not do.
AI Modern
ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰⵍ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵉ. ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⴽⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵓⵏⴰⵎⵓⵚ. ⴰⵓⵏⴰⵎⵓⵚ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⵙⴽⴰ. ⴰⵍⴰⵎⴰ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵏⴰⵎⵓⵚ. ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵚⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵍⴰⵎⴰ.
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