Chapter 51
ⴰⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ
Quick Answer
ⴰⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⵓⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ, ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ. ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ.
Key Concepts
- 道
- 德
- 玄德
- 自然
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51, "ⴰⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/51/
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Original
道之尊，德之贵，夫莫之命而常自然。
故道生之，德畜之，长之育之，亭之毒之，养之覆之。生而不有，为而不恃，长而不宰，是谓玄德。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⵓⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ, ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ. ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵣⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵓⵕⵕⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ. ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ. ⵓⵣⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵚⵓ ⴰⵀⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ, ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵚⵓ ⴰⵀⴰ ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⴷⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ.
ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ
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