Chapter 56

ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵡⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵡⴰⵡⵓⵍ

不言 玄同 和光同尘

Quick Answer

ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⴽⵉ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵓⵎⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵡⴰⵍⵓⵏ. ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵙⵓⵍⵉ, ⴷ ⵓⴽⵓⵎ, ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⴽⵉⵎⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ.

Key Concepts

  • 不言
  • 玄同
  • 和光同尘

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 56, "ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵡⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵡⴰⵡⵓⵍ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/56/

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Original

知者不言，言者不知。
塞其兑，闭其门，挫其锐，解其纷，和其光，同其尘，是谓玄同。
故不可得而亲，不可得而疏；不可得而利，不可得而害；不可得而贵，不可得而贱。故为天下贵。

ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ

ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵡⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵡⴰⵍⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵡⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵡⴰⵍⵓⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵓⵏⵉ. ⵙⴱⵓⵃ ⴰⵔⵉⵡⵉ ⴱ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ, ⵛⴱⵓⵔ ⴰⴳⴰⵔⵉ ⴱ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵓⵏ, ⵕⵓⴼⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔⵓ ⴱ ⵓⵎⵙⵓⵍⵉ, ⴱⵓⵃⵓⵔ ⴰⵖⵔⵉⵎ ⴱ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵔ, ⵛⵓⵙⵓⵔ ⴰⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴱ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵍ, ⴱⵓⵏⵓ ⴱ ⵓⴽⵉⵎⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ. ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵔ. ⵎⴰⵛⵉⵛ ⴷ ⵉⵍⵓ ⵙⵉⵔⵉⵚ ⴰⵡⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵓⵍ, ⴷ ⵉⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵍⵓ ⵓⴽⵓⵎ. ⵉⵙⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵔ ⴱ ⵓⴽⵉⵎⵉ.

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ

ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?

ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⴽⵉ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵓⵎⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵡⴰⵍⵓⵏ. ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵙⵓⵍⵉ, ⴷ ⵓⴽⵓⵎ, ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⴽⵉⵎⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ.

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?

ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵡⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵡⴰⵍⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⴽⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉ ⵉⵎⵓ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ. ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⴽⵉ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ.

ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?

ⵙⴱⵓⵃ ⴰⵔⵉⵡⵉ ⴱ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵙⵉⵔⵉⵚ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵓⵏ.

ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ

4 ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ 43 ⴰⵣⵓⴼ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵓ ⴷⴰ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵙ 52 ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵕ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉⵡⵏ ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵡⴰⵏ

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ

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