Chapter 1

ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵉⵍⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉⵡⵏ

道 名 无 有 玄

Quick Answer

ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵉⵍⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵖⵔⵙ ⵓⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵙⵙⴰⵏⵉ, ⴷ ⵡⴰⵔⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ.

Key Concepts

  • 道
  • 名
  • 无
  • 有
  • 玄

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1, "ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵉⵍⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉⵡⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/1/

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Original

道可道，非常道；名可名，非常名。
无名天地之始，有名万物之母。
故常无欲，以观其妙；常有欲，以观其徼。
此两者同出而异名，同谓之玄。玄之又玄，众妙之门。

Asuɣel

ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵉⵊⵊⴰⵡⵏ, ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵔⵉⴰⵍ. ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⴷ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵖⵍⵓ. ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉⵡⵏ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵖⵔⵙⵏ, ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉⵡⵏ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ. ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵙⵙⴰⵏⵉ, ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ. ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵖⵔⵙ ⵓⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵙⵙⴰⵏⵉ, ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵖⵔⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉⵡⵏ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵉⵍⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵖⵔⵙ ⵓⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵙⵙⴰⵏⵉ, ⴷ ⵡⴰⵔⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⵏⵏⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵖⵍⵓ. ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵙⵙⴰⵏⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵎ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⴰⵏⵉ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵓⵎⴰ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵍⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⴷ, ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵛⵛⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵓ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

2 ⴰⵔⴷⴰⵎ ⴷ ⴰⴽⵓⵙ 14 视之不见 25 ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ 42 道生一

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