Chapter 16

ⵣⵉⵔ ⵢⵉⵔ ⴰⵡⵓⵔⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵚⵉⴼ ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ

虚静 归根 复命 知常

Quick Answer

ⴰⵡⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ, ⵡⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵙⵉⵔⵏ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⵓ ⵢⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ. ⵓⵎⵢⵉ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ ⵓⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ.

Key Concepts

  • 虚静
  • 归根
  • 复命
  • 知常

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 16, "ⵣⵉⵔ ⵢⵉⵔ ⴰⵡⵓⵔⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵚⵉⴼ ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/16/

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Original

致虚极，守静笃。万物并作，吾以观复。
夫物芸芸，各复归其根。归根曰静，是谓复命。复命曰常，知常曰明。不知常，妄作凶。
知常容，容乃公，公乃王，王乃天，天乃道，道乃久，没身不殆。

Asuɣel

ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵢⵉⵔ ⴰⵡⵓⵔ, ⵖⵓⵚ ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵓⵏⵎⵉ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⵓ ⵢⵉⵔ, ⵏⴽⵓ ⵓⵖⵍⵓ ⵏⵡⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵓ. ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵓⵏ ⵉⵔⴰⴳⵉⵏ, ⵡⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ. ⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ ⴰⵏⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵓⵏⵎⵉ. ⴰⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⴰⵏⵓⵏ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ, ⴰⵓⵎⵢⵉ ⴰⵏⵓⵏ. ⵓⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵢⵉ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ, ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ. ⵓⵎⵢⵉ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵓⵔ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⵓⵍ, ⴰⵓⵎⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ, ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴰⵡⵓⵔ, ⴰⵡⵓⵔ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ, ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ ⴰⵉⵏⵏⵉ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵡⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ, ⵡⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵙⵉⵔⵏ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⵓ ⵢⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ. ⵓⵎⵢⵉ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ ⵓⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓ ⵢⵉⵔ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ, ⴽⵓ ⵓⵓⴰⵎⵓⵍ ⵓⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ ⵖⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ. ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵢⵉ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⴰⵍ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ, ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ. ⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵖⵓ ⵙⵉⵔⵏ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ ⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵓ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

15 古之善为士者 25 ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ 40 ⴰⵣⵔⵓⴼ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵔⵓⵎⵓ 52 ⴰⵍⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⴷ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ

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