Chapter 6

ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ

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ⴰⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ, ⵉⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵖ. ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴰⵚⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⵉ, ⵉⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⴷ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵉⵔⵓ. ⵉⵍⵓⵍ ⴰⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵚⵓⵔ, ⵉⵖⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⵉ.

Key Concepts

  • 生生不息
  • 虚静

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 6, "ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/6/

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ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ, ⴰⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴰⵚⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵖ. ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴰⵚⵓⵔ, ⴰⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⵉ. ⵉⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ, ⵓⵙⵎⵉⴷ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵉⵔⵓ.

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ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ, ⵉⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵖ. ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴰⵚⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⵉ, ⵉⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⴷ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵉⵔⵓ. ⵉⵍⵓⵍ ⴰⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵚⵓⵔ, ⵉⵖⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⵉ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵚⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵉ ⴰⵏⴼⵓⵏⵉ, ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵉⵏ. ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵖ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ, ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴰⵚⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⵉ ⵉⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ. ⴰⵛⵔⵉⵔⵉ ⵏⵉⵙ ⴰⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ, ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵚⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵉ ⴰⵏⴼⵓⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵖ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵎⵉⵚⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵉ ⴰⵏⴼⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ, ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴰⵚⵓⵔ. ⵓⵙⵎⵉⴷ ⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ, ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵚⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵉ ⴰⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⴷ, ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴰⵚⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⵉ.

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