Chapter 16
A pɩyɩ kpahaa nɛ a taaba
Quick Answer
A pɩyɩ taa sɩ yɩla la, b vɩla a pɩyɩ kpahaa nɛ b we a taaba ŋmɩ. A pɩyɩ kɩtɩna kɩsɩ sɩ nɛ a fɩyɩ naa. A fɩyɩ naa kpa taaba nɛ pɩyɩ taa. B togo a pɩyɩ la, b kpɩ bɛ bɛ nɛ a pɩyɩ.
Key Concepts
- 虚静
- 归根
- 复命
- 知常
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 16, "A pɩyɩ kpahaa nɛ a taaba", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/16/
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Original
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。
Jɛɛ
A pɩyɩ kɩtɩna pɩyɩ, bɛ bɛ sɩ a fɩyɩ naa. A fɩyɩ naa kpa taaba, kɩ kpaga pɩyɩ taa. Pɩyɩ taa kpa paa, b togo pɩyɩ kpa yɩla. B togo fɩ pɩyɩ la, b pewo pewo kpa pɩyɩ.
B togo pɩyɩ la, b kpɩ bɛ bɛ; b kpɩ bɛ bɛ la, b kpɩ a pɩyɩ; a pɩyɩ kpa a pɩyɩ; a pɩyɩ kpa a pɩyɩ nɛ a pɩyɩ; a pɩyɩ kpa pɩyɩ nɛ a pɩyɩ taa.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
A pɩyɩ taa sɩ yɩla la, b vɩla a pɩyɩ kpahaa nɛ b we a taaba ŋmɩ. A pɩyɩ kɩtɩna kɩsɩ sɩ nɛ a fɩyɩ naa. A fɩyɩ naa kpa taaba nɛ pɩyɩ taa. B togo a pɩyɩ la, b kpɩ bɛ bɛ nɛ a pɩyɩ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mɩ wona mɩ vɩla a pɩyɩ kpahaa nɛ mɩ we a taaba. Mɩ wona a pɩyɩ kɩtɩna sɩ nɛ a fɩyɩ naa. Mɩ yɩla pɩyɩ taa nɛ a pɩyɩ kpa a pɩyɩ.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
B vɩla a pɩyɩ kpahaa nɛ b we a taaba ŋmɩ tɩŋa taa.
Asafoatsɛ Lɛ Kɛ Gbɔɔ
Mii Sulemɔ
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