Hōʻike mai kēia paukū i ka mana nui e hahai wale ana i ke ala. He mea ʻuhaʻi a ʻapōpō ke ala, akā, aia nō ke kumu o ia mea i loko. He ʻiʻo loa kēia kumu, a ʻo ia nō ke kuleana e hōʻoia ai i nā mea a pau. ʻAʻole i nalo kēia kumu mai ka wā kahiko mai.
Key Concepts
道
德
恍惚
精信
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 21, "Ka Hoʻohua ʻAna o ka Mana Nui", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/21/
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ʻO ka hoʻohua ʻana o ka mana nui, ʻoiai ʻo ia ka hahai wale nō i ke ala. Ua like ke ala me he mea lā, he ʻano ʻuhaʻi, he ʻano ʻapōpō. ʻUhaʻi nō hoʻi, ʻapōpō nō hoʻi, aia nō na mea i loko. ʻUhaʻi nō, ʻapōpō nō, aia nō kekahi mea. Ua hohonu nō, ua pouli nō, aia nō ke kumu. He ʻiʻo loa kēia kumu, a ma loko nō ona e hōʻoia ai. Mai ka wā kahiko a hiki i kēia wā, ʻaʻole i nalo kona inoa, a ua hiki iā ia ke nānā i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o nā mea a pau. Pehea lā wau e ʻike ai i ka ʻano o nā mea a pau? Ma kēia nō mea.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
Hōʻike mai kēia paukū i ka mana nui e hahai wale ana i ke ala. He mea ʻuhaʻi a ʻapōpō ke ala, akā, aia nō ke kumu o ia mea i loko. He ʻiʻo loa kēia kumu, a ʻo ia nō ke kuleana e hōʻoia ai i nā mea a pau. ʻAʻole i nalo kēia kumu mai ka wā kahiko mai.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
He mea kōkua nui kēia hōʻike noʻu e ʻike ai i ke ʻano o ka mana nui. ʻO ka hahai ʻana i ke ala, ʻaʻole ka hahai ʻana i nā mea ʻulaʻula, akā, ʻo ka hahai ʻana i ka mea ʻuhaʻi a ʻapōpō. Ua aʻo mai kēia mea iaʻu e nānā aku i ka hohonu o nā mea, ʻaʻole ka ʻili wale nō.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
I kēia lā, e hoʻomalamalama nō wau i ka ʻano o ka mea e waiho nei i loko o kuʻu ʻuhane, ʻoiai ʻo ia ke kumu o ka ʻiʻo. E hoʻomau wau i ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i kēia, ʻaʻole ka hahai wale ʻana i ka ʻili o nā mea.
The grandest forms of active force From Tao come, their only source. Who can of Tao the nature tell? Our sight it flies, our touch as well. Eluding sight, eluding touch, The forms of things all in it crouch; Eluding touch, eluding sight, There are their semblances, all right. Profound it is, dark and obscure; Things' essences all there endure.
AI Modern
ʻO ka hoʻohua ʻana o ka mana nui, ʻoiai ʻo ia ka hahai wale nō i ke ala. Ua like ke ala me he mea lā, he ʻano ʻuhaʻi, he ʻano ʻapōpō. ʻUhaʻi nō hoʻi, ʻapōpō nō hoʻi, aia nō na mea i loko. ʻUhaʻi nō, ʻapōpō nō, aia nō kekahi mea. Ua hohonu nō, ua pouli nō, aia nō ke kumu. He ʻiʻo loa kēia kumu, a ma loko nō ona e hōʻoia ai. Mai ka wā kahiko a hiki i kēia wā, ʻaʻole i nalo kona inoa, a ua hiki iā ia ke nānā i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o nā mea a pau. Pehea lā wau e ʻike ai i ka ʻano o nā mea a pau? Ma kēia nō mea.
Kuʻu Manaʻo
He aha kā kēia moʻo e hoʻāla ai iā ʻoe? Pehea ʻoe e hoʻohana ai?
