He ʻōlelo kēia no ka hoʻololi ʻana a me ke kūʻē ʻana. ʻOiai he mea like nā mea like, ʻo ka mea nālu a me ka palupalu, ʻo ia ka mea kupono a kupono. ʻO ka hōʻike ʻana i ka mana a me ka ikaika, ʻaʻole ia he hōʻoia o ka naʻaupō, akā he hōʻoia o ka ikaika kūleʻa.
Key Concepts
微明
柔弱
刚强
阴阳
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 36, "Ka ʻIkena ʻUhane", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/36/
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I ka wā e aʻo ai kākou e hoʻopī ai, e hoʻomaka mua me ka hoʻonui. I ka wā e aʻo ai kākou e mild ai, e hoʻomaka mua me ka strong. I ka wā e aʻo ai kākou e wahi ai, e hoʻomaka mua me ka hoʻā. I ka wā e aʻo ai kākou e lawe ai, e haʻawi mua. ʻO kēia ka ʻikena ʻuhane. ʻO ka nālu a me ka palupalu, ua kūpale lākou i ka paʻa a me ka ikaika. ʻAʻole hiki i ka iʻa ke lawe ʻia mai kahi hohonu; ʻaʻole pono e hōʻike ʻia nā mea ikaika o ka ʻāina i nā malihini.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
He ʻōlelo kēia no ka hoʻololi ʻana a me ke kūʻē ʻana. ʻOiai he mea like nā mea like, ʻo ka mea nālu a me ka palupalu, ʻo ia ka mea kupono a kupono. ʻO ka hōʻike ʻana i ka mana a me ka ikaika, ʻaʻole ia he hōʻoia o ka naʻaupō, akā he hōʻoia o ka ikaika kūleʻa.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
Ma koʻu nohona, ua aʻo au i kekahi mau mea nui - ʻoiai e hoʻoikaika ana au e aʻo i kekahi mea, he mea nui e mālie ai a e hoolilo i ka hoʻomaha. ʻO kēia mea e alakaʻi mai nei iaʻu i kēia wā e mālie ai a e aloh a i koʻu ikaika maoli.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
I kēia lā, inā he mea e kūʻē mai nei iā ʻoe, e mālie a e hōʻuluʻulu i kou hoʻomanawanui. E noho ʻoe me ka hoʻomaha a me ka hoʻopīpī ʻole, a e aloha i kou naʻaupō maoli.
When one is about to take an inspiration, he is sure to make a (previous) expiration; when he is going to weaken another, he will first strengthen him; when he is going to overthrow another, he will first have raised him up; when he is going to despoil another, he will first have made gifts to him. The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong.
AI Modern
I ka wā e aʻo ai kākou e hoʻopī ai, e hoʻomaka mua me ka hoʻonui. I ka wā e aʻo ai kākou e mild ai, e hoʻomaka mua me ka strong. I ka wā e aʻo ai kākou e wahi ai, e hoʻomaka mua me ka hoʻā. I ka wā e aʻo ai kākou e lawe ai, e haʻawi mua. ʻO kēia ka ʻikena ʻuhane. ʻO ka nālu a me ka palupalu, ua kūpale lākou i ka paʻa a me ka ikaika. ʻAʻole hiki i ka iʻa ke lawe ʻia mai kahi hohonu; ʻaʻole pono e hōʻike ʻia nā mea ikaika o ka ʻāina i nā malihini.
Kuʻu Manaʻo
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