Chapter 35

ᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᓇᓃᐅᑉ

大象 淡 用之不既

Quick Answer

ᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᓇᓃᐅᑉ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ. ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᓐᓃᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᖅ. ᓂᕐᕈᓯ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗ, ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐊᑎᓗᐊᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ ᑭᓪᓗᑍᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᓐᓂᑦ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅ ᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ, ᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᐊᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ, ᐅᓇᓗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅ ᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ.

Key Concepts

  • 大象
  • 淡
  • 用之不既

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 35, "ᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᓇᓃᐅᑉ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/iu-Cans/chapters/35/

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Original

执大象，天下往。往而不害，安平太。
乐与饵，过客止。道之出口，淡乎其无味，视之不足见，听之不足闻，用之不足既。

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ

ᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᓇᓃᐅᑉ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᑦ, ᐱᓪᓚᓐᓃᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᐃᑍᑦ. ᐊᓯᖅ ᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓂᕐᕈᓯ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗ, ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᓇᓃᐅᑉ, ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐊᑎᓗᐊᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ, ᑭᓪᓗᑍᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᓐᓂᑦ, ᑕᕝᕗᙵ ᐅᑯᐊᓗᐊᑦ. ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓗᐊᑦ — ᑎᑎᕋᔪᑦ ᐅᑎᐊᓗᐊᑦ, ᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᐊᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ. ᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓗᐊᑦ, ᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᐊᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ — ᑎᑎᕋᖅ ᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ.

ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓂᖅ

ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ?

ᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᓇᓃᐅᑉ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ. ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᓐᓃᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᖅ. ᓂᕐᕈᓯ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗ, ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐊᑎᓗᐊᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ ᑭᓪᓗᑍᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᓐᓂᑦ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅ ᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ, ᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᐊᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ, ᐅᓇᓗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅ ᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ.

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐸ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ?

ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᙳᐊᓗᒍᓄᐅᑉ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᕐᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ ᑭᓪᓗᑍᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᓐᓂᑦ. ᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᙳᐊᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᖅ. ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗ, ᐊᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐊᑎᓗᐊᑦ — ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᙳᐊᓗᒍ ᑎᑎᕋᖅ ᐱᐅᓪᓗᑍᑦ.

ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ?

ᐃᓄᒃᑲᐅᔭᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᙳᐊᓗᒍ ᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᐅᑉ. ᐱᓪᓚᓐᓃᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ, ᑭᓪᓗᑍᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᓐᓂᑦ.

ᐃᓗᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ

14 视之不见 41 上士闻道 63 为无为

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