Chapter 6

ᐊᕐᓱᕐᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓐᓇᐅᔭᐅᓐᓂᕈᑎᓪᓗᓂ

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Quick Answer

ᐊᕐᓱᕐᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑎᑎᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑎᑎᓐᓂᕐᔪᑦ. ᑎᑎᑕᕐᔪᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒪᔪᓪᓕᐅᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᑎᑎᑕᕐᔪᑦ ᐊᖓᓚᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓪᓕᑲᓪᓗᑎᑦ.

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 6, "ᐊᕐᓱᕐᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓐᓇᐅᔭᐅᓐᓂᕈᑎᓪᓗᓂ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/iu-Cans/chapters/6/

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Original

谷神不死，是谓玄牝。玄牝之门，是谓天地根。绵绵若存，用之不勤。

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ

ᐊᕐᓱᕐᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓐᓇᐅᔭᐅᓐᓂᕈᑎᓪᓗᓂᐅᑦᑎᕐᓇᐅᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᔪᑦ. ᐊᖏᖅᑎᑎᑦᑎᒋᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕐᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑎᑎᓐᓂᕐᔪᑦ ᐱᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᓪᓕᖁᓪᓗᓂ. ᑖᖅᑎᓕᖁᒧᑦ ᐱᓂᓪᓕᖅ, ᑎᑎᔪᖅ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓪᓕᑲᓪᓗᑎᑦ.

ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ?

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐸ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ?

ᐅᒃᑱᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓰᑦ ᐅᐊᓐᓂᐊᓐᓇᐅᓂᕈᑎᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᐱᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕐᔪᐊᕐᔪᑦ. ᓇᓃᓇᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒻᐅᓚᐊᓐᓂᖅ.

ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ?

ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕐᔪᐊᕐᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓐᓇᐅᔭᐅᓐᓂᕈᑎᓪᓗᓂ, ᐱᓪᓕᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᖅᑎᑎᔪᑦ.

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