Ndai prat hta lawu wa ni hpe ga shaga ashak sha majaw hto, lani ai hku re. Shaga majaw hto nga ai. Hkrun htingra sai labu mung, chyinghpring sha tu ai labu mung, lamu mungan ni byin ai re. Rai yang lamu mungan ni mung hte nna gaja a sa nga ai, ya alu mung shakap nga ai. Tao hte rong sam ai sha yang, Tao mung grai du hkra ai. Myit shangai tsi n gaja yang, myit shangai lam mung n htap ai.
Key Concepts
自然
希言
道者同于道
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 23, "Shaga Ga Lani Ai Hku Mai Jan", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kac/chapters/23/
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Shaga ga go lani ai hku re. Dai mung, hkrun htingra sai labu go shani htingra n mai ra, chyinghpring sha tu ai labu go shani htingra n mai ra. Ndai go ya jing ni mung, lamu mungan ni mung byin ai re. Lamu mungan ni mung hte nna gaja a sa nga ai, ya alu ai mung byin rai? Dai nhtawm, Tao hpe sungchyung ai myit go Tao hte rong sam ai, sak sumri hpe sungchyung ai myit go sak sumri hte rong sam ai, shakap ai myit go shakap hte rong sam ai. Tao hte rong sam ai sha yang, Tao mung grai du hkra ai; sak sumri hte rong sam ai sha yang, sak sumri mung grai du hkra ai; shakap hte rong sam ai sha yang, shakap mung grai du hkra ai. Myit shangai go n tsi gaja ai, dai nhtawm myit shangai lam mung n mai htap.
Myit Shawa Hte Hpyen
Ndai laika go hpa lam nga?
Ndai prat hta lawu wa ni hpe ga shaga ashak sha majaw hto, lani ai hku re. Shaga majaw hto nga ai. Hkrun htingra sai labu mung, chyinghpring sha tu ai labu mung, lamu mungan ni byin ai re. Rai yang lamu mungan ni mung hte nna gaja a sa nga ai, ya alu mung shakap nga ai. Tao hte rong sam ai sha yang, Tao mung grai du hkra ai. Myit shangai tsi n gaja yang, myit shangai lam mung n htap ai.
Ngu hpe nanga hpe dai ga?
Ngai mung grai shaga majaw nga ai. Nhtu nshon shakap nna ga hte hkrum hkat ai. Hkrun htingra sai hku nna manashu n hkra sai. Ndai prat hpe chye jahkrang hpang, ngai mung shaga ashak sha, lani ai hku re yang mai gun.
Nit nanga hpe dai ga ai byin?
Dai shani, ngai shaga majaw nna, hka a hto hku sha re. Shaga ashak sha majaw, ndai labu hpe myit hte yu. Yui ai labu n rai yang, sa wa na.
Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day. If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can man!
AI Modern
Shaga ga go lani ai hku re. Dai mung, hkrun htingra sai labu go shani htingra n mai ra, chyinghpring sha tu ai labu go shani htingra n mai ra. Ndai go ya jing ni mung, lamu mungan ni mung byin ai re. Lamu mungan ni mung hte nna gaja a sa nga ai, ya alu ai mung byin rai? Dai nhtawm, Tao hpe sungchyung ai myit go Tao hte rong sam ai, sak sumri hpe sungchyung ai myit go sak sumri hte rong sam ai, shakap ai myit go shakap hte rong sam ai. Tao hte rong sam ai sha yang, Tao mung grai du hkra ai; sak sumri hte rong sam ai sha yang, sak sumri mung grai du hkra ai; shakap hte rong sam ai sha yang, shakap mung grai du hkra ai. Myit shangai go n tsi gaja ai, dai nhtawm myit shangai lam mung n mai htap.
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