Kei te tuhura tēnei uparesi i te pūtake o te ao, i tētahi mea tāria i mua rā anō i te hanga a te rangi me te whenua. E tohu ana ia i tētahi āhua whakamomori, taketake, e karo haere tonu ana, engari kāore e ngaro. Ka kīia a Te Ara ko Te Nui, ā, ka nuku haere, ka tawhiti haere, ā, ka hoki anō ki tōna ake tūāpapa. E whakaū ana ia i ngā mea nui e whā o te ao – Te Ara, te rangi, te whenua, me te tangata – me te hononga taurangi i waenganui i a rātou.
Key Concepts
道
大
自然
四大
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 25, "He Mea Tāria i mua i te Ao", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/mi/chapters/25/
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Ko tētahi mea i tāria, i ruia, i mua rā anō i te hanga a te rangi me te whenua. I noho mārire, i noho tahanga, i tū takoto anake, kāore i panoni, e karo haere tonu ana, kāore e ngaro. Mā ēnei mea katoa ka taea te noho hei whaea mō ngā mea katoa i raro i te rangi. Kāore ahau i mōhio ki tōna ingoa, engari ka tapu ake ahau i tētahi ingoa mō Te Ara, ā, ka nui rawa ake te ingoa ko Te Nui. Nui rā anō, nō reira ka nuku haere, nuku haere nō reira ka tawhiti haere, tawhiti haere nō reira ka hoki anō. Nō reira, ko Te Ara te mea nui, ko te rangi te mea nui, ko te whenua te mea nui, ko te rangatira te mea nui. E whā ngā mea nui o te pūtaketanga, ā, kei waenganui i a rātou ko te rangatira. Ka whai te tangata i te whenua, ka whai te whenua i te rangi, ka whai te rangi i Te Ara, ka whai Te Ara i tōna ake āhua, i tōna ake tāngata.
Whakaaroaro Hōhonu
He aha tēnei upoko mō?
Kei te tuhura tēnei uparesi i te pūtake o te ao, i tētahi mea tāria i mua rā anō i te hanga a te rangi me te whenua. E tohu ana ia i tētahi āhua whakamomori, taketake, e karo haere tonu ana, engari kāore e ngaro. Ka kīia a Te Ara ko Te Nui, ā, ka nuku haere, ka tawhiti haere, ā, ka hoki anō ki tōna ake tūāpapa. E whakaū ana ia i ngā mea nui e whā o te ao – Te Ara, te rangi, te whenua, me te tangata – me te hononga taurangi i waenganui i a rātou.
He aha tēnei ki ahau?
I tōku ao, ka ako ahau i te ngākau mārie me te tūhēmārie i roto i te nuinga. E mōhiotia ana ahau e Te Ara, e te rangi, e te whenua – he mea nui ake i a au anō. He mea nui tēnei kia mahara ahau, kāore au i te pūtaketanga, engari he wāhi nō roto, he tāngata e noho ana i waenganui i ngā mea nui katoa. Mā tēnei ka āio ai ōku wairua.
He aha tāku mahi āpōpō?
Hōhonu ōku hā, ā, tēnā ka titiro ahau ki waho, ki te rangi, ki te whenua, ki ngā mea nunui katoa e karo haere ana. Ka whai ahau i te pātaka o Te Ara, ā, ka tū ahau i runga i te whenua, i ngā huarahi o te taiao, i te tō rere o ngā mea katoa.
There was something undefined and complete, coming into existence before Heaven and Earth. How still it was and formless, standing alone, and undergoing no change, reaching everywhere and in no danger (of being exhausted)! It may be regarded as the Mother of all things.
AI Ao Rā
Ko tētahi mea i tāria, i ruia, i mua rā anō i te hanga a te rangi me te whenua. I noho mārire, i noho tahanga, i tū takoto anake, kāore i panoni, e karo haere tonu ana, kāore e ngaro. Mā ēnei mea katoa ka taea te noho hei whaea mō ngā mea katoa i raro i te rangi. Kāore ahau i mōhio ki tōna ingoa, engari ka tapu ake ahau i tētahi ingoa mō Te Ara, ā, ka nui rawa ake te ingoa ko Te Nui. Nui rā anō, nō reira ka nuku haere, nuku haere nō reira ka tawhiti haere, tawhiti haere nō reira ka hoki anō. Nō reira, ko Te Ara te mea nui, ko te rangi te mea nui, ko te whenua te mea nui, ko te rangatira te mea nui. E whā ngā mea nui o te pūtaketanga, ā, kei waenganui i a rātou ko te rangatira. Ka whai te tangata i te whenua, ka whai te whenua i te rangi, ka whai te rangi i Te Ara, ka whai Te Ara i tōna ake āhua, i tōna ake tāngata.
Ōku Huritao
He aha tēnei wāhanga e whakaoho i a koe? Ka pēhea koe e whakamahi ai?
