Chapter 16
ᱢᱩᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱲᱟᱹᱜ
Quick Answer
ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱵᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱛᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ।
Key Concepts
- 虚静
- 归根
- 复命
- 知常
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 16, "ᱢᱩᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱲᱟᱹᱜ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/16/
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Original
夫物芸芸，各复归其根。归根曰静，是谓复命。复命曰常，知常曰明。不知常，妄作凶。
知常容，容乃公，公乃王，王乃天，天乃道，道乃久，没身不殆。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
ᱜᱷᱚᱨᱚ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱵᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱛᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ।
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱵᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱱ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚᱨᱡᱚᱝᱜᱽᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ।
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱚᱱᱩᱥᱩᱲ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱲᱟᱹᱜ
ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
ᱢᱤᱫ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?