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ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱱᱚᱬᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ (ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱧᱡᱽ) ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱠᱚᱭ ᱜᱩᱴᱽ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱠᱟᱹ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱫᱟᱨᱡᱽ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱹᱱᱤᱡ ᱦᱚᱲᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱚᱭ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 34, "ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱧᱡᱽ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/34/
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大道泛兮,其可左右。万物恃之而生而不辞,功成不名有。衣养万物而不为主,常无欲,可名于小;万物归焉而不为主,可名为大。
以其终不自为大,故能成其大。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱧᱡᱽ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱤᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱧᱡᱽ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱠᱚ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟᱭᱤᱡ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱤᱨᱤᱡ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽᱜᱩᱣᱜᱼᱟ, ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟᱭᱤᱡ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽᱜᱩᱣᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱠᱟᱹ ᱜᱩᱴᱽ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱨᱡᱽ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱨᱡᱽᱞᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱣᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱫᱚᱭ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝᱟᱹᱭᱟᱜ ᱾ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱠᱚ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱭ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽᱜᱩᱣᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱚᱭ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱜᱷᱚᱨᱚ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱱᱚᱬᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ (ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱧᱡᱽ) ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱠᱚᱭ ᱜᱩᱴᱽ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱠᱟᱹ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱫᱟᱨᱡᱽ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱹᱱᱤᱡ ᱦᱚᱲᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱚᱭ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱱᱚᱬᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱫᱽ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱱᱤᱡ ᱾ ᱢᱩᱫᱽ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ, ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱮᱢᱟᱫᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
All-pervading is the Great Tao! It may be found on the left hand and on the right. All things depend on it for their production, which it gives to them, not one refusing obedience to it. When its work is accomplished, it does not claim the name of having done it.
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ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱧᱡᱽ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱤᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱧᱡᱽ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱠᱚ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟᱭᱤᱡ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱤᱨᱤᱡ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽᱜᱩᱣᱜᱼᱟ, ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟᱭᱤᱡ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽᱜᱩᱣᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱠᱟᱹ ᱜᱩᱴᱽ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱨᱡᱽ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱨᱡᱽᱞᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱣᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱫᱚᱭ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝᱟᱹᱭᱟᱜ ᱾ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱠᱚ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱭ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽᱜᱩᱣᱜᱼᱟ, ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱚᱭ ᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
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