Xu ji so tekafo, jing du so yanfu. Wanvu binzuo, van guan fu qi gen. Gen yue jing, shi yue fu min. Fu min yue can, zhi can yue ming. Buzhi can ye wang zuo xe.
Key Concepts
虚静
归根
复命
知常
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 16, "Zi xu ji", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sus/chapters/16/
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Zi xu ji, sou jing du. Wanvu binzuo, wu yi guan fu. Fuvu yunyun, ge fu gui qi gen. Gui gen yue jing, shi wei fu min. Fu min yue can, zhi can yue ming. Buzhi can, wang zuo xiong. Zhi can rong, rong nai gon, gon nai van, van nai ten, ten nai dao, dao nai jiu, mo sen bu dai.
Miiriya Gbèè
Wan na bin tili yi chapita?
Xu ji so tekafo, jing du so yanfu. Wanvu binzuo, van guan fu qi gen. Gen yue jing, shi yue fu min. Fu min yue can, zhi can yue ming. Buzhi can ye wang zuo xe.
N ma suxu di a ra?
Mi so jing du nu xu ji. Mi fei tekafo lumu sen, yanfu so jing. Mi so yusi nu can, fei yusi nu ying fei.
N xa nɛ lan lɔxɔ nin na?
Zini fi jing du ye sen. Tami so xu ji nu vali, sou jing du nu xe. Guan fu vanvu binzuo, yo nu gen so jing.
The (state of) vacancy should be brought to the utmost degree, and that of stillness guarded with unwearying vigour. All things alike go through their processes of activity, and (then) we see them return (to their original state).
AI Modern
Zi xu ji, sou jing du. Wanvu binzuo, wu yi guan fu. Fuvu yunyun, ge fu gui qi gen. Gui gen yue jing, shi wei fu min. Fu min yue can, zhi can yue ming. Buzhi can, wang zuo xiong. Zhi can rong, rong nai gon, gon nai van, van nai ten, ten nai dao, dao nai jiu, mo sen bu dai.
N Miiriya
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