Ko e chapter ni ʻoku fakahā ʻa e hala ki he fakaʻosi mo e fakahaohaoa fakaʻosi. ʻOku fakamatala ʻoku ʻuhiga e meʻa kotoa ʻi he hoko ʻo e meʻa kotoa ʻe foki ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua - ko e fakaʻosi mo e fakahaohaoa. Ko e foki ki he tūtūfonua ʻoku hiva, ʻo ʻuhiga ʻo e foki ki he fai fakafoou. ʻOku fakamatala ʻoku ʻe lava ʻo ʻilo e taʻe-puke ʻo e moʻui, ʻo aʻu ki he fakamanavahē, faʻa, pule, hā ʻi he langi, hala mo e tanaki fakaʻosi.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 16, "Fakaʻosi ki he Hihifo Lelei Taha", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/16/
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Fakaʻosi ki he hihifo lelei taha, tauhi ʻi he fakahaohaoa fakaʻosi. Naá e meʻa kotoa naʻá nau ʻhoko mo e fuofua ʻaki, ʻo ʻikai keu toe ʻiloa ʻa e hoko ʻo e meʻa kotoa. Naá e meʻa vela vela ʻi he meʻa kotoa ʻe foki ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua. Ko e foki ki he tūtūfonua ʻoku hiva, ʻo ʻuhiga ʻo e foki ki he fai fakafoou. Ko e fai fakafoou ʻoku fefaʻaahaa ʻi he ʻuhiga ʻo e taʻe-puke. Ko e ʻilo ʻi he taʻe-puke ʻoku fakamaopoopo. Ko e taʻe-ʻilo ʻi he taʻe-puke ʻoku fakakahaú. Ko e ʻilo ʻi he taʻe-puke ʻoku fakamanavahē, ko e fakamanavahē ʻoku faʻa, ko e faʻa ʻoku pule, ko e pule ʻoku hā ʻi he langi, ko e langi ʻoku hā ʻi he hala, ko e hala ʻoku hoko ʻi he tanaki, mo e fakaʻosi ʻo e sino ʻe taʻe-mahaki.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
Ko e chapter ni ʻoku fakahā ʻa e hala ki he fakaʻosi mo e fakahaohaoa fakaʻosi. ʻOku fakamatala ʻoku ʻuhiga e meʻa kotoa ʻi he hoko ʻo e meʻa kotoa ʻe foki ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua - ko e fakaʻosi mo e fakahaohaoa. Ko e foki ki he tūtūfonua ʻoku hiva, ʻo ʻuhiga ʻo e foki ki he fai fakafoou. ʻOku fakamatala ʻoku ʻe lava ʻo ʻilo e taʻe-puke ʻo e moʻui, ʻo aʻu ki he fakamanavahē, faʻa, pule, hā ʻi he langi, hala mo e tanaki fakaʻosi.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko au, ʻoku ou ʻiloa ʻa e mahino ʻo e fakaʻosi mo e fakahaohaoa ʻi he moʻui faka-Pālangi. ʻOku ou ako ʻaupito ʻi he ʻuhiga ʻo e foki ʻo e meʻa kotoa ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua - ko e fakaʻosi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa. ʻOku ou fie ʻaupito ʻo ʻilo e taʻe-puke ʻo e moʻui mo e hala ki he fakamanavahē.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
ʻO ke fakamaau ʻi he tūʻāpā taʻe-feʻuhē ʻaki e taimi ʻo e fakahaohaoa mo e fakaʻosi. ʻO fakamanavahē ʻi ho sino mo ho loto ʻo e taimi ʻo e fulufulu. ʻO ke ʻiloa ʻi he foki ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua mo e fai fakafoou.
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
Fakaʻosi ki he hihifo lelei taha, tauhi ʻi he fakahaohaoa fakaʻosi. Naá e meʻa kotoa naʻá nau ʻhoko mo e fuofua ʻaki, ʻo ʻikai keu toe ʻiloa ʻa e hoko ʻo e meʻa kotoa. Naá e meʻa vela vela ʻi he meʻa kotoa ʻe foki ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua. Ko e foki ki he tūtūfonua ʻoku hiva, ʻo ʻuhiga ʻo e foki ki he fai fakafoou. Ko e fai fakafoou ʻoku fefaʻaahaa ʻi he ʻuhiga ʻo e taʻe-puke. Ko e ʻilo ʻi he taʻe-puke ʻoku fakamaopoopo. Ko e taʻe-ʻilo ʻi he taʻe-puke ʻoku fakakahaú. Ko e ʻilo ʻi he taʻe-puke ʻoku fakamanavahē, ko e fakamanavahē ʻoku faʻa, ko e faʻa ʻoku pule, ko e pule ʻoku hā ʻi he langi, ko e langi ʻoku hā ʻi he hala, ko e hala ʻoku hoko ʻi he tanaki, mo e fakaʻosi ʻo e sino ʻe taʻe-mahaki.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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