ʻOku fakamatala ʻe he hala ko ʻeni ʻa e fokotuʻu ʻo e moʻui faka-Tao. ʻOku ʻuhinga e taʻe fai meʻa kiate kinaʻutolu ke aʻu ki he fakalelei. ʻOku fakamanavaa ʻa e kau fonua toʻa ʻi he taʻe fakakovi, taʻe fakaʻuhinga, taʻe fakakikite, mo taʻe upe ʻaki.
Key Concepts
不争
谦下
曲全
抱一
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 22, "Ko e Fakalelei ʻo e Fakaʻauou", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/22/
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Ko e fakafou ʻaki ʻoku aʻu ki he fakalelei, ko e hulohula ʻaki ʻoku teuteu, ko e luo ʻaki ʻoku fakamafua, ko e vaivai ʻaki ʻoku foaki. Ko e lsiaki ʻoku fakaʻatā, ko e lahiange ʻoku fakakivi. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e kau fonua toʻa ʻi he taʻe toʻa. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne vakai ai ʻa ia, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne vakai lahi ange. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne kovi ai, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne vakai lelei ange. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne tuli meʻa, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne maʻu meʻa. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne upe ʻaki, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne tuʻu lahi ange. ʻOku ha ʻa e hala ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai te ne pulusi mo ha taha. ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻi he funga lelei kotoa ʻa ia ʻoku lava ke pulusi mo ia. ʻOku ne pehe ʻa e kau talanoa fakalahi: ʻKo e fakafou ʻaki ʻoku aʻu ki he fakalelei.ʻ ʻOku ʻikai ko ha ngāue fakaʻuhinga maheni. ʻOku ha ko e fakalelei moʻui kotoa ʻoku ne ʻomi.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
ʻOku fakamatala ʻe he hala ko ʻeni ʻa e fokotuʻu ʻo e moʻui faka-Tao. ʻOku ʻuhinga e taʻe fai meʻa kiate kinaʻutolu ke aʻu ki he fakalelei. ʻOku fakamanavaa ʻa e kau fonua toʻa ʻi he taʻe fakakovi, taʻe fakaʻuhinga, taʻe fakakikite, mo taʻe upe ʻaki.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
ʻOku fakamanavahaʻu kiate aʻu ʻa e lao ko ʻeni. ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻo vave ange ʻa e ngaahi mea ʻi he taimi ʻoku ou fakafou ai, ʻo ʻikai te u puke.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
Te u fakafou ʻaki ha mahina ʻe taha. ʻE ʻikai ou fakamanavaa pe fakakikite. Te u ʻohake ke toʻo e hala fakaʻilonga ʻo fakalelei ʻi he taimi ʻoku ou fakaʻauou ai kiate kinaʻutolu.
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray. Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self-display, and therefore he shines.
AI Modern
Ko e fakafou ʻaki ʻoku aʻu ki he fakalelei, ko e hulohula ʻaki ʻoku teuteu, ko e luo ʻaki ʻoku fakamafua, ko e vaivai ʻaki ʻoku foaki. Ko e lsiaki ʻoku fakaʻatā, ko e lahiange ʻoku fakakivi. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e kau fonua toʻa ʻi he taʻe toʻa. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne vakai ai ʻa ia, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne vakai lahi ange. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne kovi ai, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne vakai lelei ange. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne tuli meʻa, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne maʻu meʻa. ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaʻuhinga ia ʻoku ne upe ʻaki, ʻo ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ʻoku ne tuʻu lahi ange. ʻOku ha ʻa e hala ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai te ne pulusi mo ha taha. ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻi he funga lelei kotoa ʻa ia ʻoku lava ke pulusi mo ia. ʻOku ne pehe ʻa e kau talanoa fakalahi: ʻKo e fakafou ʻaki ʻoku aʻu ki he fakalelei.ʻ ʻOku ʻikai ko ha ngāue fakaʻuhinga maheni. ʻOku ha ko e fakalelei moʻui kotoa ʻoku ne ʻomi.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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