'Oku fakahā 'e he takupenga 'o e Langí mo e Funua 'a e ta'emālie faka-Tao. 'Oku ngāue 'a e māmani hangē ko e fuka - 'oku mangaata 'i loto, ka 'i he 'uhiga 'e hoko ange 'a e mālie. 'Oku 'ikai filifilia 'e he Tao 'a ha taha, kā 'oku puke fua 'a e kakai kotoa 'i he lao faka-Tao.
Key Concepts
天地
无为
守中
不仁
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 5, "'ikai Tokoni 'a e Langí mo e Funua", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/5/
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'Oku 'ikai fa'a 'ataa 'a e Langí mo e Funua, 'o 'ai 'a e koloa kotoa 'o e māmani hangē ko e ngingo pulu 'a e tau faka'aulavehi. 'Oku 'ikai fa'a 'ataa 'a e Tahí Faka'apa'apa, 'o 'ai 'a e kakai kotoa 'o e fonua hangē ko e ngingo pulu. 'Oku 'ikai tau 'a e Langí mo e Funua, 'o hangē ko e fuka lalahi 'o e tako tēpu? 'Oku mangaata 'a e fuka ka 'ikai faka'uhila, ka 'i he tu'u 'o e tako, 'e hoko ange 'a e mālie. 'Oku vave 'a e ngāue 'a e fakafohe, 'o 'ikai puke 'a e me'a; 'e lele ange 'a e nofo faka'apa'apa 'i he loto.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
'Oku fakahā 'e he takupenga 'o e Langí mo e Funua 'a e ta'emālie faka-Tao. 'Oku ngāue 'a e māmani hangē ko e fuka - 'oku mangaata 'i loto, ka 'i he 'uhiga 'e hoko ange 'a e mālie. 'Oku 'ikai filifilia 'e he Tao 'a ha taha, kā 'oku puke fua 'a e kakai kotoa 'i he lao faka-Tao.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
'Oku 'iai ha'atau 'o ako 'a e mo'ui 'i he angahalaulogo 'o e Tao. 'I he'eku mo'ui, 'oku ou 'amanaki ke u 'ilo'i 'a e loto faka-Tao 'a e māmani, 'a e 'ikai fiema'u ke u tokanga ki he ngaahi me'a ta'emālie. 'Oku mahino ki hoku laumālie 'a e me'a ni: 'oku totonu ke u ngāue'aki 'a e ta'emālie ke faka'apa'apa'i 'a e kakai kehe.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
'I he 'aho ni, 'o 'uhinga 'o e ngāue 'a e Tao, 'e ou 'oopuka mo sio ki he ngaahi me'a 'o e mo'ui 'aki 'a e mata faka-Tao. 'E ou fakaha 'a e koloa 'o e me'a 'oku hoko, ka 'ikai ke u lava liliu pe puke 'i he ngaahi me'a ta'emālie.
Heaven and earth do not act from (the impulse of) any wish to be benevolent; they deal with all things as the straw dogs are dealt with. The sages do not act from (any wish to be) benevolent; they deal with the people as the straw dogs are dealt with. May not the space between heaven and earth be compared to a bellows? It is emptied, yet it loses not its power; it is moved again, and sends forth air the more.
AI Modern
'Oku 'ikai fa'a 'ataa 'a e Langí mo e Funua, 'o 'ai 'a e koloa kotoa 'o e māmani hangē ko e ngingo pulu 'a e tau faka'aulavehi. 'Oku 'ikai fa'a 'ataa 'a e Tahí Faka'apa'apa, 'o 'ai 'a e kakai kotoa 'o e fonua hangē ko e ngingo pulu. 'Oku 'ikai tau 'a e Langí mo e Funua, 'o hangē ko e fuka lalahi 'o e tako tēpu? 'Oku mangaata 'a e fuka ka 'ikai faka'uhila, ka 'i he tu'u 'o e tako, 'e hoko ange 'a e mālie. 'Oku vave 'a e ngāue 'a e fakafohe, 'o 'ikai puke 'a e me'a; 'e lele ange 'a e nofo faka'apa'apa 'i he loto.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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