Chapter 19
Tāpura i te mātau, faaoti i te hau
Quick Answer
I te tāpura i te mātau mātau haahaa ma te hau, e haapiihia roa atu te fenua iā rā. I te tāpura anō i te aroha puū ma te hau tika, e haamaiti anei te fenua i te ofa nō rāua matua ma te māmā. I te tāpura i te rākau nā te moni, e haamātau te pohe piru. Nā teienei mau mea, e haapāpū anei te taata i te ma purima ma te mātau haahaa.
Key Concepts
- 绝圣
- 抱朴
- 寡欲
- 返璞归真
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 19, "Tāpura i te mātau, faaoti i te hau", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ty/chapters/19/
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Original
此三者以为文不足，故令有所属：见素抱朴，少私寡欲。
Fāʻaohipahia
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
I te tāpura i te mātau mātau haahaa ma te hau, e haapiihia roa atu te fenua iā rā. I te tāpura anō i te aroha puū ma te hau tika, e haamaiti anei te fenua i te ofa nō rāua matua ma te māmā. I te tāpura i te rākau nā te moni, e haamātau te pohe piru. Nā teienei mau mea, e haapāpū anei te taata i te ma purima ma te mātau haahaa.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
I tōku ora, ua haamatauhia au i te mātau hau ma te rākau o te moni. Ua iti haamaui i te here nō te au nō te rā iā au e mātau roa ai i te mau mea paari o teie nei ao. Ua haamatau vau i te hau i te mātau hau nō te mea e hīō ai te taata iā ia aito.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
I teie mahana, e tāpura vau i te hau o te haamaui i te mea rahi rahi. E hau vau i te ma purima ma te mātau haahaa, e iti haamaui vau i te here nō te moni nō te mea e mauruuru roa ai te fenua inaha e tāpurahia ana te mau mea pei mea.
Nā ʻāʻahito Tutahi
Toʻu Manaʻo
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