Chapter 2

ⴰⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵓ ⴰⴽⴷ ⵇⵓⵔ ⴰⵣⵓ

天下皆知美之为美,斯恶已;皆知善之为善,斯不善已。
故有无相生,难易相成,长短相较,高下相倾,音声相和,前后相随。
是以圣人处无为之事,行不言之教;万物作焉而不辞,生而不有,为而不恃,功成而弗居。夫唯弗居,是以不去。
ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵣⴰⵡⵓⵔ ⴰⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵏ ⵉⵣⵓ ⴰⵡⵓⵏ. ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵣⴰⵡⵓⵔ ⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵏ ⵉⵣⵓ ⵀⵓⵔ. ⴷⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵡⵓⵏ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⵔⵓⵔ, ⵓⴳⵓ ⴷ ⵙⴽⵓ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⵔⵓⵔ, ⵎⵓⵙⵓ ⴷ ⴽⵓⵙⵓ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⵔⵓⵔ, ⴰⴽⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵔⵉ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⵔⵓⵔ, ⵙⵓⵚⵓ ⴷ ⴰⵖⵓ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⵔⵓⵔ, ⴰⵣⴷⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⵔⵓⵔ. ⴷⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵣⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵔⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵓⵚⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵣⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴷ ⵓⵙⵏⵓⵔ, ⵉⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⴳⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵖⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵏⵓⵔ. ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⴷⵉⵔⵓⵔ, ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵉⵔⴰⵍ, ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵣⴰⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⵏⵓⵔ. ⴷⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵣⴰⵓ, ⴰⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵏⵓⵔ.

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ

ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?

ⴰⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵡⵓⵏ, ⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵀⵓⵔ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵡⵓⵏ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⵔⵓⵔ. ⵓⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵓⵚⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵉⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵓ.

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?

ⴰⵣⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⵏⵉⵏ ⴰⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ, ⴷ ⵓⵡⵓⵏ ⵎⵓⵏⵓ, ⵉⵣⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵓ. ⴷⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵡⵓⵏ ⴰⵙⵓ, ⵓⵡⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵀⵓⵔ.

ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?

ⴰⵓⵙⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵣⴰⵓ ⴰⵙⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓ ⵓⵣⴰⵓ ⵓⵙⵏⵓⵔ. ⴷⵉ ⵓⵡⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵓⴷⵔⵓ, ⵓⵡⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉ.

ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ

What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?

Ask Laotzu About This Chapter Full chat →