Chapter 16

Okufuna Okuva mu Kyeete

致虚极,守静笃。万物并作,吾以观复。
夫物芸芸,各复归其根。归根曰静,是谓复命。复命曰常,知常曰明。不知常,妄作凶。
知常容,容乃公,公乃王,王乃天,天乃道,道乃久,没身不殆。
Okufuna edda okuva mu bya buli kintu, okulindiriza okukakama kwennyine. Ebintu byonna biyimirizza wamu, nze mmanyi okubona emikulo gyabyo.

Ebintu byonna bibalaamu nnyo, buli yireeta ku mmongo gwake. Okudda ku mmongo kye kubeera okukakama, ate kino kye kitegeeza okudda mu bulamu obupya. Okudda mu bulamu obupya kwe kubeera ekituufu, ate okumanya ekituufu kwe kubeera okusonjola.

Abe atamanyi bulungi ekituufu, alina okukola eby'obunnyeyi nnyo. Alowoza nti ebyo byonna ebituufu bibaawo okusukka ku mbeera yonna. Okumanya ekituufu kukka okuva mu butuufu, okusukka mu bubaka, okusukka mu kufuga, okusukka mu by'omu ggulu, okusukka mu kigendo, ate kigendo kirina okumala emirundi gyonna, ate era tekirina kuwagira.

Okufikiirira Obungi

Essuula eno etaayirira ki?

Eky'okulabirako ekituufu: okukakama kwe kugeza obutaggwaawo mu bulamu bwo, okulindiriza okuddamu okuva mu bya buli kintu, n'okumanya nti buli kintu kirikire ddala mu kigendo eky' ennyo. Okudda ku mmongo gwa buli kintu kukka okukakama, ate okukakama kukka okulabira obulamu obupya. Okumanya ekituufu eky' emikulo egy'enjawulo kwe kubeera okusonjola, ate okutamanya kwo kukka okutambula mu bugwagwa.

Ekigatta ki nange?

Mu bulamu bwange, nasinibwa buli kiseera okusabawo okusukka mu nkomeredde. Nga nzijja okukakama nnyo, okulindiriza, ate nga mmanya nti buli kintu kirikire ddala mu kigendo. Kino kye kikulu okusukka ku byandibaddeko okutya era okumanya bulungi nti kintu kimu kikyuke, wabula tekiyinza okuba.

Ndikola ki olunaku luno?

Luli luli, mbadde mwetegereza okuva mu bya buli kintu, okulindiriza okukakama kwange. Kye mkola kye kikoto okusula okw'engeri n'okumanya nti ebyo ebyawulika biccaamu okuba eby' omu ggulu.

Essuula Ezifaanagana

Okufikiirira Kwange

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