Chapter 14
En tu leh hmu theih loh
Original
其上不皦，其下不昧，绳绳不可名，复归于无物。是谓无状之状，无物之象，是谓惚恍。
迎之不见其首，随之不见其后。执古之道，以御今之有。能知古始，是谓道纪。
Thawhtan
A chunglam a hua ngil nei lo, a lawnglam a hnuai ngil neilo. A vawn dan chu a zir tlat a, a hming khawnpala a hlui theih loh viau. Hetiang hi chu: a danglam a ni thei lo, a mitu thei lo chu chu ni a; '惚恍' tia koh chu a ni.
A hmunawng lakah chuan a hlui thei lo, a chelhna lakah chuan a chhut thei lo. Chutiang mite hmarchhim nan chuan, '古之道' (thil lum leh lum lo, tlawm) hi a ni. Hetiang mite chuan, anmahni la tawng tlang leh ngei a ni tih a hriat theih a, chu chu '道纪' (Tao bul that) a ni.
Tlawmngai Awna
He chhapter hi nge a bulah?
Hetiang chu a ni: Tao hi en a, ngaihtuah a, hawkhawm pawh khawnpala a hriat theih loh a ni. A chunglam a hua neilo, a lawnglam a hnuai hnialo. A vawn dan a tlawm tlin viau a, thil danglam a ni thei lo. Chumi a chhan chu, Tao hi a hming a, a chanchart a, a thata ngaih a hlawk thei lo va. Chutianga nih tur chuan, a lan chu a hmu thei lo, a awl chu a ngaih thei lo, a inchen a chu a hriat thei lo - hetiang hi chu a ni.
Keimah nena engzat tak nge inzawm?
Hetah hian min lo ngaithlukin a ni. Ka nunah hian a tam zawka hriat a, zir a, chanchar tur a tam a. Mahse, hetiang mite chuan, a tam tak chu a inchen leh hriat theih loh an ni tih a hrilhfiah viau a. Hetiang mite hi min ngaithla em em a, ka nunah hian a tam tak a thil fel a ni. Tunah chuan, ka tawng thei lo leh ka hmu thei lo lote hian an awm mek a ni tih ka hre chiang viau.
Nia, ni kha ni tur?
Naktuk ah chuan, ka tawng thei lo leh ka hmu thei lote hi eng nge ka tih ang tih ngaihtuah vak la. Ka bulah a tam tak chu a zir a, a that tura ngaihtuah a. Mahse hetiang mite chuan an phun chu a tam lo a, chu chu ka tih tur a ni: ka hriat thei lo te, ka tawng thei lo te hi ka nih tur a ni tih hre reng.
Inzawm Chhiarhlawh
Ka Ngaihtuah
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?