Tao Te Ching 11: Space

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Thirty spokes are joined together in a wheel;

but it is the hole in the centre

that allows the wheel to function.

We can mould a vessel from a lump of clay;

but it is the emptiness inside

that makes it useful.

We can fashion wood for a house;

but it is the inner space

that makes it liveable.

We can work with the tangible,

but the intangible is what we use.

Commentary

The way we habitually function is by fixing our attention upon the external world of things, objects and forms. I remember one of the...