Qi : #42, #55 soft : #36, #43, #52, #55, #76, #78 gateway : #1, #6, #52, #56 baby/infant/child : #20, #28, #49, #55 newborn infant : #20, #28, #55 feminine : #6, #28, #61 creating but not possessing : #2, #51 acting but not concerned : #2, #51, #77 leading yet not governing : #51 mystery : #1, #6, #15, #27, #51, #56, #62, #65 deep and mysterious De : #51, #65 Chapter Eleven 三 十 輻 共 一 轂 當 其 無 有 車 之 用 • 埏 埴 以 為 器 當 其 無 有 器 之 用 • 鑿 戶 牖 以 為 室 當 其 無 有 室 之 用 • (•)故 有 之 以 為 利 無 之 以 為 用 • Thirty spokes of a wheel share one hub; In its emptiness exists the usefulness of the cart. Mix water with clay thus making a vessel; In its emptiness exists the usefulness of the vessel. Cut out doors and windows thus making a room; In their emptiness exists the usefulness of the room. Therefore : what exists thus makes a thing profitable; Emptiness thus makes it useful. Thirty2 spokes of a wheel share one hub; ♦In its emptiness exists the usefulness of the cart. [just at] Mix water with clay2 thus making a vessel; In its emptiness exists the usefulness of the vessel. [just at] Cut out doors and windows thus making a room{house}; [chisel,bore,pierce] ♦In their emptiness exists the usefulness of the room{house}. [just at] ♦Therefore : what exists thus makes a thing profitable; [it] ♦Emptiness thus makes it useful. Notes Cross-references Chapter Twelve 五 色 令 人 目 盲 • 五 音 令 人 耳 聾 • 五 味 令 人 口 爽 馳 騁 畋 獵 令 人 心 發 狂 難 得 之 貨 令 人 行 妨 是 以 聖 人 • 為 腹 不 為 目 (•)故 去 彼 取 此 The five colors can make people’s eyes blind. The five tones can make people’s ears deaf. The five flavors can make people’s mouths dull. Excessive hunting and horse racing can make people’s heart/minds become wild. Rare goods can make people’s behavior corrupt. Thus the sage : Acts on what is inside, he does not act on what he sees. Therefore he leaves that and chooses this. ♦The five colors [can] make people’s eyes blind. The five tones [can] make people’s ears deaf. The five flavors [can] make people’s mouths dull °. Excessive hunting and horse racing [can] make people’s heart/minds become wild. [hunt hunt] [gallop2] Rare2 [à] goods [can] make people’s behavior corrupt. [undermine,harm,impede] Thus2 the sage2 : Acts on what is inside, he does not act on what he sees.A Therefore he leaves thatB and chooses thisC.