Remain Formless
Translation by Tree Buffalo
Assemble thirty spokes to create the wheel, but let its value remain at the empty center.
Throw clay to create the pot, but let its value remain at the empty center.
Cut doors and windows to create the house, but let its value remain at the empty center.
In other words, create things that provide form, but let the value of those things remain formless.
Read some of the first English translations of Chapter 11 here.
