Preserving the void

Heaven and Earth treat all beings equally:

with great kindness.

The wise treat all beings equally:

with great kindness.

Between heaven and earth there is a great void;

just like a seamless bag,

like the hole in a bamboo flute.

This void cannot be bridged:

the more it moves, the more it grows.

Too many words lead to less understanding;

and that’s why it’s the best way to keep the emptiness.