Weaving the Way

“Yeah” and “YES!”
how far apart are they?

Delightful and repulsive,
what really makes them different?

End “knowing” and abandon debates.
The people will prosper 100-fold.

End competition and abandon profiteering.
Thieves will disappear.

When the Way is neglected,
values of charity and virtue appear.

Wisdom and understanding emerge 
 together with great delusion. 

The ultimate Weavers of the Way?
  No one even knows they’re here. 

Approach absolute voidness,
preserve the profound center.

All that exists acts
from its origin and returns to it.

To perfect Weaving the Way,
  master the mysteries
    deep beyond knowledge.

Vision without sight: “profound.”
Hearing without listening:  “silent.”
Holding without gaining: “formless”

Honor and shame are extras.
Regard caring as your core. 

The five colors cause people’s eyes to go blind.
The five sounds cause people’s ears to go deaf.
The five flavors cause people’s mouths to spoil.

Thirty spokes join at one hub.
Integrating what isn’t and is,
  makes a cart useful.