Translation by Sifu John A. Fey
1 the mysterious space is as silent and real as an
imaginary conversation
2 and yet
3 like a fertile valley where two slopes meet in conversation
4 the root of life takes hold to yield everything
between
heaven and earth
5 enduring succession of continuous interchanging
6 the mysterious space is always there waiting for a director to use its inexhaustible gossamer strength
1 HEART and MIND: The Mysterious Space is the entry point to the Tao. It is experienced in reality as having the same quality as a conversation recalled in your imagination.
2-3 HEART and MIND: An external example from nature to describe the Mysterious Space.
4 HEART and MIND: Mankind is a vital part of the
"everything" that exists between Heaven and Earth.
5 HEART: The Mysterious Space remains constant through the flux and flow of life.
6 HAND: The Taoist must enter the Tao through the Mysterious Space and channel and direct the force of creation he finds there. The Taoist Cultivator experiences this as if he is in the center of an ethereal web that connects him to literally everyone and everything in the universe.