Empty
When you are with everyone but me,
you are with no one.
When you are with no one but me,
you are with everyone.
Instead of being bound up with everyone,
be everyone.
When you become that many,
you are nothing. Empty.
—Rumi
When I remove something, I’m left with nothing. When I remove nothing, I’m still left with nothing. Empty is the foundation, the beginning and the end.
Anonymous commentary on Chapter 5 of the Tao Te Ching
