老子《道德經(jīng)》英譯第十一章

　　【原文】

　　三十輻，共一轂，當(dāng)其無，有車之用。埏埴以為器，當(dāng)其無，有器之用。鑿戶牖以為室，當(dāng)其無，有室之用。故有之以為利，無之以為用。

　　【現(xiàn)代漢語】

　　三十支車輻拱著一支車轂，正因中間是虛空的，所以車子才能運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)使用。

　　摶揉黏土做成器皿，正因中間是虛空的，所以器皿才得盛物使用。

　　開鑿門窗，起造房舍，正因中間是虛空的，所以房舍才得居住使用。

　　因此有形有象，利益萬物;虛空無物，妙用無窮。

　　【英語翻譯】

　　The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it is on the empty space (for the axle), that the use of the wheel depends. Clay is fashioned into vessels; but it is on their empty hollowness, that their use depends. The door and windows are cut out (from the walls) to form an apartment; but it is on the empty space (within), that its use depends. Therefore, what has a (positive) existence serves for profitable adaptation, and what has not that for (actual) usefulness.

　　【備注】

　　心靈放空，才能容物。 捨棄，只是捨棄，根本不用問：是否還有可能，因?yàn)檎嬲目赡苄裕褪腔氐娇諢o的境地。 執(zhí)著必帶來痛苦，放下是良方;虛空妙用，才得無窮!