Dan, this is the rub with "eastern" v. "western" ways of thinking. If I could wrap it up in a nice package and put a bow on it, it wouldn't be Taoism
It is very "western" to think, "OK, what does this mean...I need a list of things that fit this and tell he who/what/where/how." To me that is exactly *not* the point. The chapter is about understanding that there needs to be space for things to work. And that space might be in your understanding....or in a lack of *trying* to figure it out.
I'm not trying to be evasive, and I'm just a neophyte with this stuff. But if I were to write down a list of "10 attributes of being empty", that would be in direct opposition to what the chapter is saying (at least to me). Does that make sense?
That doesn't mean that you sit around and do nothing...but you might want to do that for a couple of minutes. And instead of focusing on the nice glaze job on your coffee mug, look at the emptiness before you fill it. And after you fill it, notice the hole in the handle.
You'll be glad you did
