Ch’ing, the chief carpenter was cutting wood into a stand for musical instruments. When finished, the work appeared to those who saw it as though of supernatural execution. The Prince asked him, “What mystery is there in your art?” “No mystery, Your Highness”, replied Ch’ing. "When I am about to make such a stand, I allow my mind to become quiet. In this condition I become oblivious of any reward to be gained, I become oblivious to any fame to be acquired and I become unaware of my physical frame.“ “Then, with no thought of the Court in my mind, my skill becomes concentrated and all disturbing elements from without vanish. I enter a forest where I search for a suitable tree. I see the stand in my mind’s eye and begin work. Beyond that there’s nothing. I bring my own native capacity into relation with that of the wood. My work is due solely to this.” [[Zhuang Zhou]] (369 BC – 286 BC) Chinese Philosopher [[PhilosophyWorks.org]]