Paraphrased from Zhuangzi, via memory alone:
The student approached the sage and said, “Master, today I forgot to eat. I forgot rest. I forgot activity. I forgot hunger.”
The student peered at the sage, and the sage was as a lake, with water so clear that the bottom of the lake could be seen as if there were no water in it at all.
The sage said, “Good. You have taken a step towards the way.”
The student approached the sage and said, “Master, today I forgot to eat. I forgot rest. I forgot activity. I forgot hunger.”
The student peered at the sage, and the sage was as a lake, with water so clear that the bottom of the lake could be seen as if there were no water in it at all.
The sage said, “Good. You have taken a step towards the way.”