"Very good," replied Confucius, "but not perfect."
Another day Yen Hui met Confucius and said, "I am getting on."
"How so?" asked Confucius.
"I have got rid of ceremonial and music," answered Yen Hui.
"Very good," said Confucius, "but not perfect."
On a third occasion Yen Hui met Confucius and said, "I am getting on."
"How so?" asked the Sage.
"I have got rid of everything," replied Yen Hui.
"Got rid of everything!" said Confucius eagerly. "What do you mean by that?"
"I have freed myself from my body," answered Yen Hui. "I have discarded my reasoning powers. And by thus getting rid of body and mind, I have become One with the Infinite. This is what I mean by getting rid of everything."