wu wei

either make a total effort, so total that all hope is shattered and you come to realize that nothing can be achieved through effort.

much can be done through effort but more can be done through effortlessness.
and whatsoever you achieve through effort, will always remain a burden to you.
only that which is attained through effortlessness will never be a burden to you,
and only that which is not a burden can be eternal.

Chu’i the draftsman could draw more perfect circles freehand than with a compass. his fingers brought forth spontaneous forms from nowhere. his mind was meanwhile free and without concern with what he was doing. no application was needed, his mind was perfectly simple and knew no obstacle.