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The classical arts and crafts of several Oriental countries served a double purpose for their better practitioners. They were a professional means of earning a living. They were also part of a spiritual path. The craftsman who gave weeks or even months to finish a product gave it also considerable concentration. When he turned away to spiritual exercises, he brought this power quite naturally into his devotional prayer or meditational inner work.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 3 : Art Experience and Mysticism > # 62