A complete translation and analysis of All Things Flow into Form Fan wu liu xing a recently discovered manuscript from the Warring States period 481221 BCE.At the heart of All Things Flow into Form Fan wu liu xing an ancient Chinese manuscript recently salvaged from the black market is a concern with the process of selfcultivation particularly the advancement through the incremental stages and the outcome that awaits one in the end enlightenment transparency and selfpossession. Critical to this discussion is a conception of a mind within a mind the unity of which is obtained through the isolation of an innermost core free from extraneous distractions. Such a state is presented as an ideal for kingship and the text despite its possibly very ancient roots is focused on the rulers ethical training rather than his political maneuvers his obligation to Heaven and the spirits rather than his dominance over his subjects.