《吕氏春秋·论·不苟论》
养由基拿着弓箭去了。还没开弓，实际上就把白猿射中了，箭一射出去，白猿就应声坠落。由此看来，养由基具有在射中目标以前就能从精神上把它射中的技艺。
养由基矫弓操矢而往，未之射而括中之矣，发之则猿应矢而下，则养由基有先中中之者矣。
Yang Youji took his bow and went. Before he had even drawn the bow he had in fact shot the ape, and the arrow had hit its mark, the ape fell down dead. From this it may be seen that Yang Youji had the skill to shoot an object spiritually before he actually hit it with an arrow.