> [!SUMMARY] Summary > Asian approaches to craft differ in the role of the self in making. For writers such as [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Bernard Leach]] and [[Yanagi Sōetsu]], the true craftsperson surrendered him or herself to the making process. This was a way of transcending the limiting nature of self-conscious with its distractions of pride and shame. By contrast, people such as [[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay]] and [[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]] felt it to be important that the marking process reflect the sense of self. [[Questions]]