Obedience
December 24th 2006 13:51
Category: Oriental Thoughts
"Hey, Zen teacher!" he called out. "Wait a minute. Whoever respects you will obey what you say, but a man like myself does not respect you. Can you make me obey you?"
"Come up beside me and i will show you," said Bankei
Proudly the priest pushed his way through the crowd to the teacher.
Bankei smiled, " Come over to my left side"
The priest did so.
"No," said Bankei, "we may talk better if you are on the right side. Step over here."
The priest proudly stepped over to the right.
"You see," observed Bankei, "you are obeying me and i think you are a very gentle person. Now sit down and listen."
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