 Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing in it to steal. Ryokan returned and caught him. "You may have come a long way to visit...  Zen 24/7: All Zen, All the Time - Page 163by Philip T. Sudo - 2005 - 208 pagesLimited preview - About this book
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...steal. Ryokan returned and caught him. 'You may have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift." The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away. Ryokan sat naked, watching the moon.... | |
 | Joan Chittister - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2005 - 148 pages
...returned and discovered him in the act. "You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift." The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away. "Poor fellow," Ryokan mused. "I wish... | |
 | Joan Chittister - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2005 - 148 pages
...and discovered him in the act. "You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and 43 you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift." The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away. "Poor fellow," Ryokan mused. "I wish... | |
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...steal. Ryokan returned and caught him. "You man have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift." The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away. Ryokan sat naked, watching the moon.... | |
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