On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:02:09 -0500, "TomCAt"
wrote:
The Buddha was walking outside the gates of the city one day when an
angry young man approached him. "The people in this city are
horrible" and he ranted for several minutes about their short-comings.
"Tell me...are people the same in the city up the road?" The Buddha
nodded with a sad smile and said "You will find them much the same."
Later a young woman approached The Buddha. Her laughter was musical
and her smile captivating. "The people of this city are so warm and
friendly and wonderful." she exclaimed. "Yes." He replied "In the
city up the road they are wonderful as well."
This koan brought to you by
Carla (...whose cat Max may indeed be a Zen Master with fur...)
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