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Zen Stories
Full Awareness
After ten years of apprenticeship, Tenno achieved the rank
of Zen teacher. One rainy day, he went to visit the famous master
Nan-in. When he walked in, the master greeted him with a question,
"Did you leave your wooden clogs and umbrella on the
porch?"
"Yes," Tenno replied.
"Tell me," the master continued, "did you place your
umbrella to the left of your shoes, or to the right?"
Tenno did not know the answer, and realized that he had not yet
attained full awareness. So he became Nan-in's apprentice and
studied under him for ten more years.
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