 | The Grasshopper
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Full Awareness
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The Grasshopper
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| 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?" |  |
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"Yes," Tenno replied.
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"Tell me,"
the master continued,
"did you place your umbrella
to the left of your shoes, or to the right?"
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 | 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. |
Wide Awake
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