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Zen Stories: Absent Young MonkAfter ten years of apprenticeship, a young monk achieved the rank of Zen teacher. One rainy day, he went to visit the famous master Chuang Tzu. When he walked in, the master greeted him with a question, "Did you leave your wooden clogs and umbrella on the porch?"Zen Stories: Absent Young Monk
"Yes," he replied.
"Tell me," the master continued, "did you place your umbrella to the left of your shoes, or to the right?"
The young monk, who is thus far left unnamed on purpose, did not know the answer, and realized that he had not yet attained full awareness. So he became Chuang Tzu's apprentice and studied under him for ten more years, en
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