HEAVEN AND HELL ARE INTERNAL STATES:
A
samurai came to see a famous teacher, hoping to become his student.
He asked:
"Master, perhaps you could
tell me about heaven and hell?"
The old master simply said
to him, "Why should I bother? Somebody
as stupid as you could never understand!"
The samurai was
seized by rage at this insulting old man and drew his sword to strike
the man down.
"That is hell!" said the
master.
Realizing
he had been given a great lesson, the samurai sheathed his sword and
bowed deeply in gratitude
"And that is
heaven!" said the master.
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