04 Apr '18 05:30>
At one point dive was a serious student of Zen and had a world-renowned teacher. But dive stumped his teacher with the following question:
“Teacher, one can see I have two hands and each hand is fully functional and capable of grasping a pint of ale. Yet, I possess only one mouth. Betwixt, dear teacher, how may my mouth satisfy that which my hands graspeth? Are not the members of my body in disharmony and at war with each other?”
dive’s teacher nodded sagely and replied: “Your enlightenment is most impressive.”
“Teacher, one can see I have two hands and each hand is fully functional and capable of grasping a pint of ale. Yet, I possess only one mouth. Betwixt, dear teacher, how may my mouth satisfy that which my hands graspeth? Are not the members of my body in disharmony and at war with each other?”
dive’s teacher nodded sagely and replied: “Your enlightenment is most impressive.”