Tuesday, 8 January 2019

What Kind of Ashes?

One day Nansen shut the door of his room, scattered ashes around the threshold, and said to the monks,
"If you can say it, I will open the door."
The monks gave many an answer, but none pleased Nansen.
Then Joshu said, "Alas! Alas!"
Nansen immediately opened the door.

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Why wait for Nansen to open it?

Edit: Terebess link; Case 10



Submitted January 09, 2019 at 06:18AM by PaladinBen http://bit.ly/2QupzHO

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