During the civil wars in feudal Japan an army would sweep quickly into town and take control..
In one village everyone fled.. prior to the army arriving...
Everyone except the Zen master....
Curious about this old fellow, the General himself went to the temple to see for himself what kind of man this master was.
When he was not treated with the same deference or submissivness to which he was accustomed, the general burst into anger....
"You fool," he shouted as he reached for his sword.."do you realize that you are standing before a man who could run you through without blinking an eye..."
But deppspite the threat the master seemed unmoved..."And do you realize", the master replied calmly, "That you are standing before a man who can be run through without blinking an eye"....?
With that the general bowed and left the master alone...
Aden.
In one village everyone fled.. prior to the army arriving...
Everyone except the Zen master....
Curious about this old fellow, the General himself went to the temple to see for himself what kind of man this master was.
When he was not treated with the same deference or submissivness to which he was accustomed, the general burst into anger....
"You fool," he shouted as he reached for his sword.."do you realize that you are standing before a man who could run you through without blinking an eye..."
But deppspite the threat the master seemed unmoved..."And do you realize", the master replied calmly, "That you are standing before a man who can be run through without blinking an eye"....?
With that the general bowed and left the master alone...
Aden.
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