Someone with multidimensional access, which is seriously far less rare or complicated than it sounds (you’re in this book Universe right now AND, presumably, at least one other Universe, right?) ….thought it wise to introduce classic Zen stories to see if any of them would experience classic satori.
- Once there were three very young students who were left in a room and told not to speak.After several hours, one of them said, “This really sucks.”
The other two Dwarves looked at him and nodded. Then they shrugged too.
Then everything was silent for a few hours. Eventually, the Sensei came into the room, and the student who had spoken admitted what he had said. The other two nodded and shrugged.
“Well, you failed so you could say what everybody was definitely thinking, which probably helped them get through. That’s one loss instead of three. Good job.”
The other two students patted him on the back and bought him a beer (each).
- Once there were two monks, were celibate and avoided women. (This concept took over two weeks to translate into Dwarvish. Why would you work so hard becoming a priest if it wasn’t gonna make you a Lothario?)….but it was real for some reason, and these two monks, walking through a forest path, came upon a huge puddle of mud. The woman was wearing clothing of incredible artistry, and, sensibly, didn’t want to risk an inch of damage to such a thing.
So the two monks cut down some trees and built her a bridge.
Lots of very sensible people. Quite admirable.
- Another very young Dwarf was especially wise even as a child. One day, he accidentally broke his Master’s precious tea set.He changed his name, hair color, height, continent of residence, profession, and took a thousand precautions, which is why he lived another three and a half months.
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