A favourite tale
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 1:47PM
Peter Neary-Chaplin

A hermit lived high in the mountains. A formal delegation from the temple decided to visit and seek his advice. When they arrived at his hut unannounced, they were scandalised to find him completely naked.

"What are you doing, meditating in your hut with no pants on?" they demanded.

"The whole world is my hut," he replied. "This small room is my pants. What I want to know is, what are you doing in my pants?"

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