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A Zen Master Short-Answer Zen

A Zen Master Short-Answer Zen  Zen Master Un-mun always give short answers to his students’ questions. That was the way he taught Zen. Often, he’d use only one word to point to the student’s mind. So, one day a student asked him, when does a chicken’s egg hatch?” and Un-mun answered, “Echo.” Then another student …

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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Summary and Analysis

The Prophet, who has lived in a foreign city for 12 years, is about to board a ship that will take him home. He is stopped by a group of people with whom he teaches the mysteries of life.