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When Gensha Shibi, a Chinese Zen master, and a general were eating cakes together,
the general asked:
- What is it that's used everyday but not known?
The master handed a piece of cake to the general and said:
- Eat this... continue...

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SO I AM HELPING
P'ang Yun (740-808) was a well known Chinese Zen Layman.
He was once selling bamboo baskets. Coming down off the a bridge, he stumbled and fell.
When Ling-chao saw this she ran to her father's side and threw herself down.
" What are you doing!" cried the Layman.
"I saw Papa fall to the ground, so I am helping," replied Ling-chao.
"Luckily no one was looking," remarked the Layman.

(Ruth Fuller Sasaki's translation)

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