There's an
East-meets-West-meets-snark quality to these. For example:
Hui Neng once approached a student who was sitting in meditation. "Why
do you spend so much time sitting?" he asked. "Because I want to become a
Buddha," the student replied.
At this, Hui Neng picked up a brick tile from the floor, and began
rubbing it with his robe.
"Why are you doing that?" asked the student.
"Because I want to make a mirror," Hui Neng replied.
"But Master," said the student, "no amount of -- oh, wait, I get it! Very funny, very funny."
This one was pretty funny, too:
A student attempted to write an app to interpret the I Ching, but the
app did not work. Approaching the master, the student asked, "Does the
PolyLine object have Buddha Nature?" And the master spoke with wisdom of
RoundRects and filled regions. The student said: "Now I understand
Bresenham's Algorithm."
At this, the master unplugged the student's computer.
Recommended.
Good ones... LOL And a TIME SINK! :-)
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At this, the master unplugged the student's computer.
ReplyDeleteTELL ME HE HAD A BACKUP!!