Idealogian

Temple Lessons

Tailors Today has come out with a fourth set of Temple Lessons, wisdom gleaned from ancient stories of Eastern religions and aimed at helping those who study it attain enlightenment.

My favorite is still this one (from the second set):

A rich man came to tour the temple, and when he had seen it he asked Joshu why the monks, who were said to be wise, slept on bare mats and ate only rice.

Joshu said, "Where does a wise man need to sleep? What does he need to eat?"

But actually it was because Joshu had embezzled quite a lot of money from the temple.