Zen Master Keichu presided over the main temple in Kyoto. One day a novice brought him a business card and said that this man wanted to see him. The card read: “Kitagaki, Governor of Kyoto.” Keichu looked at the business card and said:
“Tell me I can’t accept it.”
The novice took the business card back and, apologizing, conveyed the Master’s words.
“This is my mistake,” said the governor and, crossing out the words “Governor of Kyoto,” he gave it to the novice. - Ask your teacher again.
- Oh, so this is Kitagaki! - Keichu exclaimed when he saw the business card again. - I want to see this man.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru