Keito, a Zen master, was the abbot of Tofukuji, one of the main temples in Kyoto. One day the governor of Kyoto came to him.
The novice handed the old man a business card: “Kitagaki, Governor of Kyoto.”
“I don’t want to see this man, let him go,” said the elder. The novice apologetically returned the card to the governor.
“It was my mistake,” the governor said and crossed out the word “Governor of Kyoto.” “Ask your teacher to accept me again.”
“Oh, so this is Kitagaki!” exclaimed the mentor, seeing the corrected card. “I will gladly see him!”
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru