Cerita Zen
Midnight Excursion
Many pupils were studying meditation under the Zen master Sengai. One
of them used to arise at night, climb over the temple wall, and go to
town on a pleasure jaunt.
Sengai, inspecting the dormitory quarters, found this pupil missing
one night and also discovered the high stool he had used to scale the
wall. Sengai removed the stool and stood there in its place.
When the wanderer returned, not knowing that Sengai was the stool, he
put his feet on the master's head and jumped down into the grounds.
Discovering what he had done, he was aghast.
Sengai said: "It is very chilly in the early morning. Do be careful
not to catch cold yourself."
The pupil never went out at night again.