A monk and his master sat in a boat on a peaceful lake.
The monk asked, "Master, what is the nature of tranquility?"
The master lifted his paddle and let it hover over the water.
"Is tranquility the stillness of the boat, or the stillness of the lake?"
The monk gazed into the water and said, "Perhaps it is both."
The master lowered his paddle, creating a ripple that spread across the lake.
"And yet," he said, "the ripple disturbs neither."
In that moment, the monk understood.
The monk asked, "Master, what is the nature of tranquility?"
The master lifted his paddle and let it hover over the water.
"Is tranquility the stillness of the boat, or the stillness of the lake?"
The monk gazed into the water and said, "Perhaps it is both."
The master lowered his paddle, creating a ripple that spread across the lake.
"And yet," he said, "the ripple disturbs neither."
In that moment, the monk understood.
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