Sinner Presentation by Prof.K.Prabhakar [email_address]

There was once a very popular Zen Master . Due to his virtue & his skillful delivering of talk.

There was once a very popular Zen Master . Due to his virtue & his skillful delivering of talk.

There happened to be a thief among his sangha. This guy would steal every once in while. Every time he was caught, the Zen Master would counsel him & then ask the Sangha to forgive him.

There happened to be a thief among his sangha. This guy would steal every once in while. Every time he was caught, the Zen Master would counsel him & then ask the Sangha to forgive him.

This went on for a while until the sangha got sick of this thief. On one particular day, a leader, representing the sangha, issued an ultimatum to the Zen Master . Either he expels the thief or the entire sangha would leave.

This went on for a while until the sangha got sick of this thief. On one particular day, a leader, representing the sangha, issued an ultimatum to the Zen Master . Either he expels the thief or the entire sangha would leave.

The Zen Master answered, “Then all of you, please leave”. He then explained to the shocked crowd, “ All of you know that stealing is wrong, but he doesn’t. If I don’t teach him, who will? This man needs my guidance and my love more than any one of you. If I have to lose all of you to keep him, let this be the case”.

The Zen Master answered, “Then all of you, please leave”. He then explained to the shocked crowd, “ All of you know that stealing is wrong, but he doesn’t. If I don’t teach him, who will? This man needs my guidance and my love more than any one of you. If I have to lose all of you to keep him, let this be the case”.

The thief was so touched by this that he started to cry. From that day on, he never stole again.

The thief was so touched by this that he started to cry. From that day on, he never stole again.