一位足經此地的政府首長，前來向大師致敬。
「我政事繁忙，無暇聽受長篇大論的開示。」他說：「你能為我這類忙人，把宗教的精髓濃縮成一句話嗎？」
「為了滿全大人的願望，我將它濃縮成一個詞。」
「不可思議！這玄妙的詞是什麼？」
「靜默。」
「如何達到靜默。」
「靜觀。」
「我能再問：什麼是靜觀？」
「靜默。」
RELIGION
The Governor on his travels stepped in to pay homage to the Master.
“Affairs of State leave me no time for lengthy dissertations,” he said. “Could you put
the essence of religion into a paragraph or two for a busy man like me?”
“I shall put it into a single word for the benefit of Your Highness.”
“Incredible! What is that unusual word?”
“Silence.”
“And what is the way to Silence?”
“Meditation.”
“And what, may I ask, is meditation?”
“Silence.”