一位足经此地的政府首长，前来向大师致敬。
「我政事繁忙，无暇听受长篇大论的开示。」他说：「你能为我这类忙人，把宗教的精髓浓缩成一句话吗？」
「为了满全大人的愿望，我将它浓缩成一个词。」
「不可思议！这玄妙的词是什么？」
「静默。」
「如何达到静默。」
「静观。」
「我能再问：什么是静观？」
「静默。」
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.”