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(Je nám líto , tato stránka nebyla dosud přeloženy do požadovaném jazyce.) A monk emailed master Kaimu: Last week you hinted at Six Qualities Strangely, within seconds he received a long reply: To understand music, The First is lacking in the monk Mudána. The Second is lacking in the nun Nabasu. The Third is lacking in the monk Djishin. The Fourth is lacking in the monk Landhwa. The Fifth is lacking in the monk Wangohan. The Sixth is lacking in young master Zjing. The monk thought for a minute and emailed the master: The First is too lazy to even begin. Yet if laziness engenders six paths to failure, Again, within seconds he received a reply: Master Kaimu is away on a deer hunting trip. * Declared by one of the Patriarchs to be: laziness, impatience, and hubris.
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