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1、Lesson60ZenandtheArtofBurglaryIfpeopleaskmewhatZenislike,Iwillsaythatitislikelearningtheartofburglary.Thesonofaburglarsawhisfathergrowingolderandthought,"Ifheisunabletocarryonhisprofession,whowillbethebreadwinnerofthefamily,exceptmyself?Imustlearnthetrade."Heintimatedtheideatohi
2、sfather,whoapprovedofit.Onenightthefathertookthesontoabighouse,brokethroughthefence,enteredthehouse,and,openingoneofthelargechests,toldthesontogoinandpickouttheclothing,assoonasthesongetintoit,thefatherdroppedthelidandsecurelyappliedthelock.Thefathernowcameouttothecourtyardandlo
3、udlyknockedatthedoor,wakingupthewholefamily;thenhequietlyslippedawaybytheholeinthefence.Theresidentsgotexcitedandlightedcandles,buttheyfoundthattheburglarhadalreadygone.Theson,whoremainedallthetimesecurelyconfinedinthechest,thoughtofhiscruelfather.Hewasgreatlymortified,thenafine
4、ideaflasheduponhim.Hemadeanoiselikethegnawingofarat.Thefamilytoldthemaidtotakeacandleandexaminethechest.Whenthelidwasunlocked,outcametheprisoner,whoblewoutthelight,pushedawaythemaid,andfled.Thepeopleranafterhim.Noticingawellbytheroad,hepickedupalargestoneandthrewitintothewater.T
5、hepursuersallgatheredaroundthewelltryingtofindtheburglarsdrowninghimselfinthedarkhole.Inthemeantimehewentsafelybacktohisfather'shouse.Heblamedhisfatherdeeplyforthisnarrowescape.Saidthefather,"benotoffendedmyson.Justtellmehowyougotoutofit."Whenthesontoldhimallabouthisadventures,t
6、hefatherremarked,"Thereyouare,youhavelearnedtheart."mortify使丢脸，使经受羞辱gnaw(用牙齿)咬，啃禅宗与盗窃艺术如果有人问我禅宗是什么，我会告诉他禅宗就像是盗窃艺术。窃贼的儿子看着他的父亲一天天变老，心想，“要是父亲不能继续他的行当，除了我之外还有谁能承担起养家糊口的重任呢？我要学会这门手艺。”他把自己的这个想法给父亲说了，父亲同意了。一天晚上，父亲把儿子带到了一座大房子，钻过篱笆进入了房子。父亲打开一个大柜子，吩咐儿子进去偷些衣服出来。儿子刚进去，父亲就盖上了柜子的盖子，并牢牢地锁上了柜子
7、。他来到院子里，大声地敲门，把这家人全给吵醒了。接着，父亲悄悄地从篱笆的洞里钻了出去。惊慌失措的这家人点亮了蜡烛，却发现窃贼已经跑掉了。儿子一直被牢牢地锁在柜子里，想着他那无情的父亲。他感到受了屈辱。突然一个点子闪现在他的脑海中。他发出了老鼠咬柜子的声音，这家人就吩咐女仆拿着蜡烛去查看柜子。女仆一打开柜子的盖子，里面的躲着的人就跳了出来，吹灭蜡烛，推开女仆，逃走了。人们在后面追赶。他看到路边有一口井，搬起一块大石头，丢到了井里。追赶者都聚集在井边，想看看窃贼是不是掉进黑洞洞的井里淹死了。这时候，他安全地回到了他父亲的房子。他斥责他父亲说他差点没能活着回
8、来。父亲说，“儿呀，别生气，告诉我你怎么逃出来的。”听完儿子讲述了历险经历，父亲说，“现在好了
