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Put it back"
So the thief followed the master just like a small child. He wanted somehow to escape this dangerous man. What kind of thing was this -- because he had been stealing his whole life and for the first time he had encountered a real man.
He rushed out of the room. The master said "Wait, learn a few manners -- thank me first and then close the door." So he had to thank the master and close the door.
After a few days he was caught -- there were some other cases against him -- and he confessed that he had stolen from the master also.
The judge said "This is too much, to steal from a man who is enlightened. Don't you have any heart? Are you completely dead or what?" And he said "I will call the master to court and if he says you have stolen from him, that's enough. Then I will not look into other cases, that's enough: I will send you at least for twenty years."
The master was called and the master said "This is a beautiful man. Release him immediately. He never stole from me." Now there was another surprise for the thief. The master said "Because he thanked me you cannot call it stealing. I gave him the money and he thanked me for it, he was perfectly grateful for it. And I asked him to close the door and he had. In fact I owe one rupee to him." He had brought one rupee for the thief saying "Please accept this one rupee because that night I had to tell you to leave one rupee. It was not good of me but you were so generous that you left one rupee for me for the morning milk. And remember, if you have to come again, at least inform me two days before. Then I will manage something. I will beg and I will find a few people and I will arrange some money for you."
Because the master said release him, the thief was released. He followed the master to his hut. The master says 'Why are you following me? I told you, if you want to steal anything you have to inform me two days before. Come in two days.' The thief said "Forget all about stealing, I am coming to be initiated by you, because this is the first time I have seen what profound silence is. Now there is only one longing in me, to be as silent as you are. I have seen the
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