Temper
A Zen student came to Nagoyaka and complained: "Master, I have an ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?"
"You have something very strange," replied Nagoyaka. "Let me see what you have."
"Just now I cannot show it to you," replied the other.
"When can you show it to me?" asked Nagoyaka.
"It arises unexpectedly from cagers on the road," replied the student.
"Then," concluded Nagoyaka, "it must not be your own true nature. If it were, you could show it to me at any time. When you mounted your bike you did not have it, and your riding did not give it to you. Think that over."
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