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Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn
2 Buddhist students talking over a smoke.
#1 I'm going to ask master if it's alright to smoke.
#2 Me, too.
Next day, one is smoking the other is not.
Not smoking #1 I thought you were asking master if we should smoke or not.
Smoking #2 I did. What did you ask master?
#1 - not smoking, " Is it ok to smoke while I meditate?"
Master: Absolutely not.
#2 - smoking, "Ah, I asked master is it ok to meditate while I smoke?"
Master: Absolutely.
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When I used to live in Asia, I would always see monks, generally the 'new' ones, in the alleys, having a smoke.