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thought to himself, "This guru is supposed to be very
great in power but he only takes this poor food." The
Venerable Trikalajnana read his mind but said nothing,
merely asking for a spoon to stir the pot. Three times he
stirred, and then gave a bowl of the food to the lama.
When the lama tasted it, he found eating it more
delightful than any sensation he had known, even in his
highest meditations. Thus his pride was diminished by
half, but half remained. He asked the guru, "May I
request that you compare your supernormal powers with
mine?"
The guru replied, "I am an old man, but I have many
disciples here. Choose any of them you please for your
contest."
After looking around at Trikalajnana's pupils, the lama
chose a very thin one whom he thought might not have
much by way of extraordinary attainment. The disciple
asked, "What method will you use for proving these
powers?"
The lama decided that as there was deep snow on the
mountains, one of them should sit high upon a mountain
and dissolve the snow into steam. The disciple agreed to
this and politely asked the lama to choose the upper or
lower position. The lama considered to himself: It
would be better to sit lower on the mountain—then I can
see whether he really has any power or not. When he
told the disciple that, the latter respectfully said, "It is
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