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One day a Zen master asked a newcomer in a temple: “Have you been to this temple before?” The newcomer answered: “No, I haven’t.” Zen master said: “Let’s have some tea.”

Zen master asked another Buddhist monk the same question. And the Buddhist monk answered: “Yes, I have come here before.” Zen master once again said: “Let’s have some tea.”

The abbot of the temple felt curious and asked: “Master, Why do you tell everybody “Let’s have some tea” whether or not they have come here before?” Zen master told the abbot to come closer, and the abbot approached. Then Zen master told him: “Let’s have some tea.”