One day, CIA stood on a tarmac, holding a briefcase and waiting for a prisoner exchange. Masketta approached, along with three hooded men. They exchanged the case and as CIA shuffled the prisoners onboard, Masketta asked "Why did you not remove their hoods to confirm who they are?" CIA replied "Why did you not open the briefcase to count the money inside?" In that moment, Masketta became enlightened.

Bane and Pavel were high above the ground, dangling from a rope pulled along by a plane, meditating on the nature of fear. Pavel screamed "I'm scared!" Bane asked "Why are you scared?" "Because I cannot control what is happening. I no longer feel in charge." "Save your fear until it can help you", the big guy replied. "And when can fear help me?" "When it helps you to act." "And when can fear help me to act?" "When you are in charge." In that moment, Pavel became enlightened.

Foley stood above an exploded manhole, surrounded by cops, contemplating the smoke. "To the citizens of Gotham, this was an explosion of a gas line", he thought "To a hothead, there was no gas explosion. It was a sewer." At last he said, "No one can go down there."

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>>137312 Thanks, big guy. I will meditate on this and might come up with more. In the meantime, this is what inspired me: https://nkanaev.github.io/zen101/en/

Here is my attempt, OP-san: Masketta man brought three hooded prisoners to CIA. Masketta, hoping to prove his generosity, said, "Don't worry. No charge for them." "Why would I want them?" CIA asked. "They were trying to grab your prize." CIA remained unmoved. Masketta was upset that CIA did not appreciate this gift. "They work for the mercenary…" CIA interrupted him, "It is the giver who should be thankful."

This is some good ass shit.

You could make a page on the Baneposting wiki for these. Someone please do so

Best thread in a while OP. Here's mine: CIA and Bane were on a flight one day. CIA turned to Bane and pulled off his hood. Beneath it, Bane wore a mask. CIA thought for a moment, then asked, "If I pull that off will you die?" Bane simply said, "If I pull your mask off, will you finally live?"

Very good thread.

CIA hanged the hooded man's head through the door, expecting answers. The hooded man was silent. CIA shot next to the head of the hooded man, yet he remained unmoved. This angered CIA and the big guy saw his rage. Bane said "It is in yourself that you should find flaws." CIA retorted "Why would a hired gun have such a lotta loyalty?" The big guy responded "Why would someone shoot a man before throwing him out of the plane?"

In the course of a flight, CIA-sensei was discoursing with his disciples. One of CIA-sensei's disciples asked the question "Sir?" CIA-sensei responded "Why do you refer to me by this title? What does "Sir" mean?" The disciple answered "It is a term of authority, to refer with deference to one who is higher than myself." To which CIA-sensei responded "It may be that I am higher than you, but am I bigger than you? And the disciple received enlightenment that day.

One of the disciples approached sensei CIA. He was troubled. “Why did you list only one of them In the flight plan,” he asked, brow furrowed. “if you were not going to actually throw two of them out of the plane?” CIA stood serenely with his hands on the sides of his buckle. After a long while he responded, “Bravo, Nolan.” And the disciple understood.

The car rumbled to a stop and the men exited. "Don't worry. No charge for them. They were trying to grab your prize." The government agent responded: "And who is to say he is my prize, have I won him yet? Is he really his own prize yet to be won?" The doctor's words echoed in the CIA man's head "They're not my friends" and the agent knew it would never come to pass. The mosquito reflected upon this, and gained enlightenment.

>>137283 10/10