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In one of the Buddha's discourses, he
talks about the four
kinds of horses: the excellent horse, the good horse, the poor horse,
and the really bad horse. The excellent horse, according to the
sutra, moves before the whip even touches its back; just the
shadow of the whip or the slightest sound from the driver is enough
to make the horse move. The good horse runs at the lightest touch
of the whip on its back. The poor horse doesn't go until it feels
pain, and the very bad horse doesn't budge until the pain penetrates
to the marrow of its bones.
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