Twelve monks were about to be ordained.
The final test was forthem to line up, nude, in a garden while a
nude model danced before them. Each monk had a small bell attached
to his privates, and they were told that anyone whose bell rang
would not be ordained because he had not reached a state of
spiritual purity.
The model danced before the first monk candidate, with no
reaction. She proceeded down the line with the same response until
she got to the final monk. As she danced, his bell rang so loudly
it fell off and clattered to the ground. Embarrassed, he bent down
to pick up the bell, and eleven other bells began to ring......
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