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SIMPLE LIFE A Vietnamese famous zen master, tells a story about the awareness of protecting the life's natural by ethnic minority that he has been experienced. The content of story as following: In 1951, the zen master went in remote mountain areas in Dai Lao, Lam Dong province, Vietnam with a few monks, to build meditation center. Because   unfamiliar terrain and working related to construction of the monastery, so zen master asked some people’s help. Ethnic people were be hired, who to work very hard. Monks were very grateful for their assistance. But after three days working, they did not come back. Because there were no helping from them, construction had stalled. The zen master sought and asked why they did not come to help. They said: " Why do we have to go back so soon? You, monks have paid enough money for our living in a month. We will return when we run out of money to buy rice." Many people criticized this custom of the ethnic people. They say ethnic peo...