A Cup of Tea
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the
Meiji era, received a university professor who
came to inquire about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s
cup full, and then kept on pouring.
The professor watched the overflow
until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is
overfull. No more will go in!”
“Like this cup,” Nan-in said, “you are full
of your own opinion and speculations. How
can you receive Zen unless you first empty your cup?
A Zen Story
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