Never Born, Never Died

Empty Your Cup (A Bird on the Wing - 01)


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BELOVED MASTER,

THE JAPANESE MASTER NAN-IN GAVE AUDIENCE

TO A PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY.

SERVING TEA, NAN-IN FILLED HIS VISITOR'S CUP,

AND KEPT POURING.

THE PROFESSOR WATCHED THE OVERFLOW

UNTIL HE COULD RESTRAIN HIMSELF NO LONGER:

STOP!

THE CUP IS OVERFULL, NO MORE WILL GO IN.

NAN-IN SAID:

LIKE THIS CUP,

YOU ARE FULL OF YOUR OWN OPINIONS AND SPECULATIONS.

HOW CAN I SHOW YOU ZEN

UNLESS YOU FIRST EMPTY YOUR CUP? 

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