How Full Is Your Cup?

A Zen master received a university professor who came to enquire about Zen.

The master served tea, filling his visitor's cup to the brim, and continued pouring.

The professor watched him until he could no longer restrain himself. "It is full. No more will go in!"

"Like this cup," the master said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"


Do you walk into a situation to show what you already know or to understand about the situation?

How open are you to life?


~Taken from "How full is your cup?: 64 stories that can transform the way you look at life" by J M Sampath~