The Chinese original author: unknown
Translator-editor: Tao Qing
Hsu (A Buddhist at home;Taiwan; Since AD 1971-- )
There is a little learner who
always doesn’t realize the meaning of Zen. One day, there is an empty cup on
the table before a Zen-master. The Zen-master asks his little learner to pour
the tea into the cup for him. The little learner obeys the order and pours the
tea.
Then,
the cup is full of tea and the little learner stops pouring the tea. The
Zen-master orders the little learner to keep pouring the tea. The little
learner thus hesitates and says to the Zen-master, ”Master, the cup is full of
tea. Should I keep pouring the tea? ”
The
Zen-master says to him, “There are two choices for you. One is to keep pouring
the tea. The other is to empty the cup and keep pouring the tea.”
Suddenly,
the little learner seems to realize the meaning of emptiness. Think about
it, if our hearts are filled with things, how can we be able to fill in new
things? Only by emptying our hearts can we fill in new things, for example, new
ideas.
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