Buddhist Story:A Cup of Tea NanYin was a Zen master during the Meiji period in Japan. One day, a university professor came specifically to inquire about Zen from him, but NanYin only served him tea. He poured tea into the guest's cup until it was full and continued pouring even after that. The professor watched helplessly as the tea kept spilling over the brim of the cup, until he could no longer remain silent and finally said, It's overflowing, stop pouring! "You are like this cup,NanYin replied, filled with your own opinions and thoughts. How can I speak of Zen to you without you first emptying your own cup?
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