The Zen Parable of the Empty Cup
Zen is not serious.
Seriousness is ego in formal wear.
Seriousness is ego in formal wear.
The UnMind Project ™ • The Zen Parable of the Empty Cup
The empty cup is not emptiness as lack.
It is emptiness as availability.
When the cup is empty, tea happens.
When the mind is empty, life happens.
It is emptiness as availability.
When the cup is empty, tea happens.
When the mind is empty, life happens.
The UnMind Project ™ • The Zen Parable of the Empty Cup
Life is paradoxical because it is alive. The moment you pin it down, it stops breathing. The moment you label it, it sheds the label and walks away laughing.
The UnMind Project ™ • The Zen Parable of the Empty Cup
This is why Zen sounds illogical. It is not anti-intellectual; it is post-intellectual. It knows the mind is a brilliant servant and a terrible master. The moment you try to grasp life, life slips into comedy.
The UnMind Project ™ • The Zen Parable of the Empty Cup
Zen is rude because truth is impatient.
The UnMind Project ™ • The Zen Parable of the Empty Cup
Zen does not argue with your intelligence.
It simply refuses to compete with it.
It simply refuses to compete with it.
The UnMind Project ™ • The Zen Parable of the Empty Cup
A learned professor once visited a Zen master to ask about enlightenment. He spoke rapidly, quoting scriptures, philosophies, footnotes, and footnotes of footnotes.
The master listened politely and poured tea.
He poured until the cup overflowed.
The professor shouted, “Stop! The cup is full. No more will go in!”
The master smiled. “Exactly.”
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The master listened politely and poured tea.
He poured until the cup overflowed.
The professor shouted, “Stop! The cup is full. No more will go in!”
The master smiled. “Exactly.”
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