Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.
The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"
"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "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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I feel this is what Bhagavn used to mean when He said that Grace always is. The more one frees one's mind from thoughts, the stonger would be the conviction that always Grace has been and is!
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