tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882557951360567838.post5517475102394043577..comments2024-03-18T02:18:37.031-05:00Comments on teasquared: Tuesday tea tunes: Just Before June, in JuneThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10300536066616761466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882557951360567838.post-62947838438374686912012-06-25T18:52:06.373-05:002012-06-25T18:52:06.373-05:00Here is one of my favorite Zen koans, perfect for ...Here is one of my favorite Zen koans, perfect for the newspaper guy transitioning to academia:<br /><br />A Cup of Tea<br /><br />Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.<br /><br />Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.<br /><br />The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"<br /><br />"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?"Michael O'Donnellhttp://courseweb.stthomas.edu/mjodonnell/noreply@blogger.com