Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-In Sunday December 17th 2017

Along my journey through this life I have learned many wonderful things. Here is a story that Master Bruce Lee used to love to tell.

"One day, a famous and knowledgeable professor goes to learn from an old Zen master. But during the session, the Zen master notices that the professor keeps interrupting him. He talks nonstop about his version of his understanding of everything. As soon as the Zen master realises this, he stops talking and makes a pot of tea.

The Zen master begins to pour a cup of tea for the professor, the professor still keeps talking while holding a cup, the Zen master smiles gently and listens to what the professor is saying. The Zen master fills the cup but keeps pouring so that the cup begins overflowing.

The professor stops the master and says that the cup is overflowing and no more tea will fill in. The Zen master smiles and says to the professor: exactly, if the cup is not empty, it will not make room for the tea; if you want to learn something new, you have to empty your cup." (Zen Teaching)

Master Lee would conclude by adding this, " In order to taste my cup of tea you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop alle of your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty." (Master Bruce Lee)

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