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Once upon a time, a student visited a wise master to learn about Zen. The master welcomed him and said, “Sure, let’s talk about this over some tea.” He poured the student a cup of tea and kept pouring until the cup was overflowing.

Not sure what to do, the student watched the spilling tea for a while. But eventually, he couldn’t take it anymore. “Stop! Quit pouring the tea. You’re wasting all of it.”

"Exactly,” the teacher said as he stopped and looked at the student, “You’re like this cup of tea. You’re already full. You have a predefined concept of Zen, so no matter what I tell you, it won’t fit into your mind. Go empty your cup and come back when it’s empty.”

(Narasi dari salah satu artikel Medium.com mengenai kisah seorang murid dengan gurunya di dalam ajaran Buddism)