Comments on: Emptying the cup

By: Marie-Christine

Marie-Christine — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:20:31 +0000

empty your mind

By: natasja

natasja — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:06:29 +0000

this zen master could also have a lot of humor. ……

By: Will_d

Will_d — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:41:15 +0000

Hi all, I would agree with Satvinder that ”emptying’ is not necessarily ‘deleting”but rather seeing things as they truly are. No body-mind phenomenon has reality from its own side but draws meaning from its context. It is not self existent. Maybe that was something the Professor had not grasped and the teaching the Master was offering him.

By: Satvinder

Satvinder — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:13:24 +0000

Hi again
in continuation to my above statement….”Emptying” is not necessarily “deleting” everything you’ve acquired previously.Giving and receiving is always on an equal platform.its always the commom man who entitles a person as “master”,not he himself,and whosoever is the “receiver” be it a professor,scientist,farmer,conman….has to first receive,listen,then debate or clear doubts or contradict.a good listner would always have an upper hand.i think you’ll agree with me??
rgds
stvinder

By: THELMA

THELMA — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:23:49 +0000

Thank you all. I do not know much about ZEN. I have only read a book about ‘Tao and Physics’. I think that ZEN has always to be given by a Master to a discipline-pupil. So, I believe, to be humble is necessary. The first lesson of the story is to accept criticism and forget egoism[egotism]. The next lesson is to ‘empty’ the mind from earthly ‘noises’, so we will be able to listen to the voice of our inner self and awake our intuition. Silence is stronger than …words. Zen emphasizes ’simplicity’.
LOVE, THELMA

By: Satvinder

Satvinder — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:50:35 +0000

Hi Heart and Sophian
India has a great tradition of Guru-Shishya i.e. Master-disciple.Even if the disciple attains great heights,becomes more famous than the guru,he stands hand-folded in front of the master and anticipates what more can he learn from him.Heart,knowledge can be achieved by theories and self-study but wisdom is always experienced and a guru is always associated with wisdom not knowledge.i have learnt more from uneducated village folks,than perhaps in school,universities.Humility should never be forgotton when you are standing in front of a person.
lots of luv
satvinder

By: Heart

Heart — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:57:48 +0000

Thank you for your reflections too Sophian.

By: wanbliska

wanbliska — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:13:08 +0000

For we know, don’t know or pretend to, we are always the master or disciple of someone