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reminds me of the famous zen tale, as I recall it: A western professor once went to a zen master in order to study zen. The master welcomed him, and offered hi
by fedeb95 2y ago
reminds me of the famous zen tale, as I recall it:
A western professor once went to a zen master in order to study zen. The master welcomed him, and offered him a cup of tea. When tea was ready, he began to pour the liquid into the professor's cup. When the liquid reached the top of the cup, the master continued filling it, making the tea go all over the floor. The professor asked what he was doing, and the master answered: "This cup couldn't hold more tea because it was already full. If you don't first empty your mind from your prejudices, how can I teach you anything?"
- usrnm 2y agoThat actually says more about the prejudices of the zen master, than the professor
- hshshshshsh 2y agoThat's true. If you don't have prejudice you cannot talk about it since you don't know it.
- lupire 2y agoIt's an educational metaphorical demonstration, not a prejudice.
- hshshshshsh 2y agoIt doesn't really do anything. Adds one more crap belief to the list of all other crap beliefs one already have.
- mr_toad 2y agoIf I knew what I was doing I’d never learn anything.
- emptyfile 2y ago[dead]