EMPTYING YOUR CUP
“Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.” ~ Bruce Lee
A small Zen story "A Cup of Tea" goes on like this
Nan-in, a Japanese
master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who
came to inquire about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring.
The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is overfull. No more will go in!”
“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?”
Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring.
The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is overfull. No more will go in!”
“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?”
When i was 19 i attended
a personality development course in India, it was based on NLP, there i first
heard the above Zen story. Can you able to understand the core information
inside this story? The learning behind the story is, we have to be in a student
mentality (being ego less) if need to learn a new idea or skill. We humans
experience lots of situations and actions day by day since from our childhood
which form impressions on our mind and makes us to form a final opinion,
conclusion. This past experience conclusions, opinions, ideas in our mind wont
allow us to accept a new idea, skill or learning. Its very difficult to observe
or gain a new idea when your mind is full of your own opinions.
There is also a another quote,
"Its difficult to teach an old dog new tricks". The science behind these quotes are based on the tricky action by the mind. The above quote might have been told as its impossible to teach an old dog new tricks, but its not impossible its difficult, so the hidden truth is that we can change our mind to student mentality state which allow us to receive more information. Statistics shows that kids learn faster than the adults, Many experiments were done on the above topic and finally they conclude kids learn faster than adults.
The medical science behind this is When Compared to adults, children have more nerve cells that can actively create new connections. This is why kids can learn new languages, learn to play an instrument, or pick up a new sport more easily than adults can. Its true, don’t forget, the more we empty our mind the more we have the possibility to learn, small child will learn faster than anyone.
There is also a another quote,
"Its difficult to teach an old dog new tricks". The science behind these quotes are based on the tricky action by the mind. The above quote might have been told as its impossible to teach an old dog new tricks, but its not impossible its difficult, so the hidden truth is that we can change our mind to student mentality state which allow us to receive more information. Statistics shows that kids learn faster than the adults, Many experiments were done on the above topic and finally they conclude kids learn faster than adults.
The medical science behind this is When Compared to adults, children have more nerve cells that can actively create new connections. This is why kids can learn new languages, learn to play an instrument, or pick up a new sport more easily than adults can. Its true, don’t forget, the more we empty our mind the more we have the possibility to learn, small child will learn faster than anyone.
Letting the ego down and
emptying your mind these both activities makes you humble. There is a hidden
secret behind the humble behavior which makes our mind open to receive as much
as you can.
Now i strongly recommend you to know and understand the ego and empty your mind. Unless you are clear with this you wont gain the totality of the character which is required for you to develop. I suggest to carryon surfing in the internet about ego where you can find lot of quotes, findings moral stories and spiritual discussion. Please go thru that and conclude yourself about the term ego.
Now i strongly recommend you to know and understand the ego and empty your mind. Unless you are clear with this you wont gain the totality of the character which is required for you to develop. I suggest to carryon surfing in the internet about ego where you can find lot of quotes, findings moral stories and spiritual discussion. Please go thru that and conclude yourself about the term ego.
Empty your mind, be
formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the
cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a
teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water,
my friend.
~ Bruce Lee
The best method to implement being ego less and emptying your mind is done by performing meditation. This simple meditation will give you more power to be ego less and emptying your mind.
~ Bruce Lee
The best method to implement being ego less and emptying your mind is done by performing meditation. This simple meditation will give you more power to be ego less and emptying your mind.
Simple Exercise: Meditation
Below is the Step by
step procedure for practicing meditation you can practice it anywhere anytime
but the best place is silent environment and best time is early morning.
1. Sit calmly and take a
deep breath.
2. Avoid thinking on outside happenings.
3. Concentrate on your exercise and breath.
4. Slowly Inhale fresh air for 10 Sec.
5. Hold your breath for 10 Sec.
6. Exhale air slowly for 10 Sec.
7. Do this as much time as you can.
2. Avoid thinking on outside happenings.
3. Concentrate on your exercise and breath.
4. Slowly Inhale fresh air for 10 Sec.
5. Hold your breath for 10 Sec.
6. Exhale air slowly for 10 Sec.
7. Do this as much time as you can.
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