>the Zen teacher talked, the learned man frequently interrupted to
>express his own opinion about this and that.
>
>Finally, the Zen teacher stopped talking and began to serve tea to the
>learned man. He poured the cup full, then kept pouring until the cup
>overflowed.
>
>"Stop," said the learned man. "The cup is full, no more can be poured
>in."
>
>"Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions," replied the Zen
>teacher. "If you do not first empty your cup, how can you taste my cup
>of tea?"
It's already empty, Erika, and if you pour water into this cup, you may still get a mild taste of tea, and sometimes, actually more than than not, the tea cup is used to hold coffee :) and occasionally the owner may pour the cup half full with tea water and another half with coffee, but probably he won't mix them together when he drinks tea on top of Fuji Mountain ...
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