There are many different versions of who the characters really are and the one thing in common involves the setting of how they came to be speaking. It was even "inserted" into the apocalyptic movie "2012".
When you read it, ask yourself, "What am I missing out on because I haven't emptied my cup?"
A young Shaolin monk in Feudal China had an extensive background in the ways of the Shaolin, Tao and Buddhism as well as being an expert on the Nirvana Sutra. As was the custom in those times, he studied under many different masters. Many of those masters he had bested with his knowledge and skill. Finally he came across the most venerable of masters of that time.
He came to study with the Master and, after making the customary bows, asked him to teach him the greater truths.
The old Master sat him down for tea and, while preparing the tea, asked the young scholar about his background. The young man gladly spoke of his past, how he had bested other more learned men than he. To each of the scholar's tales, the old Master smiled and nodded, listening patiently the whole time while making the tea.
When it was ready, he poured the tea into the scholar's cup until it began to overflow and run all over the floor. The scholar saw what was happening and shouted, "Stop! Stop! The cup is full, you can't get any more in!"
The Master stopped pouring and said, "You are like this cup - full of ideas, full of yourself, and full of what you believe. You come for teaching but your cup is full. I can't put anything in. Before I can teach you, you will have to empty your cup."
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LESSON?
1. Challenge your beliefs.
2. Search not for the truth but first cease your infatuation with your opinions.
In 2 weeks time, after I return from my honeymoon, I will tell you a little more about some of the many ways this can be applied to your everyday life.
Until then,
ESPecially Best Wishes,
Chris Johnson
Mentalist and Psychic Entertainer
www.thementalist.com.au
