When Master Haesan visited Master Tooja, Master Tooja, handing a cup of tea to Haesan, said, “All the universe is in this.” On receiving it, Haesan, pouring the tea out of the cup, asked, “Where is all the universe now?” Master Tooja said, “A cup of tea is wasted.”
Student: “Where is all the universe when Haesan poured the tea out of the cup?”
Master: “Haesan showed it.”
Student: “If Haesan showed it, why did Tooja say that a cup of tea was wasted?”
Master: “Because you don’t see it.”
Commentary:
Trying to see the universe beyond what is seen and heard is like trying to find a rabbit horn.
©Boo Ahm
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