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Wash Your Bowl

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Ken Thompson in Lifestyle, Philosophy and tagged Meditate, Meditation, Psil Silva, transcend, wash your bowl, Zen.

An eager student new to Zen says to their Master, “Please, Master, I am a new student, teach me.”

“Have you eaten?” The Master replied.

“Yes,” the student said.

“Then wash your bowl.”

The student was enlightened.

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