There's a good Zen story of a student who went to a roshi, a teacher, demanding to be taught the secret of enlightenment. Instead of saying something, the roshi began to pour the student a cup of tea. The cup became full; yet the master kept on pouring and the tea spilled over onto the floor.
"My cup is full, Master. Why do you keep on pouring more and more?" the student asked.
"Like this cup of tea, your mind is already filled with something. If I pour my knowledge into your cup, it will just go onto the floor because there's no room in your mind for it. You will interpret my instructions according to what you already think. Your mind will not be able to accept the truth I give you."
From The Living Gita - A commentary for modern readers by Sri Swami Satchidananda
We just designed half an hour's session in a leadership programme based on this small story. It all comes together. Yoga philosophy and leadership development. It will be exciting to see how the participants interpret the story and bring it back to their everyday leadership experiences.
Hajk & Hallrenovering
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