First Empty Your Cup

<p><!-- wp:heading --></p> <h2>Question of the Week Brought to you by <a href= "https://www.relaxedmale.com/brotherhood/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">The Brotherhood of Men</a></h2> <p><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:html --> <span class= "quora-content-embed" data-name= "My-mom-and-I-have-been-getting-into-fights-We-re-both-tired-of-it-but-always-seem-to-argue-How-do-I-make-things-good-again/answer/Bryan-Goodwin-10"> Read <a href="https://www.quora.com/Bryan-Goodwin-10">Bryan Goodwin</a>'s <a href= "../../../My-mom-and-I-have-been-getting-into-fights-We-re-both-tired-of-it-but-always-seem-to-argue-How-do-I-make-things-good-again?top_ans=247433789"> answer</a> to <a href= "../../../My-mom-and-I-have-been-getting-into-fights-We-re-both-tired-of-it-but-always-seem-to-argue-How-do-I-make-things-good-again"> <span class="rendered_qtext">My mom and I have been getting into fights. We’re both tired of it, but always seem to argue. How do I make things good again?</span></a> on <a href= "https://www.quora.com">Quora</a></span> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --></p> <h2>Main Topic</h2> <p><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>There is an old story about how a University professor came to China and was talking to a Zen Master about Zen. As they talked the Zen Master was serving tea. The master started pouring the tea till it was right up to the lip of the cup. Then he kept pouring until the saucer was full and finally the professor could hold his tongue anymore and blurted out its full you can’t get any more in! The Zen master replied, “This is you. How can I teach you Zen unless you empty your cup?”</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>No, this week’s post isn’t about being zen or anything like that. It is about what are you putting in your cup are you emptying your cup or are you keeping your cup full. Are you listening to what is being said or are you just holding on to your preconceived thoughts? Are you Emptying Your Cup? Are you getting rid of any preconceived notion