Teacups

A student asked Suzuki Roshi why the Japanese make their teacups so thin and delicate that they break easily. “It’s not that they’re too delicate,” he answered, “but that you don’t know how to handle them. You must adjust yourself to the environment, and not vice versa.”

From an unknown student of Suzuki Roshi, Sōtō Zen Tradition.

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4 thoughts on “Teacups”

marga t. says:

September 13, 2015 at 1:34 pm

I have some new dishes that I am learning from, right now!

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1. bitesizedharma says:
  
  September 13, 2015 at 1:40 pm
  
  Haha! 🙂 I’m terrible for breaking dishes.
  
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  1. marga t. says:
    
    September 13, 2015 at 1:45 pm
    
    If the Greek restaurant tradition has merit, maybe that is a good thing 🙂
    
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  2. bitesizedharma says:
    
    September 13, 2015 at 1:59 pm
    
    I like the positive spin you’ve put on my clumsiness! 😀
    
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