Emptiness
2012 , the movie which has recently come on circuit about the apocalypse, had one scene of personal significance, which included a Tibetan monk who was discussing with his student the purpose of his wisdom. The student had asked him what the point of all his wisdom was if the world was indeed coming to its imminent end. The monk poured tea into his student's cup to the point of overflowing. The monk was teaching him a lesson on wisdom. The student did not understand why his teacher was filling the cup more than was necessary. The monk said, it was not the overflowing cup that is needed but an empty cup. The concept of being void was being taught. And I had to shake my head internally, having sought wisdom, yet being disappointed by this impractical wisdom received. Is that wisdom at all, considering its lesson leaving me as perplexed as before. Or am I not searching deeply enough for this meaning of emptiness? If you are empty, you are able to receive. But by receiving,...