禅Soyen Shaku

proverb

A Cup of Tea Is a Cup of Tea

Zen for Americans

Contemporary

Historically verified

Text

A cup of tea is a cup of tea. But if you drink it with full attention, it becomes the whole universe in a cup.

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Attribution

Lineage: Rinzai

By Soyen Shaku

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