"We live and perform our experiments in a sea of ether."- Wu Li Masters (pg 145)

"The professor came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself.
'It is overfull. No more will go in!'
'Like this cup,' Nan-in said, 'you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?'
Our cup is usually filled to the brim with 'the obvious,' 'common sense,' and 'the self-evident.'"-Wu Li Masters (pg 132)