Wood and Apple

A Zen master fell that himself is old and is time to decide his successor. So he ask all his student out to chopping for wood in the hill that is opposite the river.

There is no boat along the river. All his students fail to chop any wood because the river is deep and rapid.

The Zen master is quite dissapointing and say nothing. At this moment, one of his student give him an apple and say, "Although I fail to bring back any wood, I bring back some apples from the apple tree beside the river."

Zen Story: A Cup of Tea

A scholar ask a Zen master to teach him on Zen.

Master said nothing, just put a cup in front of the scholar and start pouring tea into the cup.

After a few seconds, the cup is full of tea. But the master still do not stop pouring the tea into the cup, the tea just flow out non-stop.

The scholar finally can't stand it and say, "Master, the cup is full. It can't contain the tea anymore."

The master smile and say, "Your are full with your knowledge now. You can only understand Zen before you empty yourself."