Have a cup of tea

Zhaozhou asked a newcomer, "Have you been here before?" "No." "Have a cup of tea." He asked another. "Yes, I have." "Have a cup of tea."

Sayings of Zhaozhou

How to sit with it

Newcomer or old hand, the invitation is the same. Make a drink and only drink it.

Read it once more, slowly. Then sit for two minutes and let it stay in the background. There is nothing to solve. New to this? Read what a koan is.