The wealthy man
has an ornate cup,
the working man
a very simple one.
The poor farmer,
nurturing the tea plants,
has no cup and all,
but for each of them
the tea is the same.
What is it
that you taste?

A reflection on Case 57 of the Shobogenzo (Dogen’s True Dhama Eye)

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