Trine University - Modulus Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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f B GURN WA RE ESS Nan-in, Japanese master of Zen Buddhism, received a uni- versity professor who wished to learn Zen. The professor was most serious about his interest in Zen and was eager to com- mence his search for enlightenment. but Nan-in, a simple man, bade the professor to relax, and gave him a cup of tea. Nan-in poured so much in the cup that it began to run over. The professor was a bit piqued and informed his Oriental host that his cup of tea was overflowing. Like this cup, Nan-in explained to him, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup? We are all full of our own opinions and speculations, our own prejudices and built in hostilities. How can we ever be aware of life unless we first empty our cups? Awareness of life can not be gained by a mere pouring of more facts into our already overflowing cups of information. But once our cups are empty, we may become filled with the true delight of hon- est understandingg thus we may come to be filled with wis- dom. Cul hinannna-

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To my parents for openmg my 11fe To my W1fe for openmg my heart To 11fe for opening my eyes. And to you, for opening this book

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AW RE SSOFTI ... 5 'wx N., , -. if A AJ J .,.'..,3f'- sa., Q i , was '55 I Time is dearer to the oldg Time is a fire in which we burn, Time, the author of authors, Time bears away all things, even our minds. Surely more adages have been quoted with Time as the subject than those concerning any other subject. Einstein's theory of rela- tivity and the fictional and cinematic versions of Space Odyssey have given us an awareness of the amorphous, controversial, and exigent quality of time. We can shape it, use it, abuse it, ignore it, or enjoy itg still it is an inexorable juggernaut. The aged dread it, the young long for it, the scientists explore and measure it. . Becoming aware of Time as a viable element, the wise person will use it, push himself to goals he has never even anticipated, compound his curiosity and learning, and prepare himself for frontiers that have never been reached by anyone. This awareness leads to a tempered use of time-for study, relaxation, social relationships, and productivity-and all of these are retempered by a sense of accomplishment in one's having controlled his allotment of years, days, and seconds. ll N, , . ,ia e 4 h .- i f , W , V, .j. lv 1 K jj .i , -D i T ' T A fi ' 1 fit -.fe . V Q. . , fl' -- SI x A 5'4 n f was 'Theft i '.- maj - 9 N l J.. 'E 5.1. ......-sure.. 3