One day a monk asked Chao-Chou to speak to him about Zen.
Chao-Chou asked, "Have you finished your breakfast?"
"Yes, master, I have eaten my breakfast," the monk answered.
"Then go wand wash your bowl," Chao-Chou instructed.
"Go and wash your bowl." This is the same as saying, "Go and live a realized life." Instead of giving the student some explanations about Zen, the master opened the door and invited the young man to enter the world of reality. "Go and wash your bowl." These words contain no secret meaning to explore or explain. They are a simple, direct, and clear declaration. There is no enigma here, nor is this a symbol. It refers to a very concrete fact.
---Thich Nhat Hanh---
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