{"id":12290,"date":"2013-01-15T06:48:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T11:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=12290"},"modified":"2013-01-15T06:48:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T11:48:10","slug":"the-tao-of-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/01\/the-tao-of-coffee.html","title":{"rendered":"The Tao of Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Someone on Facebook shared this quote attributed to Bruce Lee\u2026<\/p>\n

\"\"Be like water \u2026Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I liked the sentiment, which is very Taoist. But I added in a comment something that I think is also important:<\/p>\n

You put coffee in a coffeemaker, it becomes coffee!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And that reminded me of this image which has also been making the rounds on Facebook:<\/p>\n

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