What this is.

Empty Cup Daily is one short teaching from the contemplative traditions of the East, drawn from Zen, Taoism, Vedanta, and their neighbors, delivered each weekday morning. Under a minute to read. Weekends are quiet; the cup rests.

I built this because I wanted my mornings to start with a teaching. It is usually the first thing I read, before any message or headline. The aim is small and specific: to nudge the filter through which the whole day's information passes.

The name comes from an old Zen story about a professor, a master, and an overfull teacup. It was the first teaching sent, and it is still in the archive.

Every quote is checked against its source, translators are credited beside their words, and folk tales are labeled as folk tales. There is no byline. The teachings are old; I just pour.