There is a small Zen story:
One day, a famous professor approached the great Zen Master Nansen to seek some philosophical advice. The Master lived in a cottage in the forest and the professor had to walk a long way to meet him.
When he reached the cottage, the Master was boiling water to make tea.
The professor's head was full of questions for Nansen and he began asking them right away. 'Wait', said the Master, 'let us have tea first.'
But the professor was impatient. Not only did he want his questions answered, he also wanted to flaunt his knowledge to Nansen. While Nansen brewed the tea, the professor continued to talk about this theory and that philosophy, asking Nansen's opinion and giving his own.
Finally Nansen finished making the tea. He brought the teapot and two empty cups and set down one cup before the professor. 'When will you answer my questions, Master? There is so much I have to learn from you!' exclaimed the professor.
Nansen started silently pouring the tea into the professor's cup. He poured and poured until the cup was overflowing. Still he continued to pour.
Zen Masters are known to do some odd things, but this was just too much! The cup was simply overflowing!
'Master! What are you doing? Can't you see that this cup can't hold anymore tea? It is already full!' cried the professor.
Nansen smiled and replied, 'Is that so? So are you.'
Zen Masters usually speak in riddles, but the professor understood what the Master meant and from that day he became his disciple.
- LET GO OF IT ALL -
One more thing: never take the Master's words for granted. When he tells you to do something, simply drop everything and do it immediately. Only then, the transformation will happen. But if you take your time and do not act immediately, be sure that transformation will be delayed. You will simply miss the moment.
When he gives you some instruction, simply do it. You shouldn't wait a while and think about it. Simply do it right then. Otherwise you will miss.
Stop thinking! This thinking process is the culprit for delaying your very enlightenment, which is why I tell you to drop your mind! If you simply follow the instructions intensely, you will be pushed back into your being. You will be transformed.
In the Master-disciple relationship, the disciple will think that the Master is having all the fun and putting the disciples to work! But you don't know: he has to make you trust him and look at him as a guide and at the same time make you feel like you have your freedom. He has to pamper you and at the same time make you stand independently. The Master has to work in all possible ways. If you try to understand, you will simply become confused! Don't ever attempt that. It is not needed also.
Once you have understood what surrender is, the relationship itself will change. The Master will help you to be independent. Actually, once you have surrendered, anything that the Master says will simply feel possible. If he tells you to become independent, you won't even need to try; it will simply happen.