Category: Everyday Practice 日常學修

（一）遇水舍己，而成茶饮，是为布施 （二）叶蕴茶香，犹如戒香，是为持戒 （三）忍蒸炒酵，受挤压揉，是为忍辱 （四）除懒去惰，醒神益思，是为精进 （五）和敬清寂，茶味一如，是为禅定 （六）行方便法，济人无数，是为智慧 （赵州柏林禅寺明海大和尚总结以茶禅修） 中文主頁

I have learned so much about practice through the group chanting The Vows of Samantabhadra every Wednesday evening, as well as the “reading meditation” I have been doing with our online group. Putting my mind on one word, just this word, then the next, then the next, over and over, has been such a helpful… Continue reading Profound Simplicity

Practice of Tea Meditation in the time of “Shelter in Place”: "I’m again amazed at the simplicity of this practice.It is pure Zen, pure Chan.Just this. Just to be with tea, be one with tea.Just pour tea, just drink tea.Being with the tea, just as it is. Putting attention on the tea utensils as they… Continue reading “Shelter in Place” with Tea

A cup of tea — It's a good companion when we are enjoying the company of friends, and also during those quiet moments when we wish to be alone. The simplicity of getting together with others to enjoy a cup of tea has appealed to people through the generations. By enjoying tea together, we take… Continue reading A Good Companion

中文页面 One ~ Becoming tea by letting go of the leaf upon meeting water ~ such is Generosity; Two ~ Diffusing the frangance of leaf and tea like burning incense ~ such is Upholding the Precepts; Three ~ Tolerating to be roasted and fermented, pressed and rubbed ~ such is Forbearance; Four ~ Eliminating lethargy… Continue reading Six Virtues of Tea