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Morning meditation — Mind has no form and its awareness no limit.

Morning meditation — Mind has no form and its awareness no limit. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8wm

‘Mind has no form and its awareness no limit. Hence it’s said, “Tathagata forms are endless. And so is awareness”.’ Bodhidharma White blossoms. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime 😀 somewhere. Click here to read more Morning Meditation…

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Nei viaggi lunghi leggevo o mi perdevo nell'osservare la "fauna" umana che li riempiva e svuotava a ogni stazione.

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Nampō Roku, Book 7 (2c):  Rikyū’s Fears About the State of Chanoyu in the Centuries After His Death (Part 3).

2 [continued]) Because of their concern with etiquette and the formalities of social intercourse¹, [there is the very real possibility that the gathering will] degenerate into a matter of worldly ceremonial.  Or else it will be reduced to a case where the guest is focused on spying out the host’s errors; while the host, [in turn,] ridicules the guest’s faults².

    One almost feels as if it were useless to wait for a maturely enlightened person to arrive [as ones guest].  If Jōshū [趙州]³ acted as host, and So daishi [祖大師]⁴ acted as guest, with Kyū koji [休居士]⁵ and this monk⁶ to throw out the dust from the roji, wouldn’t that one gathering [at least] be well ordered⁷?  [I cannot stop] laughing [at the thought]⁸!

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¹Sahō aisatsu [作法挨拶].

    Sahō [作法] means manners, etiquette, courtesy, ceremony.

    Aisatsu [挨拶] literally means greeting; but it refers to the ceremonial exchange of bows and prolonged verbal exchanges that (in the most extreme cases) could damage the mood of the gathering* (especially the gathering held in the small room). __________ *By, for example, prolonging the exchange to the extent that the fire begins to go out.  The criticism here is that, while politesse is not to be eschewed, things must be kept within appropriate limits -- with both host and guests constantly mindful of the condition of the fire, and the hot water.

²The implication is that this fault-finding is done afterwards, when one gossips about the failings of the other to the rest of the tea community.  This hyper-critical attitude (which might almost be considered a feature of modern-day chanoyu in Japan) is disguised by an excess of courtesy between the two during the gathering itself.

³Jōshū [趙州].

    This is a reference to the great Chinese Chán monk Zhào-zhōu Cōngshěn [趙州從諗; 778 ~ 897].  His is one of the most frequent names mentioned in the great Chán classics, the Wúmén-guān [無門關] (Mumon-Kan, where Zhào-zhōu appears seven times) and the Bì-yán Lù [碧嚴錄] (Heki-gan Roku; where Zhào-zhōu appears ).  Zhào-zhōu is actually the name of the region where the monk Cōngshěn lived, and was used as a sort of nickname.

    Perhaps one of the most famous stories about Zhào-zhōu’s way of teaching is this:  “a monk asked Zhào-zhōu, ‘has the dog Buddha-nature or not?’ Zhào-zhōu replied, ‘wú [無]*.’”

    Zhào-zhōu is associated with the serving of tea on account of the following episode:

    Zhào-zhōu asked a monk, “have I seen you [in this temple] before?” To which the monk replied, “no.”  Zhào-zhōu then said, “go and have tea†.”

    A second monk appeared before the master, and Zhào-zhōu asked, “have I met you before?”  And this monk answered, “yes, you have.”  To him Zhào-zhōu also replied, “go and have tea.” __________ *While wú [無] (mu in Japanese) is usually translated as an expression of negativity (i.e., “no, the dog does not have a Buddha-nature”), the actual meaning is “non-existence.”  In other words, Buddha-nature does not exist.

†Kissa ko [喫茶去]:  kissa [喫茶] means to partake of tea; and ko [去] means to go or leave.  Thus, Zhào-zhōu was actually saying “have some tea, and then depart” (in other words, after drinking some tea here, leave and go about your own business).  Zhào-zhōu was not performing some sort of tea ceremony; the tea was probably brought out from a preparation area, and after the monk drank it, he was expected to go back to whatever it was that he was supposed to be doing.

    Kissa ko is sometimes used as a kōan [公案], especially by teachers who have an affinity for tea.

⁴So daishi [祖大師].

    So [祖] means the ancestor; daishi [大師] means great teacher.  Hence, the great ancestral teacher.

    Both Shibayama Fugen’s, and Tanaka Senshō’s teihon [底本] differ from the Enkaku-ji manuscript in that they use the word shoso [初祖] (rather than just so [祖]), which means (specifically) the first generation master, or founder, of a religious sect.

    Irrespective, this expression refers to Bodhidharma, who brought the practices that were eventually codified into Chán to China.

    Bodhidharma is named as the guest of this fantastical chakai because he was someone who came (to China), to participate in a historically significant gathering.

⁵Kyū koji [休居士].

    This is a reference to Rikyū.  Though this form of his name was not really used by any of Rikyū's contemporaries.

    It first appears in the Edo period, at the time when Rikyū was being dehumanized*, and morphed into a sort of tea-god. __________ *This was necessary, because Sōtan’s tea was so vastly different from Rikyū’s.  Making Rikyū non-human would eliminate the need for his kind of chanoyu to have any influence on the practices that the bakufu had effectively codified into law, making Sōtan’s version of chanoyu much more palatable.

⁶Kono bō [コノ坊].

    This monk.

    In other words, Nambō Sōkei, who is (rather belatedly) being put forward as the author of this essay.

⁷Ichi kai ha totonou-beki ka [一會ハトヽノフベキカ].

    Ichi kai [一會] means one gathering.  Many commentators read it as ichi-e, and so associate it with the famous “ichi-go ichi-e” [一期一會]*.  But doing so is anachronistic, to say the least.

    Totonou-beki [調うべき] means should be (-beki [べき]) balanced, well arranged (totonou [調う]). __________ *The phrase -- which means “one period, one meeting” (that is, only one meeting in one’s lifetime, "lifetime” being the kind of span of time that go [期] describes) -- was coined by the daimyō of Hikone, Ii Naosuke [井伊直弼; 1815 ~ 1860], in his Ichi-e shū [一會集] (Naosuke also served as the tairō [大老], chief minister, of the shōguns Tokugawa Iesada [徳川家定; 1824 ~ 1858] and Iemochi [家茂; 1846 ~ 1866]).  He was a follower of the Sekishū school of chanoyu.

⁸Taishō-taishō [大笑〻〻].

    Taishō [大笑] means to laugh uproariously, guffaw.

    Doubled, it means that Sōkei is unable to control his laughter over the ludicrously impossible chakai that he has imagined.

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TEA

 The history of tea is covered with mystery, fable and mysticism, but also with events with historical support. China is the country of origin of tea and according to legend it would have been a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharm,, who introduced the Zen form of Buddhism in China, who discovered it around 520 BC. According to legend, this monk in his meditations fell asleep and ashamed of this behavior and  cut his eyelids. Where they fell asleep, a plant called ch'a grew, which is the Chinese word to designate tea. Other stories attribute a much older origin, around 2700 BC, during the reign of Emperor Chen Nung. Tradition relates that he was poisoned, or accidentally poisoned (it is not clear). However, he was able to overcome the digestive crisis by consuming an infusion of the leaves of a tree, the tea tree. Another version relates that while Chen Nung was resting under a tea tree, he fell into the bowl of hot water and those tea leaves he used to drink. Curiosity led him to try what would be the first tea infusion, which he found refreshing and stimulating. Chen Nung thus introduced the custom of consuming tea in his court, a custom that quickly spread first to the aristocracy and then to the plebs. In the year 200 BC, a Chinese book on medicinal plants mentions the detoxifying effects of tea leaves. Fable and history are confused until the eighth century AD. And that is when tea was introduced in Japan, and later throughout Asia, arriving for the first time in Europe imported by the Dutch in the early seventeenth century. However, due to the political and colonialist quarrels of the time, the English banned the consumption of tea imported from Holland, so they ordered the East India Company to bring it directly from China. As it was a good business, they opted in 1834 to promote their cultivation in one of their most important colonies, India, and later in Ceylon, Madagascar, Formosa and other Asian countries.

 Tea art teachers, who have studied the history of tea, inspect ancient books, restore the way of drinking tea in ancient society, and unveil the history of Chinese tea drinking. Growing tea and drinking tea does not mean that there is a tea culture. It must also have the participation of literature  and cultural connotation. The "Book of Tea" by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty systematically summarized the tea production and drinking experience of the Tang Dynasty and put forward the spirit of tea ceremony that is conscientious and frugal. Drinking the right tea at the right time can achieve more results with less effort. What is the best tea time?

Morning tea

Drinking a cup of light tea can not only quickly replenish the body's water, clean up the stomach, but also reduce blood pressure Thinning blood is good for health and can also prevent and treat constipation

What tea to drink in the morning

It is better to drink black tea in the morning, because black tea can promote blood circulation in the body, and at the same time can eliminate the cold in the body, so that the blood supply to the brain is sufficient. Its preferable to drink tea along with milk in breakfast but after eating something or drinking water because tea if comes in contact with empty stomach may cause adverse reactions.

Afternoon tea

It is suggested to drink Tea at 3:00 evening have positive impacts on body health  and prevent colds. At this time, drinking tea is the most important commonly known as afternoon tea. For some “three high” people, if they insist on drinking afternoon tea, they can achieve the effects that drugs cannot achieve.

What tea to drink in the after:

Green Tea is advised to drink in after noon as compared to lack tea because it can clear liver and gall heat and resolve liver toxins. The tea is rich in vitamin E and has anti-aging effects. Green tea enters the kidney meridian, which helps the water to remove turbidity and urinate more smoothly.

Drink tea at night

Drink tea around 8:30 pm.. But do not drink green tea, because green tea is non-fermented tea, it has certain stimuli to the human body. You can choose to drink black tea, especially cooked Pu'er. The cooked Pu'er is pure in nature and does not affect the normal sleep of the human body. Over time, even drinking is not the taste of tea, but the taste of the heart and life. The difference is that the plain time in life is the majority, but when you calm down, there is always a taste in tea. Drinking tea requires respect for each type of tea. Like a person with a destiny, no matter whether he is high or low, he can find something he admires from him. 

Because human body behaves differently in every season so taking Tea in every season and timing would also be different. In spring light tea called spring Tea, Green tea is suggested in autumn, and black hot tea in winter. In autumn because is embedded with heat of summer, taking green tea will eliminate remaining heat in body and refreshes body, likewise black tea is rich in proteins gives sweet and warm effects, and it strengthens the body by smoothly digesting the food.

Generally speaking taking tea properly and on time by keeping seasons in mind greatly help in body strengthening.

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Morning meditation — Gain or loss, let me accept the karma.

Morning meditation — Gain or loss, let me accept the karma. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8jy

‘Gain or loss, let me accept the karma as it brings to me the one or the other; the Mind itself knows neither increase nor decrease.’ Bodhidharma Another big Sky. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime 😀 somewhere. Click here to read more Morning…

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Morning meditation — Buddha said people are deluded.

Morning meditation — Buddha said people are deluded. https://wp.me/pFy3u-7V2

‘Buddha said people are deluded. This Is why they fall into the river of endless rebirth. All because they don’t see their nature.’ Bodhidharma Red Begonias between the grass and rocks. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime 😀 somewhere. Click…

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Morning meditation — By mistakenly clinging to the appearance.

Morning meditation — By mistakenly clinging to the appearance. https://wp.me/pFy3u-7Up

‘By mistakenly clinging to the appearance of things you lose the Way. Everything comes from mind, don’t become attached.’ Bodhidharma Autumn leaves. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime 😀 somewhere. Click here to read more Morning Meditation…

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Morning meditation — Mortal nature is Buddha nature.

Morning meditation — Mortal nature is Buddha nature. https://wp.me/pFy3u-9xf

‘Mortal nature is Buddha nature.Beyond this there’s no Buddha.Buddha is our nature.There’s no Buddha besides this nature.’ Bodhidharma Birds in the trees. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or night-time 😀 somewhere. Click here to read more Morning…

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Morning meditation — As soon as any individual has come to perceive the emptiness of things.

Morning meditation — As soon as any individual has come to perceive the emptiness of things. https://wp.me/pFy3u-97m

‘As soon as any individual has come to perceive the emptiness of things, there arises in that person the realisation that it is not worth getting or being any of those things.’ Bodhidharma Leaves, moss, a feather next to some moss growing on a wall. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s…

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Morning meditation — We often call these things the defilements.

Morning meditation — We often call these things the defilements. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8IW

‘We often call these things the defilements, but we can see that they are just instincts which are out of control.’ Bodhidharma Crimson Spot Rockrose. Morning Meditation: We often call these things the defilements, but we can see that they are just instincts which are out of control. Buddhadasa On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’…

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Morning meditation — Our mortal nature is Buddha nature.

Morning meditation — Our mortal nature is Buddha nature. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8Gs

‘Our mortal nature is Buddha nature. Beyond this nature there’s no Buddha. Buddha is our nature. There’s no Buddha besides this nature.’ Bodhidharma Flower Bank. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime 😀 somewhere. Click here to read more Morning…

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Morning meditation — Buddha doesn't observe precepts.

Morning meditation — Buddha doesn't observe precepts. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8DO

‘Buddha doesn’t observe precepts, doesn’t do good or evil, isn’t energetic or lazy, Buddha does nothing. Buddha isn’t a Buddha.’ Bodhidharma Early sycamore leaves. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime 😀 somewhere. Click here to read more Morning…

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Morning meditation — Buddha is Sanskrit for miraculously aware.

Morning meditation — Buddha is Sanskrit for miraculously aware. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8Di

‘Buddha is Sanskrit for miraculously aware.Responding, blinking your eyes, moving hands and feet, is all miraculously aware nature.’ Bodhidharma Yellow Willow. On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime 😀 somewhere. Click here to read more Morning…

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Morning meditation — Don't think about Buddha.

Morning meditation — Don't think about Buddha. https://wp.me/pFy3u-8CJ

‘Don’t think about Buddha.If you don’t see what I’m talking about, you’ll never know your own mind.’ Bodhidharma Violet Violas? On our Twitter account, Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now, most mornings we post a ‘morning meditation’ like the one above. On the net, of course, it’s morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime 😀 somewhere. Click here to read more Morning Meditation posts. To read more Zen…