Tea and Zen have always had a mysterious connection, and the taste of tea can lead to Zen. The sayings of "Zen tea is the same" and "Zen Buddhism is the same" are well known, but when and where did this saying come from? Legend has it that Patriarch Bodhidharma tore off his eyelids because he could not open them after nine years of facing the wall, threw them on the ground, and a dwarf tree grew. His disciples picked the leaves from the tree and soaked them in water to drink. style="font-family: , simsun;font-size:16px;">Although there is no more detailed historical record of the exact origin of Zen tea, Zen and tea are closely related in Buddhism. Drinking tea teaches Zen, and the tea ceremony is combined with Zen. simsun;font-size:16px;">Sitting and meditating is an important part of Zen masters in the past dynasties to understand Buddhism. It is inevitable to feel tired and sleepy during meditation. At this time, the only thing that can refresh one's mind and overcome drowsiness is tea. Tea has become a Zen practitioner's best "friend". Tea is also bitter in nature. Li Shizhen recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Tea is bitter and cold. The yin in yin can best reduce fire. Fire is responsible for all diseases. If fire is clear, the upper body will be clear." The bitterness of tea is followed by sweetness, and the sweetness in the bitterness can help practitioners of Buddhism savor life and understand the truth of "bitterness" when drinking tea. For modern people, if they want to do their own cultivation well and be accepted by others, they must first be quiet, taste the pain, and limit their words and deeds before they can succeed in cultivation and gain recognition. VVV Pu'er Tea Information Network-Pu'er tea information and knowledge website, Yunnan tea industry comprehensive information, Pu'er tea quotation platform!

In a person's life, there are not many real big things, but trivial and ordinary things. By understanding "Zen Tea Yiyi", we understand: doing every simple thing well is extraordinary, doing ordinary things well is extraordinary, and do everything well. Japanese tea ceremony master Sen no Rikyu once said: "You must know that the root of tea is just to boil water and make tea." This statement shows that the essence of tea ceremony is indeed to understand the mystery and philosophy of life from

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