tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post5225318449025930069..comments2024-03-19T02:07:54.961-07:00Comments on SweetPersimmon: Putting it into practicesweetpersimmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-79919334943412477492008-08-15T23:34:00.000-07:002008-08-15T23:34:00.000-07:00Ah Jordan, I am learning so much from you. Thank ...Ah Jordan, I am learning so much from you. Thank you for the explanation. I like your phrase to see things as they are in the here and now. We have only this moment and no other.<BR/><BR/>“The moment is the moment, and you can never recapture it.” <BR/><BR/>Thank you and try to stay cool.<BR/><BR/>Margiesweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-77533227900860712332008-08-15T11:23:00.000-07:002008-08-15T11:23:00.000-07:00Margie,I could take what you have said, and replac...Margie,<BR/><BR/>I could take what you have said, and replace the word <I>Chado</I> with <I>Buddhism</I>. How wonderful! Yes, I think that Buddhism is daily life, and indeed tea is daily life. <BR/><BR/>Of course that is a great simplification, but for the moment I think it fits perfectly, and is much more artful, which I appreciate greatly. But for or a more scientific answer I have heard that the underlying implications of Buddhism are to stop the dualistic reflection of the human ego/consciousness and to see things as they are in the here and now. I see that emerging in how you express tea.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your practice.<BR/>JordanSlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-16312740656387696402008-08-14T14:05:00.000-07:002008-08-14T14:05:00.000-07:00Jordan,Thank you for your comment. It is always go...Jordan,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment. It is always good to hear from you. <BR/><BR/>I try to convey to students and anyone who is interested that chado is not just some archaic traditional pastime we are playing at, but can be a deeper spiritual lifestyle that has relevance to daily life. I am interested how you think the underlying implications are the same in your practice.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>Margiesweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-57958426790877870042008-08-14T11:27:00.000-07:002008-08-14T11:27:00.000-07:00Hi Margie,I appreciate the sentiment of: “We are s...Hi Margie,<BR/><BR/>I appreciate the sentiment of: “We are striving to learn the essence of Chado and to put it into practice in our daily lives.”<BR/><BR/>While I do not study Tea, I think the underlying implications are the same as my own practice. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your elegant post.<BR/><BR/>JordanSlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.com