The spiritual connotation of tea ceremony The so-called tea ceremony is a kind of life art that cultivates enlightenment by drinking tea and strives to finally prove it. Drinking tea to strengthen the body and cultivate one's morality are unified. Pottery is impossible without tea. If the skin does not exist, how can the hair be attached? Yes; There's no way. It's boring to swallow a bull's drink with a frog in Chaze. Therefore, the two complement each other and are indispensable.
There are four aspects of tea ceremony: Japanese tea ceremony, tea ceremony, tea realm and monasticism. The so-called tea art refers to a set of skills of making utensils, selecting water, making fires, waiting for soup and learning tea; The so-called tea ceremony refers to the etiquette and rules in tea activities; The so-called tea scene refers to the place and environment of tea activities; The so-called cultivation is to cultivate the mind and morality through tea tasting activities, so as to finally achieve the most beautiful artistic conception of spiritual sublimation.
? Tao? Originated from Taoism, its concept is erratic, vague, understandable, but difficult to explain. Later, Confucianism, Buddhism and so on were derived. Because of different ideas and beliefs, the ways of each family are not the same. With the development of modern academic research, the ancient concept of Tao has been reborn, and finally it has become synonymous with the highest category of China's philosophy. The laws of the universe? 、? The ultimate truth 、? The essence of everything? 、? Origin of the world? 、? Law of motion? And many other concepts. What are the characteristics of China's traditional culture? Confucianism and Taoism complement each other, and the Tang and Song Dynasties inherited and tended to? Three religions in one? . Literati and scholars learn Buddhism and Taoism more, and Taoist monks bypass Confucianism more. The most influential and widespread Zen school in Han Buddhism was formed by transforming and absorbing many thoughts of Confucius, Mencius, Laozi and Zhuangzi. What is the relationship between the acceptance of Taoism and Buddhism by Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties? Zhu Zidao, Lu Zichan? Say; Wang Zhongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Daoism in Jin and Yuan Dynasties, strongly advocated the integration of the three religions. Buddhism has always been a family. There is no difference between the two shapes? Famous words.
What do you do in the tea ceremony? Whether it is Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism or Zen Buddhism, it will be biased according to the tastes of drinkers. Generally speaking, it should be a comprehensive integration of various ways, which can be summarized into four levels: health preservation, pleasure, cultivation and enlightenment. It is proved that Taoism is the ideal goal of monasticism, the ultimate pursuit of tea ceremony and the highest realm of life. Can it be interpreted as Confucianism? Make the most of it? , but also appreciate the debut of others? Do nothing. Do nothing? Can you still realize Buddhism? Clean and worried about not being born? .
Basic indoor furnishings: The tea maker is generally located in the north of the room, and several embroidered piers are randomly placed opposite to serve as seats for the host and guests. Sitting in China Tea Ceremony is very casual and eclectic, mainly to feel the natural atmosphere. In the Japanese tea ceremony, guests sit in rows on the left and right sides of the room, strictly according to their seats, and the order of seats is very important. When drinking tea, everyone will only sip a cup, which is somewhat similar to the feeling of pre-Qin, and the atmosphere is solemn. ) The tea maker uses a long square table with a screen at the back and a pier in the middle, with tea washing and water on the left. The tea master sits in charge of the tea, and the maid holds the case beside her.
Preparation equipment: a teahouse (preferably with a water leakage device on the surface); Teapot (flower water); Tea stove (for making tea, it is best to have a small wind shield next to it); Tea set (for washing teacups); A teapot (for making tea); Put the teapot (pounding tea leaves), tea spoon (holding tea leaves), tea leakage (holding tea soup), tea masher (pounding tea leaves) and tea bamboo (holding tea cups) into the bottle; There is a small incense burner, a set of incense cups, a set of tea cups and a teapot on the teahouse.
Requirements for the host and guests: quiet, polite and orderly, dressed up, not whispering, the host is polite to the guests.
Requirements for tea artists: orderly, unhurried, solemn, elegant and polite. The staff is generally composed of a tea teacher and two accompanying waiters. Waiters stood on the left and right sides of the screen, holding boxes sideways. When there is no case, stand with your hands together (put your hands in front of your abdomen and cover them with sleeves). When the tea maker and waiter salute, they should bow with their hands folded.
Ceremony:
Entertain guests and enjoy the scenery (tea scenery)? Before the tea ceremony begins, the host and guests get together, and the host and guests salute each other in turn. Generally, the guests salute and the host responds. The host entertained the guests, chatted with them and invited them to the teahouse by the way. The host showed his layout to the guests and asked them to comment as a topic.
Taste the first gift tea? Before the tea ceremony began, the host and guests were seated. At this time, they stopped talking. The tea master led the maids to the table, bowed in rows, and the host and guest got up to reciprocate, and then they all sat down. The tea party officially began.
Clean hands and burn incense? The maid came in with the basin first, and the tea maker (symbolically) wiped his hands, and then went to the guests in turn. Guests come first and then arrive, and the host and guests also need to wash their hands. The ancients believed that tea affairs were sincere and solemn, and at the same time they should be kept clean, and cleaning hands was undoubtedly equal to cleaning the heart. Then the tea maker lights the incense burner, puts it on his desk, and puts the maid on the low table where the guests sit. The fragrance of static gas is essential in tea culture, which not only adds artistic conception, but also helps to adjust the atmosphere and add a peaceful atmosphere, which is more conducive to the spiritual exchange between people here.
Show tea sets? Then the tea maker puts the tea set on the case, and the maid holds the case and distributes the tea set (mainly tea cups) to the guests for viewing and comments.
Wash tea
Did the rock spring boil at first? The first step is to boil the water first, and then directly brew the tea powder with boiling water in the tea-making channel. The rule of frying tea in Tang and Song Dynasties is to directly boil tea cakes into tea soup, so the first step is needed? Pour tea-make tea-mix tea? Take tea leaves with a tea spoon and put them in the teapot. Mash the tea leaves slowly, finely and elegantly with a tea masher. Then put the tea leaves into a tea stove and inject the boiled tea leaves; After cooking, gently mix the tea soup with the tea leaves and put them back.
Tea washing, Chen Meng, three baths? After the water is boiled (the tea soup is cooked), gently rinse it on the teapot with boiling water (called a warm pot); Then turn on the tea stove, pour the tea soup into the leaky teapot, inject as much water as possible, and then gently sweep it with the lid to let the tea soup go down the pot (brew); Then cover the pot and pour the tea soup on the pot (to make the teapot fragrant inside and outside). (Before making tea in a teapot, pour the boiled tea soup directly on the teacup with a filter tea ware, which is also a triple shower. Step one, gently pour boiling water into the cup, step two, pour tea soup, and step three, reuse the whole tea soup. Skillful pour, either urgent or dripping, or tight or slow. Later, making tea with different tea set materials is more conducive to preserving the taste, such as purple sand and teapot with a top cover. Teapot? .
Wash cups-warm cups-smoke cups? Just like a teapot, teacups need to be heated, cleaned and fumigated. Here, the delicate teapot needs to be soaked for a while. First, take out a handkerchief (preferably a silk scarf) and put it on the table to form a small square. Wipe the cups one by one, then put the cups with tea clips into the tea jar in turn and wash them with clear water. Then, put the cup in front of the incense burner to make it fragrant and calm.
Pour soup and tea? After the tea is made, pour water into the teacup in turn, and return the jade liquid to the pot. What if the teapot is? Teapot? If so, you can also pour the water from the teacup back into the teapot. Is the tea fragrant? After returning to the pot, pour the tea again. This time, cover the cup with your left hand, cover it with your right hand, and shake it to your chest for three times to mix the fragrance of tea with the fragrance of tea. Then take off the cup, put your hands in front of your nose, twist it and smell it. Then the maid presents the cup to the guests, and the guests smell it in turn.
Serving tea? After all the teacups are filled with tea, cover them with scented cups, then cover them with silk handkerchief and let them breathe repeatedly. Then put the silk handkerchief on the left hand, fold the right hand, put the teacup on the silk handkerchief, and then put the teacup on the table with both hands (using silk handkerchief to pad the teacup is mainly for fear of burning hands, some good silk materials are insulated, but as for the action, it is necessary to look good, and at the same time pay attention to the elegant etiquette when serving tea), and then the maid holds the table in turn. When the maid serves tea, she should raise the case to her eyebrows to show her respect, and the guests can only accept the case after devoting themselves to the original seat.
Tea? When tasting tea, mix the incense first; The tea master motioned that everyone hold the cup in his left hand and cover it with his right hand, and shake it three times before his chest, which is called fragrant tea. Smell the fragrance again; Take off the incense cup in your right hand, hold it in front of your nose with your left hand, twist it and smell it, and then taste a cup of tea; Holding a cup (together with a silk handkerchief) in his left hand, he held it in front of his mouth. Turn the cup three times on the silk handkerchief with your right hand, which is called observing the color of the soup, and then cover the front of the cup to drink (in fact, this is not only the case during the tea ceremony, the ancients had to cover their hands in front of the cup to prevent it from being unsightly when drinking), and then put it down. When drinking tea, the most important thing is action, which is the only place in the whole tea art that needs to behave appropriately. I didn't pay attention to the previous actions, at most? Making tea? Just do it, just watch it. Therefore, when drinking tea, the actions such as the left hand and the right hand are all for attention.
Because you can't drink tea three times at most, you can only sip it carefully, one is bitter, the other is sweet and greasy, and the third is fine aftertaste.
Pindao? After tasting three mouthfuls of tea and putting the teacup on the desk, everyone was quiet for a while, not only remembering the tea they just drank, but also feeling all this silently.
Thanks for the tea? Finally, the host and guests stood up, and the tea maker and the maid lined up. The host and the guests thanked the tea in return. After the tea teacher left, the host and guest stayed to enjoy the fragrance and tea, or listen to the piano, or talk about the sky, or meditate, quietly experience the tea environment and feel the quiet and far-reaching atmosphere. After the guests left, the host sent them out, which was a complete success.