英文原文
Tea Ceremony A Gateway To Oneness With The Cosmos, by Sharon
I first connected with Sharon on Instagram in the summer of 2019. I’m always intrigued with her approach to spirituality, because she combines eastern and western philosophies to talk about mindfulness. So, when I asked her to write a guest post for My Spiritual Shenanigans’ readers, her suggestion was just as intriguing. Mindfulness through a Tea Ceremony.
I couldn’t resist! As a once ardent tea lover myself, I was curious what she had to say on the subject. I quit drinking tea a few years into my spiritual journey, because I wanted to decaffeinate my system. I wanted to experience higher levels of energy without any external influence.
To be honest, reading her submission has me thinking of reopening the gates to tea drinking. I’ve become open to the possibility that tea isn’t an addictive substance, rather it is a means to talk to the cosmos. You’ll see why, now. So let’s dive right in!
Can the simple act of drinking a cup of tea give us access to pure consciousness and divine infinite?
The ritual of tea drinking has been around for a long time, existing in transcendent stories, and legends that have been told thousands of years ago. Passed from oriental dynasty to dynasty.
In the olden days in Asia, the tea was revered as a medicine, given by the Tea Doctor, who can prescribe the appropriate tea to bring about the balance between mind, body, and spirit.
Tea purifies the spirit, removes anxiety and nervousness and brings ease and comfort, and is conducive to meditation. This quality of the leaf accentuates our access to be in touch with our spirit and perform our inner work.
However, in this modern age everything seems to lead our senses outward and away from oneself. Drinking tea has become an unconscious process, accompanied by the daily newspaper, a corporate conversation or some other form of external distraction.
But the inward practice of meditative tea practice allows us to tune into the meaningful dialogue between tea and oneself. If we choose to listen.
The act of drinking tea originates from a place deep inside of us. Where words cannot hope to reach, so we listen with our heart, with our soul. In the stillness of the meditative act of drinking a cup of tea, we are inspired by an inner harmony between ourselves, nature, and the cosmos.
Such sentiment of balance between human and nature can even be seen in the Chinese character of tea, ‘Cha’ 茶 – where the symbol of ‘man’ is in literally placed amongst the symbol of ‘green, and ‘trees’.
So, through this act of partaking in tea we can begin to contemplate the deeper meaning of life.
From the perspective of an ordinary person living ordinary moments of life, symbolized by the ‘mundane’ act of drinking tea, we can choose to bring the stillness of nature into our mind and our heart.
We can begin to ponder the interdependence of all things around us, without which there is no us. We are nature, and nature is us.
By contemplating the interdependence of all things in this world, represented by the physical forms which are in front of us.
Reflecting on the cup and the tea, we become conscious of all other variables that together joined in harmony bring about our tea ceremony. Example, the tea farmers, the tea leaves, the sunshine, the rain, the teapot, where the teapot came from, the world....and so on infinitely.
In becoming conscious of this interdependence of all forms, we indeed realise we are in fact without distinct form; and that we are all interconnected.
So, it is through drinking tea, we observe that the form becomes formless, and the formless becomes form.
How A Tea Ceremony Can Open The Gateway To Oneness
When I perform a ritualised tea ceremony, the tea room becomes a sacred place. Without social distinctions, it’s a place where the ego could be left behind. And ordinary people share the heart and spirit without pretentiousness.
All in the room can bring about the qualities of respect, harmony, purity, and tranquillity to this moment; recognised as the four merits of a ‘tea person’.
The mindful way we drink the tea compels one to be present. We bring our focus to the act of pouring, sipping, smelling, and movement. The objective is to do this without drifting in the past or worrying about the future.
When one learns to be fully present, our actions become spontaneous, creative, skillful. We get mindful outcomes. When one becomes mindful of the eternal now, our actions are aligned with the present moment, Nature; rather than against the grain.
Through a tea ceremony, we also learn that things are always okay the way they are. This is observed through the simplicity of the tea gear, the natural steps performed in the ceremony, and the differing and diverse taste between successive pots.
One performs a tea ceremony with flow and non-judgment with what is.
In this way, we begin to understand the world is only imperfect when we compare it to some imaginary world created in our minds. And this imaginary utopia is an incomplete world, lacking all the complexity and depth and variation of which exists in our actual world.
The Spiritual Symbolism of Drinking Tea
This cup of tea in front of me is perfect for me in this moment, with all of its complexity and variety. And so this moment in life in front of me is the perfect moment with all its complexity and diversity.
Any spiritual practice of any kind must begin fundamentally with a bit of quietude and space. The sacred space given between tea and oneself then opens up our expansive awareness to our true essence. Here we exist in perfect harmony with all beings, moments, and nature.
It is in that expansive awareness, introspection, and quietude we rediscover the spiritual meaning of who we truly are.
When we can still ourselves in such a practice as Tea, we ourselves become emptiness. This is symbolized by a vessel/ teacup, allowing all experiences and change to flow through us.
As we allow all experiences to flow, we will observe the underlying non-dualism of pure consciousness, unoccupied by anything in its expansiveness.
This is our natural state.
Think. Love. Be.
Sharon Ho
Sharon is a Psychologist, who is also a Quantum Healing Hypnosis Practitioner and a Behavior Analyst. She blends her background in psychology with Eastern philosophies, and mindfulness so that you can transform your beliefs and start living a full, meaningful life with vitality and freedom.
中文翻译
茶道通往宇宙合一的门户，作者Sharon
我第一次在2019年夏天通过Instagram与Sharon联系。我一直对她的灵性方法很感兴趣，因为她结合东西方哲学来谈论正念。所以，当我请她为“我的灵性恶作剧”的读者写一篇客座文章时，她的建议同样引人入胜。通过茶道实现正念。
我无法抗拒！作为一个曾经的热衷茶爱好者，我很好奇她对这个主题有什么看法。我在灵性旅程的几年后停止了喝茶，因为我想让我的系统脱咖啡因。我想体验没有外部影响的更高能量水平。
说实话，阅读她的投稿让我考虑重新打开喝茶的大门。我开始接受茶不是一种成瘾物质，而是一种与宇宙对话的方式的可能性。你现在会明白为什么。所以让我们直接深入吧！
简单喝一杯茶的行为能让我们接触到纯粹意识和神圣无限吗？
喝茶的仪式已经存在很长时间，存在于数千年前讲述的超凡故事和传说中。从东方王朝代代相传。
在亚洲的古代，茶被尊为一种药物，由茶医生开具，茶医生可以开出适当的茶来带来心、身、灵的平衡。
茶净化精神，消除焦虑和紧张，带来轻松和舒适，并有助于冥想。这种叶子的特性增强了我们接触自己精神和进行内在工作的途径。
然而，在这个现代时代，一切似乎都将我们的感官引向外在并远离自己。喝茶已成为一个无意识的过程，伴随着日报、公司对话或其他形式的外部干扰。
但冥想茶实践的内在实践让我们能够调整到茶与自己之间有意义的对话中。如果我们选择倾听。
喝茶的行为源于我们内心深处。言语无法触及的地方，所以我们用心、用灵魂倾听。在喝一杯茶的冥想行为的静止中，我们受到自己、自然和宇宙之间内在和谐的启发。
这种人与自然平衡的情感甚至可以在茶的汉字“茶”中看到——其中“人”的符号字面意义上被置于“草”和“木”的符号之中。
所以，通过参与茶的行为，我们可以开始思考生命的更深层意义。
从一个普通人生活在普通生活时刻的角度来看，以喝茶的“平凡”行为为象征，我们可以选择将自然的静止带入我们的思想和心灵。
我们可以开始思考周围所有事物的相互依存，没有这些就没有我们。我们是自然，自然是我们。
通过思考这个世界上所有事物的相互依存，以我们面前的物理形式为代表。
反思杯子和茶，我们意识到所有其他变量和谐地结合在一起，带来了我们的茶道。例如，茶农、茶叶、阳光、雨水、茶壶、茶壶的来源、世界……等等无限。
在意识到所有形式的这种相互依存时，我们确实意识到我们实际上没有独特的形式；并且我们都是相互联系的。
所以，正是通过喝茶，我们观察到形式变得无形，无形变得有形。
茶道如何打开合一的门户
当我进行仪式化的茶道时，茶室成为一个神圣的地方。没有社会区别，这是一个可以放下自我的地方。普通人分享心灵和精神，没有矫饰。
房间里的所有人都可以为这一刻带来尊重、和谐、纯净和宁静的品质；被认为是“茶人”的四种美德。
我们喝茶的正念方式迫使一个人活在当下。我们将注意力集中在倒茶、啜饮、闻香和动作上。目标是在不漂移到过去或担心未来的情况下做到这一点。
当一个人学会完全活在当下时，我们的行为变得自发、有创意、熟练。我们得到正念的结果。当一个人对永恒的现在变得正念时，我们的行为与当下、自然保持一致；而不是逆流而行。
通过茶道，我们还学会事物总是以它们本来的样子是好的。这通过茶具的简单性、仪式中执行的自然步骤以及连续壶之间不同和多样的味道来观察。
一个人以流动和不评判的方式执行茶道。
这样，我们开始理解世界只有在与我们头脑中创造的某个想象世界比较时才是不完美的。而这个想象的乌托邦是一个不完整的世界，缺乏我们实际世界中存在的所有复杂性、深度和变化。
喝茶的灵性象征
我面前的这杯茶在这一刻对我来说是完美的，具有其所有的复杂性和多样性。所以我面前的这个生命时刻是完美的时刻，具有其所有的复杂性和多样性。
任何类型的灵性实践都必须从根本上从一点安静和空间开始。茶与自己之间给予的神圣空间然后打开我们对我们真实本质的广阔意识。在这里，我们与所有存在、时刻和自然完美和谐地存在。
正是在那广阔的意识、内省和安静中，我们重新发现我们真正是谁的灵性意义。
当我们能在茶这样的实践中静下来时，我们自己变得空无。这由一个容器/茶杯象征，允许所有经验和变化流经我们。
当我们允许所有经验流动时，我们将观察到纯粹意识的潜在非二元性，在其广阔性中不被任何事物占据。
这是我们的自然状态。
思考。爱。存在。
Sharon Ho
Sharon是一位心理学家，同时也是量子疗愈催眠实践者和行为分析师。她将她的心理学背景与东方哲学和正念相结合，以便你可以转变你的信念，开始充满活力、自由地过充实、有意义的生活。
文章概要
本文探讨了茶道作为一种灵性实践，如何通过正念和仪式帮助个体实现与宇宙的合一。文章从历史角度介绍了茶在亚洲作为药物和平衡心身灵的工具，并对比了现代无意识喝茶与冥想茶实践的区别。作者强调茶道的内在对话、人与自然相互依存的意识，以及通过活在当下、尊重、和谐、纯净、宁静等品质，茶道能打开合一的门户。文章还涉及茶道的灵性象征，如茶杯代表空无，允许经验流动，最终回归纯粹意识的自然状态。结合关键词“成人自我状态和茶道仪式”，文章暗示茶道仪式可以促进成人自我状态的激活，通过理性、客观的参与，实现自我觉察和宇宙连接。
高德明老师的评价
用12岁初中生可以听懂的语音来重复翻译的内容
这篇文章就像在说，喝茶不只是解渴，它像是一个超级酷的游戏，能帮你和整个宇宙做朋友！想象一下，当你慢慢泡茶、闻茶香、小口喝的时候，你就像在和自己、大自然还有星星月亮聊天。茶道让你安静下来，忘记烦恼，感觉一切都好棒。它教你尊重别人、保持和谐，就像在茶室里大家都是好朋友，没有谁比谁厉害。通过这个游戏，你发现世界其实很完美，不需要和别人比，因为每个瞬间都是独一无二的。这就像用你的“大人脑”部分，认真又开心地玩，找到内心的平静和快乐。
TA沟通分析心理学理论评价
从TA沟通分析心理学理论来看，这篇文章精彩地展示了茶道仪式如何促进成人自我状态的激活和整合。茶道作为一种结构化仪式，要求参与者以理性、客观的方式关注当下动作，如倒茶、啜饮，这直接强化了成人自我状态的功能，即基于现实评估和决策，而非受父母自我状态的批判或儿童自我状态的冲动驱动。文章强调的“活在当下”、“不评判”和“和谐”等品质，反映了成人自我状态在调节自我和他人互动中的核心作用，帮助个体超越自我状态间的冲突，实现内在平衡。茶道仪式提供的“神圣空间”象征了安全的环境，允许个体暂时放下社会角色和“自我”，这有助于减少污染和排除，促进成人自我状态的清晰表达。通过这种实践，个体能更好地接触自己的“真实本质”，即TA理论中的“我是好的，你是好的”生命位置，从而增强自我觉察和宇宙连接感。
在实践上可以应用的领域和可以解决人们的十个问题
在实践上，茶道仪式可以广泛应用于多个领域，基于TA沟通分析心理学理论，它可以帮助解决人们的十个问题。在心理健康领域，茶道作为正念干预，能缓解焦虑和压力，通过成人自我状态的激活，减少儿童自我状态的恐惧反应。在教育领域，茶道课程可以培养学生的专注力和情绪调节能力，增强他们的成人自我状态，以应对学习挑战。在职场环境中，茶道工作坊能促进团队沟通和尊重，通过仪式强化成人自我状态的协作，减少父母自我状态的权威冲突。在家庭生活中，茶道活动可以改善亲子关系，鼓励家庭成员以成人自我状态互动，避免儿童自我状态的依赖或叛逆。在社区建设中，茶道聚会能增强社会凝聚力，通过共享仪式培养和谐与纯净的成人自我状态品质。在个人成长方面，茶道实践帮助个体提升自我觉察，解决身份困惑，通过成人自我状态的反思，实现内在整合。在灵性探索中，茶道作为冥想工具，支持个体连接更高意识，基于成人自我状态的理性探索宇宙意义。在文化传承领域，茶道仪式传播传统价值观，通过成人自我状态的学习，解决代际沟通问题。在康复治疗中，茶道用于物质成瘾恢复，通过替代性仪式强化成人自我状态的控制力。在人际关系中，茶道促进非评判性交流，解决冲突，通过成人自我状态的同理心，建立“我好-你好”的互动模式。