Peace, happiness and joy is possible during the time I drink my tea.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Sometimes things and people come into your life at just the right time…these quotes have really resonated with me and I wanted to share. Why not listen to some soulful Tea Ceremony music while you read and savour a cup of your favourite tea. Enjoy ♥
Tea is an act complete in its simplicity.
When I drink tea, there is only me and the tea.
The rest of the world dissolves.
There are no worries about the future.
No dwelling on past mistakes.
Tea is simple: loose leaf tea, hot pure water, a cup.
I inhale the scent, tiny delicate pieces of the tea floating above the cup.
I drink the tea, the essence of the leaves becoming a part of me.
I am informed by the tea, changed.
This is the act of life, in one pure moment, and in this act the truth of the world suddenly becomes revealed: all the complexity, pain, drama of life is a pretense, invented in our minds for no good purpose.
There is only the tea, and me, converging.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
If we’re not mindful, it’s not tea that we’re drinking but our own illusions and afflictions.
If the tea becomes real, we become real.
When we are able to truly meet the tea, at that very moment we are truly alive.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
This one is particularly special to me as I wrote a post last year …Be Present With a Cup of Tea which has a wonderful piece of Tea Meditation music and poetry included.
This cup of tea in my two hands, mindfulness is held uprightly. My body and mind dwell in the very here and now.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
If we choose to drink a cup of tea in mindfulness, the pleasure of drinking tea will more than double because we are truly there and the tea is also truly there.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Thien Buddhist Monk, founder of the Plum Village Tradition and Peace Activist. I do hope you have found somewhere peaceful today to enjoy these quotes and music.
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Beautifully crafted post with a zen feel. …..though I prefer Chinese flute musict the tea ceremony is music is equally peaceful🌸
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These quotes are lovely and very poignant reading as I’m sitting in my garden quietly drinking tea. I often think I actually do drink tea mindfully. The piece of music was beautiful I just listened to it first (I wasn’t sure how to do both at the same time) and then read these lovely quotes 💚
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Beautiful ☕🙏 so pleased it resonated and you have had some quiet time
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What lovely words and thoughts, and such beautiful photographs. Peace and love. x
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Thank you, I really appreciate your feedback. Thoroughly enjoyed working on this post.
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Love reading this post and it’s so totally different with the quotes, Tweeted it
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Thanks Esme, like to keep things fresh and interesting. Appreciate the share.
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This is lovely. Thank you for bringing calm to my day.
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Oh I’m so pleased you enjoyed it 🙏thank you for popping in to the Tea Chest Blog
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This is so lovely. In India people just love tea. Their morning starts with tea. If they dun get tea the start of the day is ruined. Bt such lovely quotes are mesmerizing. I loved it. Thank you for highlighting it.
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Appreciate your feedback thank you. I will be writing more about tea around the world soon.
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Beautiful text and images. Thankyou so much for sharing. 🙏📿🌈
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How wonderful that you popped in 🙏 thank you so much for your kindness and support.
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Love this ❤️ Beautifully pieced together Justine 🙏
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Thank you for popping in to the Tea Chest Blog, appreciate your thoughts 🙏
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