English for tea art【花茶茶艺】第一道:荷塘听雨
2014-06-19 00:00:00
茉莉花是西域佛国天香,茶叶是中华瑞草之魁,它们都是圣洁的灵物,所以要求冲泡者的身心和所用的器皿,都要如荷花般纯洁。这清清的山泉如法雨,哗哗的水声如雨声。涤器,如雨打碧荷;荡杯,如芙蓉出水。通过这段程序,杯更干净了。心更宁静了,整个世界仿佛都变得明澈空灵。只有怀着雨后荷花一样的心情,才能品出茉莉花茶那方洁沁心的雅韵。
Before making Jasmine tea,it is important for us to rinse tea ware,and at the mean time,our mind is settled .T-he clean mountain spring water is like the refreshing rain,and the sound of the water is like the soundof the raindrops falling down or lotus leaves.By pouring water to clean the tea ware,the cup is made cleaner than ever,-and the heart ia made more pure than ever.The whole world appears to have become crystal clear and empty.On-ly when one has achieved the state of the mind as the lotus after the rain ,would one be able to experience Jasmine's delightful elegance.