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Pichi 🟪 🍡🌸
@pichi
Today I’m drinking matcha under the cherry blossoms in honor of @beecurious who taught me to dive even deeper into tea culture in Japan. It is said matcha tea has a deep connection with Zen Buddhism, as the practice of drinking tea was made popular by the founders of the Rinzai sect. In those days, tea was more a sort of medicine than a luxury item, filled with vitamins and even caffeine to sharpen the mind. After all, Zazen meditation can make us a bit sleepy at times, so tea was there to keep the practitioners awake. I spent the morning in meditation and now it’s time to relax and enjoy the caffeine.
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eggcooker.base.eth
@eggcooker
You definitely know more about Japan than I do as a Japanese.
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Pichi 🟪 🍡🌸
@pichi
And I talk to a lot of monks. Especially those who are 60-80. Many of them studied in the US at some point. Total generational thing.
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eggcooker.base.eth
@eggcooker
I didn't know that many monks had studied abroad. 😳
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Pichi 🟪 🍡🌸
@pichi
It’s a certain age group for sure. Also usually second sons from well off families who decided to become monks ;) A little self selecting but it’s amazing how many I’ve ran into to see this pattern.
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eggcooker.base.eth
@eggcooker
After all, you are more familiar with Japan than I am.
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Pichi 🟪 🍡🌸
@pichi
I’ve probably also talked to like 30 monks in 6 months. It’s a lot of monks.
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eggcooker.base.eth
@eggcooker
Great! It's great that you talked to so many monks, and I was surprised at how long you stayed in Japan in the first place!
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