From Chan Master Wuzhu:
Once when the Venerable was drinking tea, [a party of ] thirty Directors and Censors of the Secretariat came to pay their respects, and when they had done this they took seats and asked, “Venerable, you really love tea, [don’t you]?” The Venerable said, “Yes.” Then he recited a tea-gāthā for them:
The obscure valley produces the mysterious herb that serves as a medium for entering the Way.
Wood-cutters gather its leaves, the delicious flavor flows into an earthen vessel.
It tranquilizes worries and clarifies void consciousness, brightens the mind and illuminates the terrace of understanding.
Without wearing down one’s vital energy, it directly moves the Dharma-gates to open.
Submitted October 10, 2017 at 03:59AM by Dillon123 http://ift.tt/2xv3teU
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