who ever heard of:
Zen coffee practises?
Tea in Japan
Cha-no-yu essentially means water for tea. In English, it means tea ceremony. This tea ceremony is based on the etiquette of serving tea, the landscape of the
tea garden , tea utensils, paintings and flower arrangements. It was originally brought from China by Japanese monks. It is an aesthetic pastime in which powdered green tea is served in a refined atmosphere.
The tea ceremony was borrowed from the Zen religion because the first tea masters were priests. They taught their followers that enlightenment can only be reached through
Zen meditation. The tea ceremony became a means of disciplining the mind. Tea was used to sharpen the concentration of the monks. By the 11th century, the aristocracy was enjoying tea and developed the ceremony surrounding its use.
Early in the 14th century, Ashi-kaga Yoshimatsu, a military ruler, built the famous
ginkakuji or Golden pavilion, in Kyoto. This became the cultural center of Japan. Here he built a small building for his private worship. This is where tea was made. Murato Shuko (1422-1502) is credited for the basic concepts of tea.
This specialized form of art calls for a good knowledge of architecture, landscape gardens, and tea utensils. Etiquette, spirituality, and knowledge are all necessary for understanding the tea ceremony.
further:
The Book of Tea « Prayers and Reflections
The Coffee House trade? (English sociological term for gay male practises, "the tea room trade")
Coffee and a slice of cake? (Wurzel Gummidge would roll over in his grave)
on the other hand Withnail drinks coffee....
Withnail:
Listen to this. "Curse of the superman. I took drugs to win medals
said top athlete Geoff Woade."
I:
Where's the coffee?
Withnail [reading from the paper]:
"In a world exclusive interview 33 year old shot putter Geoff Woade
who weight 317 pounds, admitted taking massive doses of anabolic
steroids, drugs banned in sport. It used to get him bad tempered and
act down said his wife. He used to pick on me. But now he's stopped
his much better in our sex life and in our general life."
[I pours water from the kettle into a bowl and goes back into the living
room. Withnail follows him.]
Withnail:
My God, this huge, thatched head with its earlobes and cannonball is
now considered sane. "Geoff Woade is feeling better and is now
prepared to step back into society and start tossing his orb about."
Look at him. Look at Geoff Woade. His head must weight fifty pounds on
its own.
[Withnail stands infront of a mirror and brushes his long, greasy hair with
a comb. I sits on the settee and starts drinking the coffee from the bowl
using a spoon.]
Withnail:
Imagine the size of his balls. Imagine getting into a fight with the
******!
I:
Please! I don't feel good.
Withnail:
That's what you'd say but that wouldn't wash with Geoff. No! He'd like
a bit of pleading. Add spice to it. In fact, he'd probably tell you
what he was going to do before he did it. "I'm going to pull you head
off". "Oh no, please, don't pull my head off". "I'm going to pull your
head off because I don't like your head!"
[he notives I drinking from the bowl.]
Withnail:
Have you got soup? Why didn't I get any soup?
I:
Coffee
Withnail:
Why don't you use a cup like any other human being?
I:
Why don't you wash up occasionally like any other human being?
Withnail:
How dare you!? How dare you!? How dare you call me inhumane!?
I:
I didn't call you inhumane, you merely imagined it. Calm down.
Withnail:
Right you ****** - I'm going to do the washing up!
