#john blofeld

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

A door into Tibet. :: Photo by Sayan Mitra. :: [thanks Ian Sanders]

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“In East Asia generally, the notion of a Supreme Being, so essential to Western religions, is replaced by that of a Supreme State of Being, an impersonal perfection from which beings including man are separated only by delusion.” ― John Blofeld, Taoism: The Road to Immortality

[blessedrestlessness]

From The Chinese Art of Tea by John Blofeld

[rhapsoteainbrew]

When the mind, having freed itself from the trammels of past and future, is fully concentrated on the Here and Now, a whole range of pleasures involving ears, eyes, nose, palate, and mood can be enjoyed by two or three people who have come together to make and drink fine tea.

John Blofeld

[astranemus]

Should your mind wander away, do not follow it, whereupon your wandering mind will stop wandering of its own accord. Should your mind desire to linger somewhere, do not follow it and do not dwell there, whereupon your mind’s questing for a dwelling-place will cease of its own accord. Thereby, you will come to possess a non-dwelling mind—a mind which remains in the state of non-dwelling. If you are fully aware in yourself of a non-dwelling mind, you will discover that there is just the fact of dwelling, with nothing to dwell upon or not to dwell upon. This full awareness in yourself of a mind dwelling upon nothing is known as having a clear perception of your own nature. A mind which dwells upon nothing is the Buddha-Mind, the mind of one already delivered, Bodhi-Mind, Uncreate Mind...you will have attained to understanding from within yourself—an understanding stemming from a mind that abides nowhere, by which we mean a mind free from delusion and reality alike.

The Zen Teaching of Hui Hai, trans. John Blofeld

[amokedas]

A mind fed on words such as heaven, earth, dew, essence, cinnabar, moonlight, stillness, jade, pearl, cedar, and winterplum is likely to have a serenity not to be found in minds ringing with the vocabulary of the present age- computer, tractor, jumbo jet, speedball, pop, dollar, liquidation, napalm, overkill!

John Blofeld

[rhapsoteainbrew]

A large party is distracting, whereas the company of two or three relaxed and friendly people contributes to the enjoyment of unusually fine tea.

John Blofeld

[amokedas]

A mind fed on words such as heaven, earth, dew, essence, cinnabar, moonlight, stillness, jade, pearl, cedar, and winterplum is likely to have a serenity not to be found in minds ringing with the vocabulary of the present age- computer, tractor, jumbo jet, speedball, pop, dollar, liquidation, napalm, overkill!

John Blofeld

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Il tè: "La vita è fatta per essere felici"

Il tè: “La vita è fatta per essere felici”

L’altro giorno stavo cercando una cosa e ho aperto “Il libro del tè” di John Blofeld, uno scrittore inglese che ha vissuto in Cina e ha scritto libri sul taoismo e buddismo, e mi sono imbattuta in un bellissimo canto che esprime lo spirito dell’arte cinese del tè.

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