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Monday, July 7, 2008
Meditating by Coffee
You may be wondering how to meditate by coffee. How can caffeine and calm, poured into the same coffee cup create a peaceful state of mind? How can you meditate if you're all stressed out or jazzed up on coffee? Well, it's a koan... that's the nature of Zen.
A koan is a Zen Buddhist riddle that has no easy answer; it may be totally illogical in nature and it appears to be a paradox. A koan is a question that must be experienced in order to be understood. Zen and coffee don't seem to mix. Or do they? It seems they'd be completely opposite to one another, but part of the mystery of the koan is that they are truly in harmony.
What do you suppose the koan means? How do caffeine and calm mix together in a cup of coffee?
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mmmmm Meditating by coffee! The aroma alone is Nirvana for me. I think the koan is related to balance. I find fulfillment in the place between "all" and "nothing," where my needs are met without engaging in overindulgence. So the caffeine serves to awaken the senses and the meditation then soothes them so that I do not fear opening myself to the many perspectives from which I may choose what works best for me. That's how I interpret the Zen coffee koan. Love the blog, Gloria!
Ratava
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