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Meditative Moments with Tea: A Reflection

From Sunny Lee

"On 1 March 2026, DDM Sydney held a tea meditation and light ceremony. Tea meditation, aka tea chan, converts the simple daily act of drinking tea into a meditative experience. Here are some tea musings:
 
Steam lifts the day from my hands,
A small cloud rising from the cup.
Tea leaves once listening to the rain,
Travelling across mountains and plains,
Now unfurl their stories in hot water.
 
Time slows to the sound of pouring water,
a slow sip, hot on the tongue, gently cooling,
aromatic scents from tea leaves dancing to gentle music.
 

Warmth settles behind our ribs,
Thoughts learn to soften,
Nothing to solve,
Nowhere to go,
No calls to answer,
A peaceful sangha sitting mindfully together,
Not rushing, not pulling, not pushing…
 
Simply drinking tea,
allowing tea and humans to become what it needs to be,
by just being.”