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Tea practice is also a way of cultivating oneself.
Once, when I was practicing making tea, my teacher suggested that I try to move the teapot farther away from me. Immediately, I noticed that my adrenal gland surged and my heart felt constricted... It was "fear". The emotion of fear appeared like a rocket.
What was I afraid of? I was afraid that the tea would spill and that it was dangerous!
My teacher explained that this was the residual memory of my body and the cognitive awareness at work.
At this point, many people are afraid to face their fears and just casually brush them off, which is actually just deceiving themselves.
If I dug deeper, was spilling tea really that serious? Was I afraid of something unfamiliar or something I had not yet dealt with? Was I afraid of making mistakes, not doing well enough, or being laughed at by others?
When faced with these inner feelings, how should we deal with them? Should we try to suppress them?
My teacher said that these things cannot be resisted with force, otherwise, it will only get worse. This is because this "trash" is a product of our life, just like how garbage inevitably accumulates in our daily lives. Human consciousness is the same way.
All we need to do is to face it calmly, to discover it and not to try to handle it. Just face it and accept it.
Once we face it long enough, it will naturally occur less frequently. Let it come and go without getting caught up in it. Just continue practicing making tea.
Let it do its thing and you do yours. They won't interfere with each other.
Try it for yourself and see.
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