Wonher Ji-Woon's The Five-color Tea-meditation
J. Jang
Association for International Tea Culture June 30, 2022 DOI: 10.21483/qwoaud.56..202206.85 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Education |
| Key points | Argues that the Five-color Tea-meditation integrates Vipassana mindfulness and Samatha concentration based on loving-kindness and compassion, and can be understood through three Buddhist frameworks: kasina practice, conformity practice tied to the Five-elements, and the three supreme principles of precepts, concentration, and wisdom. The author suggests combining it with tea may serve character education by supporting self-protection and moral cultivation. |
Abstract
The Five-color Tea-meditation is one of Wonher Ji-Woon's Loving-kindness & Compassion Tea-meditations using five different colors of tea. The five colors are yellow, white, red, green, and blue. These five colors are not only the actual colors of tea, but also the colors created by imagination. In this study, the Five-color Tea-meditation was considered from three perspectives based on the Buddhist perspective. First, in relation to the five colors, it is a viewpoint as a practice of kasina that appears in 『Visuddhimagga』. Second, it is the perspective of the practice of conformity expressed in the 『Mahā-Rāhulovāda Sutta』, in which the teachings of the Buddha are transmitted in relation to the Five-elements. Lastly, it is the perspective of mindfulness and the practice of the three supreme principles: 1) Sila or precepts 2) Samadhi or concentration 3) Prajna or transcendental wisdom. The Five-color Tea-meditation is a well-integrated practice of Vipassana of mindfulness and Samatha of concentration based on loving-kindness and compassion, which can be said to be the trend of modern meditation. I think that by combining this with tea, we can expect the role of character education that protects oneself properly and cultivates moral character.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |