The night before the Buddha attained final enlightenment he had a visit from the demon king Mara. Mara represented all the anger, doubt, fear, striving, craving and greed of the world. He came to tempt the Buddha.Instead of ignoring Mara or driving him away, the Buddha calmly acknowledged his presence, staying “I see you, Mara“
He then invited Mara to tea as an honored guest.
It is suggested that we do the same when we are pained with trouble (whether real or imaginary). When we are feeling jealous, fearful, angry, frustrated, we examine these feelings with a compassionate heart, filled with self-love. We invite troubles to tea.
Instead of running from what troubles us, avoiding what is painful to face while only trying to seek happiness, we need to deal with all of life’s struggles head on, or they will continue to haunt us.
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I love tea! Green tea is a favorite of mine.
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I love this post, have you tried chaga mushroom tea? I drank it last winter to help ease cold symptoms
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No I have not, but I will now. Thank you so much for reading. I really appreciate your feedback.
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great post, I’m a tea drinker myself and will sit down today with somethings that have been on my mind and deal with them, love your posts 🙂
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thank you so much. You made my day.
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I read this post a few days ago on my mobile app, and it wouldn’t let me leave a comment or a like! So here I am!
I love drinking tea, I have a cup every night. I’ve never thought about using that time to “sit with my troubles.” Oh how much more time I would have for reflection if I did do that!
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