Ichigo Ichie

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Ichigo Ichie 一期一会

One Time, One Encounter

Many people are easily bored with routines such as sweeping the floor, making a bed, or preparing a meal. The motto in the Japanese tea ceremony schools is ichigo ichie which means "one time, one encounter." Though all the intricate movements of the tea ceremony can be repeated, they are never the same.

For the Japanese, each moment is unrepeatable and special in its own right. Those who want to live the spiritual life would be wise to adapt this motto and apply it to everything we do. Cleaning the floor today is different from the time we did it a few days ago. The light in the room may be different or the velocity of our sweeping motion.

With ichi-go ichi-e, boredom is vanquished.

.. quoted from .. www.spiritualityandpractice.com/








One Time
One Encounter
One Haiku


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................................. ichi go ichi e


one life, one meeting

one chance, one meeting

one moment in the endless flow of time

"Treasure every meeting, for it will never recur."

"Be grateful for this never-to-be-repeated moment."

"We only have one chance
to enjoy this present moment."





© しのパパ

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