Happy New Year of a Bullish Market to Everyone! Fat Choy, Fat Choy!
Memory of My Teacher
13 years ago
Monday, January 26, 2009
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2 comments:
Kung Hei Fat Choy!
I miss receiving Lai See from my Aunt in Hong Kong.
Sister Stone: I reflect that the young lady died of her passionate grieving for the flowers, and so today I have picked a sprig of flowering apricot to present before her in a consecrated vase.
(She makes obeisance before the spirit tablet)
IIIb In purified vase
under cold spring sun
set one last spray of apricot
its waxen blooms still red
. . .
Celebrants: Tell us, revered teacher, what is represented by the consecrated vase, and what by the sprig of apricot?
Sister Stone: Within the hollow of this vase
is held the mortal world
while her poor self
just like this fading apricot,
watered but rootless,
still brings a fragrance to our senses.'
Celebrants: Young lady, may you accept this offering and find
cool balm for your flesh,
sweet fragrance for your soul;
if you will return to mortal world
cannot this sprig of apricot
serve as your canopy?
from "The Peony Pavilion" (牡丹亭) by Tang Xianzu (汤显祖), 16th century
. . . and so, my New Year's wish, that our tea - 'watered but rootless, still brings a fragrance to our senses'
～ 柯瑞安
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