Archive: August, 2008

31/08/2008

Romantic Story of Buddhism & Tea

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Every Chinese tea and Japanese tea lovers are familiar with the letter in English “tea and Zen are the same feelings,” “Zen tea taste” or it shows the close relation between tea and Buddhism.

Do you know where’s the tea? The legend says Xin Southern and Northern Dynasties, Dharma was unexpected, as he himself practiced culture of Shaolin, he was so angry about it and stop sleeping bag next time, he took his eyelids to the floor. Next year, it was a tea-tree on the ground, and green tea leaves fell into the pot when the service Dharma boiling water, and found after drinking water for tea Dharma it will not be tired. It is the mythical story of the origin of the tea. There are romantic stories between Buddhism and tea.

Zen and the tea fable

The most famous story about the Zen and the tea is Zhaozhou Monk.

One day, two monks came to learn the Zen monk Zhaozhou one of them asked: “Have you been here”

“Yes.”

“So go and drink tea!” Zhaozhou Monk said.

“They drink tea, too!” Zhaozhou Monk said.

“Why not let them drink tea, whether they or not?” Prompts the abbot and demand.

“You will drink too much!” Zhaozhou said. Can

to the Zen monk said Zhaozhou? Whether you understand or not, here is another interesting story.

Why monks obsessed?

Tea has three virtues your heart awakening

Tang Dynasty is a very important time for tea and Zen, Tang is also one of the most powerful countries in the world. Its economy was strong and most importantly, it absorbs and syncretic everything is great with other races and countries. And the most important book of tea Cha Jing Tang —- was good. Born

Cha Jing, also known as tea classics, was written by Lu Yu in 761 AC, this book is the first book of the circle, the tea includes in the world. Lu Yu was a very close relationship with Buddhism, he was a foundling and raised by the Zen master Zhiji, but Lu Yu is not as Buddhism and its proved to be a circus clown, happy governor Li Qiwu recognized his talent and monitor him and learn from Zhou Fuzi, another important man named Cui Guofu has also been estimated, they are very important for the expansion. You know, Lu Yu was not famous for tea, but also for its literature during the Tang dynasty? Surprising? It is true. It was one of the most famous writers, when he came to town, the head of the host in person. And the tea is certainly one of his hobbies, he loved his Master Shifu Zhiji the tea and was also a tea master, Lu Yu, the tea it was in the very young age. One best friends Ran Jiao Yu Lu was also a monk, a monk famous poems. If you take a look at the life of Lu Yu, you will see the birth of the Cha Jing found a close connection with Buddhism.

Can now Dharma found in tea, but we can not answer the Dharma in tea 21st Century, but you do not know, all anyone can hear his voice. In Anhui Jiuhua is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, you can use a glass of tea Jiuhua Buddhism (Jiuhua For Cha), Hangzhou, you can go, Jingshan Jingshan hall for tea. Jingshan tea and function rooms is the origin of the Japanese tea Dao.

Came in the Southern Song Dynasty (around 1235 AC), Japanese master Shenyi to China and learn to master in the temple Wuzun Jingshan. He came back and brought the Japanese tea and function rooms Jingshan and gradually developed into Japanese tea ceremony. But now Jinshan tea in China is not as famous as Japan.

We have so many other famous tea as Tie Guan Yin, the Buddha’s Hand, Da Fang tea and so on. There is a story about the origin of Tie Guan Yin, is the most popular tea in China. In the Qing dynasty, an old man named Wei Yin, who believe in Guanyin and have a cup of tea in the morning every day. One night he dreamed he was released and found a tea tree near the river and the second day, he found the tea tree, by the way the dream. he moved to tea tree in a iron pot. He thought that tea tree was a gift of Guanyin, he called Iron Guanyin (Tie Guan Yin).

28/08/2008

Low Fat Delicious Vegetarian Recipes

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are now desperate to get people to weight loss. There are so many new provisions added to the market every day. The result is that grown thin in their efforts, people are beginning to drastic measures to ensure that he ends up hurt their health to take over. The impact of the weight loss of these diets and products that are the “miracle diets”, have short-term results and many side effects. It is therefore extremely important that we choose the means of weight loss methods, healthy.

A vegetarian diet contains many low-fat recipes that are by many people in the world uses a variety of reasons. Depending on the type of vegetarian are people trying to create different low-fat vegetarian recipes. People are turning to these low-fat vegetarian recipes, because they help to lower cholesterol levels and nutritionally also help people to better focus mentally.

A good way to stay in perfect shape is to eat organic food. Vegetables and fruits are the best examples of natural foods and healthy. What’s more, that you can easily cook at home and add a personal touch. How do you prepare the food yourself, there is absolutely no chance that allow an additive or artificial chemicals can endanger your health. Vegetarian recipes are generally low in fat, calories and rich in fiber. The lower cal and low fat makes it the perfect meal when a person is to lose weight. The upper fiber increases the metabolism and thus again, with a loss of more calories burned and weight. Note that it is a combination of resist with diet, exercise and tempting foods, healthy weight loss and permanent results.

This is perhaps why more and more likely to take to vegetarianism as a lifestyle. Here are low cal and delicious vegetarian recipes for fruit juices. The amount of salt, sugar and spices was not mentioned because they are easily changed in any vegetarian recipe according to taste.

1 Sweet Potato Fries: A perfect meal of complex carbohydrates. It’s not like your traditional French fries. It is much healthier and vegetarian.

Ingredients:

sweet potato

onion powder

garlic powder

oregano

pepper

preparations:

First, heat the oven to 450 degrees. Now take a plate and give non-stick foil. Now cut the sweet potatoes into thin strips and lay them gently on the plate. Then drizzle with olive oil, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano and pepper to sweet potatoes. Finally Preheat the oven at the same temperature for about 30 minutes and your delicious low calorie vegetarian recipe is ready. The spices should be added to your taste.

Apple and Blackberry Fruit Twist: This is a sweet juice that you breakfast
can / p> Ingredients

Apple 1

1 cup blackberries

Frozen Ice

Facilities

Blender

Knives

How To preparation

Chop the apple into four pieces. Pour into blender washed chopped apple and a cup of blackberries. Ice cubes and stir for 2-3 minutes until smooth. Have fun!

The best thing to vegetarian dishes that are easy to cook. Even if you do not agree with a particular recipe, you can always have a new taste, adding a personal touch. Try again cook vegetarian recipes is just as easy. Try the above low cal and delicious vegetarian recipes, even if you are a non-vegetarian, you will certainly feel a greater drift of being vegetarian all the time.

27/08/2008

Should The Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered?

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Many justification for lowering the legal drinking age to follow a certain logic. Many of the rights and obligations that accompany it, and 18 seem serious, but to the discretion, if they drink and have the right to drink responsibly, it seems to many Americans the legal age for drinking is illogical. With regard to the different levels of responsibility while driving under the influence of alcohol say critics of the legal age for alcohol consumption than the age limit for students and young readers in the off-road behavior of private consumption to participate.

Many people feel an unfair restriction on legal age for alcohol consumption in transport were brought. Most people serve in the American army at the age of 18 years and actively recruited at this age. In many countries the legal age for drinking is 21 years or more. Many critics cite the legal age for alcohol consumption, a government that is killing a human being requires the legal age still outlawed and alcohol consumption. The national debate over the drinking limit of 21 years is a hot topic among high school and college students age households.

The answers to these concerns include the use of alcohol as a stimulant and a way for students, the goals of education occur after drinking by minors to separate. The legal drinking age debate spans sake behavior when alcohol is carried out on minors, this is dangerous because the drinker to fear caught, and concerns about behavior that occurs when alcohol is avoided to minors That is because the abstinence . Underage drinking a constant concern for the health and well-being of young students.

Another important concern about the criticism of the legal age for drinking is that alcohol is widely used as a coping mechanism. It is possible that alcohol can be consumed legally absorb and enjoy. U.S. is the country with the highest alcohol consumption among minors. Why the United States, if only disadvantages of alcohol in the past 21 years? History shows that the statistics of heavy drug and alcohol deaths were due to compression in the teenage drinking water because of the legal age for alcohol consumption is causing high.

The limit of consumption is self-questions. Ban save youth claims increase the consumption of alcohol for life, but critics say that eating and drinking age and parents of minors visiting constantly alcohol to minors by organizing events in their homes or on their property to alcohol to minors by the authorities to . protect Sense of public feeling is running high that the abuse of underage drinking, because the opportunity is rare enough drink excessive alcohol consumption occurs occurs. And sink sponsors many miners to the legal drinking age, dignity, cited by 18 years to go to war, are not likely to participate in military operations.

The critical point of the current legal age for alcohol consumption abroad and in Europe, where consumption is a popular pastime for cultural Oktoberfest, drinking wine vintage and regional festivals and celebrations. But there is little information about the abuse of alcohol by minors and underage drinking in foreign countries. But it is not clear that Europeans and others abroad, the same heavy drinking and alcohol abuse behaviors do alarming for the Americans the same reasons, can not be in a position to raise these habits to avoid having a legal drinking age.

Minimum Drinking Age Act reduces or prevents the streets and highways of federal funds, unless a higher minimum age for alcohol consumption was created. was done in conjunction with public awareness campaigns to inform the public about driving under the influence of alcohol underage victim while driving under the influence of pressure groups like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers). Because many older adults suffer regularly from acute and chronic alcohol dependence, the government has responsibility to act by the legal age.

The problem is with alcohol to minors are currently detained, the practice of alcohol to minors or private. As long as the parents do not have the police or their offspring care a positive influence on their values, the law is irrelevant. Deaths of children is defined as the consumption in a self-practiced to drink as a hobby. It is unpredictable if this happened again when the legal drinking age were lowered. If the logic of this argument is accepted, if death occurs just back on streets and highways.

Drinking every little challenger to the state limit for an adult is that the law made the use of alcohol and therefore off limits “forbidden fruit”. But their opponents will continue to reduce drinking by the time bar, driving the problem of alcohol to minors in secondary schools where it already exists. If young people are cruising or marriage, were exchanged winks to engage young people as a drinker.

The criticism that the age of consumption of 21 young people abused because they are not accustomed to drinking and not enough to “party” knowingly holds out little weight at the funeral. But the other side of joy is the light hardcore haze and alcohol-related problems that appear in the titles and the police and the police see it every day.

It’s one thing for those who challenge the current legal age would argue can happen injury or death of the most dangerous, the other one to be responsible and in the reverse situation true. A glass of wine or supervised by a marriage family on a cruise such a situation creates a safe, a series of 5 to 10 drinks in seconds consumed a very different set of circumstances and results generated. However, critics of the legal drinking age now would know all the circumstances of alcohol to minors under the age waiver of clean drinking water, rather than the number of deaths before and MADD have done another reason to win the legislature support for their cause. This is currently serving 18 years in the fight probably agree that the severity of the accidents were fatal and the risk of loss of life outweigh the desire to drink hastily.

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