I am currently reading a book titled Zen: The Art Of Simple Living written by Shunmyo Masuno. It's a wonderful book containing 100 practices suggested by Zen monks for mindful living.
One of the chapters is titled - Make a delicious cup of coffee. The author tells us to picturise this scene - going to the woods, collecting firewood, making a fire, boiling water, grinding the coffee beans and relishing a cup of traditionally-made coffee under the sky. The point was to emphasize that life requires time and effort, to quote the author.
While it is not possible for us city-dwellers to prepare coffee this way, I do have a favorite ritual of preparing fresh filter coffee in the early hours of the morning. I love the process of preparing decoction. I love the aroma of coffee powder, the tip-top sound that comes out of the filter as the boiled water drips through the coffee powder and falls down into the lower half of the filter, and the aroma of filter coffee that permeates in the whole house.
Nothing, absolutely nothing beats the happiness of preparing fresh filter coffee in the morning. It gives a much-required kick to the day, just like drinking coffee does.
Life as a homemaker may not allow much space for excitement or new adventures, but seeking bliss from daily rituals does make our days interesting. And isn't it what life is all about - to seek the 'new' in the 'usual', and the 'extra' in the 'ordinary'!
Coffee is an elixir for sure. And I agree seeking bliss from daily rituals makes life interesting. I love clicking pictures of frothy coffees.
ReplyDeleteYes I too love taking snaps of coffee. It's a visual and sensory treat!
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