Why is the spirit of tea ceremony enduring in Japan?

Tea ceremony is one of the representatives of Japanese traditional culture, and its spiritual connotation has deeply influenced the Japanese way of life and values, so it is enduring in Japan.

The core spirit of tea ceremony is "harmony, respect and silence", namely, harmony, respect and silence. Tea ceremony pursues a simple beauty, which shows Japanese respect and gratitude for life and nature through simple matcha, peaceful ceremony and thoughtful words and deeds. Tea ceremony emphasizes the doctrine of the mean, pays attention to inner peace and tranquility, and shows the emptiness and tranquility of the Japanese heart through details such as tea tasting, tea worship and props, which makes people feel inner purification.

In addition, there are so-called "a moment for a while" and "a heart ceremony" in the tea ceremony, which emphasizes that every party is unique and needs to participate wholeheartedly, cherish time and be grateful. At the same time, the tea ceremony also emphasizes the concepts of "the beauty of the four seasons in spring, summer, autumn and winter" and "things change for the stars", calling on people to respect and appreciate nature and keep pace with the times without losing tradition.

In a word, the tea ceremony, through etiquette, ceremony, taste and other forms, emphasizes the virtues and spiritual demeanor of harmony, introversion, respect and gratitude, which has deeply penetrated into the blood of Japanese culture and become a unique symbol of Japanese culture.