“Eating Bitter” 吃苦 in Kneeling Posture 跪坐
Chan Cha 禅茶 (Tea and Zen) practice at Wenshu Monastery advocates a kneeling posture (gui zuo 跪坐) for tea practice. This is a seated posture that can quickly become intense and uncomfortable as the legs quickly become numb. This is a form of “eating bitter” 吃苦. From a Buddhist perspective, this disciplines the practitioner and reminds them that suffering is a part of living in the world.
