「The simplicity and purism of the tea-room resulted from emulation of the Zen monastery.
A Zen monastery differs from those of other Buddhist sects inasmuch as it is meant only to be a dwelling place for the monks.
Its chapel is not a place of worship or pilgrimage, but a college room where the students congregate for discussion and the practice of meditation.
The room is bare except for a central alcove in which, behind the altar, is a statue of Bodhi Dharma, the founder of the sect, or of Sakyamuni attended by Kashiapa and Ananda, the two earliest Zen patriarchs.
On the altar, flowers and incence are offered up in memory of the great contributions which these sages made to Zen」(From the Book of Tea-the Tea-Room, pp.58-59, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont-Tokyo, Japan)
The Tea-Room is enough to be bare to drink tea and to discuss about the right way of life.
If you are trying to drink tea alone, the empty Tea-Room is best for the practice of meditation.
You could concentrate on the deep pure meditation.
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