But it's like the US Thanksgiving holiday. Yes, Zen philosophy has heavily influenced the Tea Ceremony, so there is a relationship there. It isn't, and anyone who did a little as read the Wikipedia article on the subject could figure that out. For example, he describes the Japanese Tea Ceremony as a ritual used in Zen. I found de Botton to be shockingly inaccurate. In Religion for Atheists, de Botton discusses one subject that I have particular expertise in: Zen Buddhism. Religion for Atheists gives me now great doubt about that. As I have no particular expertise in Western philosophy, I have always assumed de Botton was reasonably accurate in his understanding. One of the things I've enjoyed about de Botton's work is how he brings a far-ranging understanding of canon of Western philosophy to bear on the major issues of modern life, doing so in an understandable and sometimes entertaining way.
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