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Sensei says: How you are in the tea room is how you are in the world. Haji o sute hito ni mono toi naraubeshi kore zojozu no motoi narikeru A person must discard all embarrassment... More »
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During the Friends in Tea conference, there were two formally scheduled chakai, the opening chakai the first day and the closing chakai on the last day. In between, there was what they called open chakai.... More »
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It was a little early for me to sit zazen at 4:30 am with the monks, but I did get up for the 6:00 Chabako tea that was planned for that morning. We were to... More »
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May is when we change to the summer season in tea. The fire is moved from the sunken hearth to the furo or brazier, to the left side of the temaeza away from the guests.... More »
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Many of my students are at a point of acquiring tea utensils. With ebay and the internet it is relatively easy to get tea stuff from Japan. A tea bowl for $10, a chabako set... More »
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“There was a Chajin of Sakai who had a tea caddy called Sessan and he used it when Rikyu came. But Rikyu thought nothing of it so its owner smashed it against the trivet on... More »
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Some things come along to remind me how easy and comfortable my life really is. Yesterday, the house where I teach the furnace went out, as in it didn’t work. When I arrived in the... More »
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Congratulations to President-elect Obama on his run for the Whitehouse. In November, the winter time hearth is opened. The ro is a sunken hearth that is larger than the summer time brazier. A hole cut... More »
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Sono michi ni iran to omou kokoro koso waga mi nagara no shisho nari keri “The very heart which decides to enter the Way is the best teacher.” Rikyu left us with 100 poems to... More »
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I wanted to write something about this as the last post was about desire and achieving goals. So often I compare myself to other people and find myself coming up short. So and so has... More »
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