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Zen and tea scrolls

Posted on Jul 6th, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

I'd like to post a link to Phillytea blog . Morgan took very good notes during Roshi's talk about Zen and tea scrolls. Much better than mine. Please go check it out. In the meantime... More »

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Take a left before you get to the Buddha

Posted on Jun 19th, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

Certainly I am not a Zen student, I know very little about Zen. But I was on my way to the yoga class at the Dai Bosatsu Zen monastery, andI didn't know how to get... More »

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Fushiki, not knowing

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2009 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

Today's characters are sometimes seen on scrolls in the tea room. They read, fushiki, in translation: I know not. Reaching out into the unknown is a scary thing. I think of explorers, who had to... More »

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Sitting and listening to the wind in the pines

Posted on Jul 21st, 2008 by margie : Tea Ceremony Instructor margie

Most of Issoan tea classes are in the evening and students often come right from work or right from fighting traffic to get to the school.  We usually begin our class with about 10-15 minutes... More »

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