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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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No matter how many times we have done temae , it is always good to pay attention to what we are doing. One of the things Christy sensei emphasized in koshukai is the precision with... More »
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In the previous post, The host revealed , and by questions at tea demonstrations, I have been asked again and again about how much talking is allowed at a tea ceremony. While talking is not... More »
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In our over scheduled modern life, multitasking is seen as skill that to be praised and applauded. My husband used to watch television, read the paper and listen to me talk with him all at... More »
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The art of craftsmanship There has always been an ongoing debate of craft vs. art. My husband is a woodworker and when he looks at art pieces he sometimes is disgusted with conceptual art pieces... More »
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There is a point in temae where you hold the water scoop in a certain position called "kokoro no kagami," translated, that means mirror of the heart and there is a pause here in the... More »
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Once when I was in Japan, I asked my sempai if I could make tea for him in the mizuya. Since we were not in the tea room, I was very casual about it, and... More »
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We had a chabana flower arranging lesson in class recently. Chabana is different from the more well known Japanese flower arranging study of Ikebana. Chabana is flower arranging for tea. According to Rikyu's rules, one... More »
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Sensei said, "complete this moment before moving on to the next," What did she mean when she said that? How long is a moment, and how do you know when it is complete? I often... More »
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I had a tea student once who was very bright and enthusiastic about chado. She never missed a class. And she was very competitive and impatient to move to higher levels of temae. As soon... More »
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