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Tea Links & News — Feb 2012
The essentials of The Way of Tea Kohei examines Rikyu’s seven essential practices when following The Way of Tea. Read Article → Omotesenke guide to Tea Ceremony The Omotesenke Tea School has a great online guide to Tea Ceremony covering everything from history to etiquette to tea utensils. Visit Site → British ‘rakugo’ artist helps [...]
Urasenke Grandmaster performs Tea Ceremony at USS Arizona Memorial
In July, Urasenke Grandmaster, Sen Genshitsu, performed a tea ceremony at the USS Arizona World War II memorial to honor all soldiers who fought and died in the war. Sen Genshitsu actually fought in WWII as a Japanese soldier. He said this tea ceremony in particular was the most memorable of his life. Sen Genshitsu [...]
5 Great Interviews with Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony) Practitioners
I recently found a very nice blog “Tea and Travel” written by Deborah Huff. Over the past couple of months, she has interviewed 5 practitioners of Japanese tea ceremony. I always appreciate reading how people first became interested in chanoyu and the unique perspectives they have on the different facets of studying Tea. Below are [...]
Practicing the Way of Tea
Mikael Zaurov of www.teamuse.com has written a wonderful article on the philosophical and symbolic attitudes that accompany Japanese Tea Ceremony. While he never addresses Tea Ceremony explicitly, many of the ideas he presents lead straight to the essence of practicing Tea Ceremony. He begins with an insightful Buddhist koan by Zhao Zhou and finishes by [...]
Tea Gathering at San Francisco’s Urasenke Society
Christie Bartlett, Founding Director of Ursaenke Society, San Francisco talks about the history of Urasenke, why tea gatherings matter today, and the ripple effect of “peace through a bowl of tea.” Watch Video