Tag Archives: spirit of tea
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 [...]
The Gift, a quote by Emile Zola
The artist is nothing without the gift,but the gift is nothing without work.— Emile Zola I wonder why it is often difficult to follow through with the creative act. The idea exists in my head, but it lacks the accompanying action. Maybe I am afraid of failure. But if I don’t act, I have already [...]
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 [...]
Akira Takemoto on surfing, tea, and teaching
Voices from the Walla Walla Valley – Akira Takemoto from Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Vimeo.