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Love how a book can pretend to be so narrow, focussed solely on tea, and yet expand into questions of Taoism, gardening, architecture and eastern/western relations.
I particularly liked learning how tea masters, inspired by Taoism and zen, operate on the premise that great art is created within the viewer, and requires active participation to be complete. Tea ceremonies, and art, are often not symmetrical, and not perfect, to reflect this. It is due to life not being perfect. Teaism is seeing beauty in life’s imperfections.
I particularly liked learning how tea masters, inspired by Taoism and zen, operate on the premise that great art is created within the viewer, and requires active participation to be complete. Tea ceremonies, and art, are often not symmetrical, and not perfect, to reflect this. It is due to life not being perfect. Teaism is seeing beauty in life’s imperfections.
inspiring
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informative
reflective
slow-paced
reflective
slow-paced
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slow-paced
Nothing I say about his writing will do justice to Kakuzō. I never thought an essay on tea would give me goosebumps as it reached the end. Perhaps a poet could describe Kakuzō's work, but I can only quote him:
'Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things'.
'Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things'.