Tealife Audio - Chado The Japanese Way Of Tea

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic - How can we celebrate Western holidays in the tea room. Zengo - Mujaku - Non-attachment

Host - Adam - Anthony - Marius   Elitism   Information Referenced: - Episode with Adam and his Zen teacher: https://tealife.audio/tealife-audio-ep-125-koan-practice/ - Youtube about Elitism among audiofile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8wc25tnbH8

Hosts: - Adam - Anthony - Marius   Topic - Hosting non tea people   Zengo: Enso

Hosts - Adam - Anthony - Marius   Topic: Animal products in Tea   Poem #100 茶の湯とはたゞ湯をわかし茶をたてゝのむばかりなる事と知るべし  chanoyu to wa tada yu o wakashi cha o tatete nomu bakari no koto to shiru beshi The Way of Tea is naught but this:  first you boil water, then you make the tea, and drink it.      

Hosts - Anthony - Adam - Marius   Topic - Presentations Poem かず多くある道具をも押しかくし無きがまねする人も愚な kazu ōku aru dōgu o mo oshikakushi naki ga mane suru hito mo oroka na While owning numerous pieces, some act as though they own but a few There’s no one to fool but oneself: Don’t let this be you    

Hosts: - Adam - Anthony - Marius   Main Topic - Online Forums for Tea   Poem 97 釜一つあれば茶の湯はなるものを数の道具をもつは愚な kama hitotsu areba chanoyu wa naru mono o kazu no dōgu o motsu wa oroka na   A single kettle is all one requires for chanoyu; Accumulating many utensils is a foolish thing to do  Information referenced: http://tealife.audio/discord/  

Hosts: - Adam - Anthony - Marius Poem #97 釜一つあれば茶の湯はなるものを数の道具をもつは愚な kama hitotsu areba chanoyu wa naru mono o kazu no dōgu o motsu wa oroka na A single kettle is all one requires for chanoyu; Accumulating many utensils is a foolish thing to do

Hosts: - Aaron - Adam - Anthony - Ula   Topic - Personalities in Tea Poem 96 茶はさびて心はあつくもてなせよ道具はいつも有合にせよ     cha wa sabite kokoro wa atsuku motenase yo dōgu wa itsumo ariai ni se yo In an impoverished setting, serve tea from a rich heart. Always choose your utensils from things at hand: this is all part of the art

Hosts: Adam Anthony Marius Topic - Mizusashi Poem Purity is awakening the heart through what we do use pristine cloth, whisks, chopsticks, picks and ladles; draw and boil water anew水と湯と茶巾茶筅に箸楊枝柄杓と心あたらしきよし mizu to yu to chakin chasen ni hashi yōji hishaku to kokoro atarashiki yoshi

Hosts - Adam - Anthony - Marius   Guest T J (Shōnen 正念) DeZauche Poem  

Host Anthony   Guest Allan Palmer-sensei   Information referenced http://chanoyudecoded.com/

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic - Food for Chaji   Poem #93   習ひをばちりあくたぞと思へかし、書物は反古腰張にせよ narai oba chiri akuto zo to omoekashi kakimono wa hago koshibari ni se yo  It is wise to think teachings become dust and dirt: In the end, our notes and books are best used to line tearoom walls as paper skirt  

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius   Things in Tokonoma   Poem Observe with your eyes listen with your ears and take in the incense, Keep questioning things and deepen your understanding without pretence 目にも見よ耳にもふれよ香を嗅ぎてことを問ひつゝよく合点せよ me nimo mi yo mimi nimo fure yo kō o kagite koto o toitsutsu yoku gatten seyo  

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic - Value of Tea   Poem 90 稽古とは一より習い十を知れ、十より歸る元の其の一 keiko to wa ichi yori narai jyū wo shire, jyū yori kaeru moto no sono ichi Practice starts from ‘1’ And continues through to ‘10’ Each step is learnt well Before returning to ‘1’ Where new understanding lies  

Host Adam Anthony Marius Guest Margie Yap - margie@issoantea.com Topic - Magie and teaching Poem #89. 掛物や花を拝見する時は三尺ほどは座をよけてみよ kakemono ya hana wo haiken suru toki wa san shaku hodo wa za wo yokete miyo When viewing flowers or scrolls in a space for tea Appreciate from a distance of three shaku: this is where your seat ought to be   Information referenced http://issoantea.com/sweetpersimmon-blog/

Hosts Adam Anthony Kyle Marus Topic - Sumi Poem #88 When displaying a wicker flower vase in the alcove space, It sits directly on the floor with no board under its base 床の上に籠花入を置く時は薄板などはしかぬものなり toko no ue ni kago hana-ire o oku toki wa usuita nado wa shikanu mono nari Information Referenced Kyles sumi supplier: https://www.instagram.com/dartmoorcharcoal/ https://www.instagram.com/johnwilliamsondartmoor/  

Hosts: Adam Sarah Marius Topic - An online journey 板床に葉茶壺茶入品々を飾らで 飾る法も有りけり ita-doko ni ha-cha-tsubo cha-ire shina-jina o kazara de kazaru hō mo arikeri A board-floor alcove rejects precious pieces like tea jars for display But should the occasion call, there are other rules to obey Information Referenced: https://adamsomu.gumroad.com/l/pearlamongtheclouds http://tealife.audio/support/  

Hosts - Adam - Sven Schwannberger   Topic Chinese tea   Poem Die Ros’ ist ohn warumb Sie blühet weil sie blühet Sie achtt nicht jhrer selbst fragt nicht ob man sie sihet.     The rose is without „Why“? It blooms because it blooms Not admiring itself  Nor asking to be seen by others. Angelus Silesius (1624-1677)   Information Referenced https://youtu.be/ECO7u--0Hog   https://youtu.be/ELnjVP2lzNI  

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Guest Kyle   Topic Kyle and Shifuku   Information Referenced Patreon https://www.patreon.com/studioshifuku   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/studio_shifuku/   Etsy https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/StudioShifuku   Website https://www.studioshifuku.com/    

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic Ichi Go Ichi E   Information referenced: Yamanoue Sōji’s expression of ‘ichi-go ichi-e’ appears the Record of Yamanoue Sōji, a detailed compendium of annotated lists of utensils and notations of teachings in the lineage descending from Jukō, transmitted down through Jukō’s adopted heir Sōju, Torii Insetsu, Jōō and Rikyū, to Rikyū’s student and fellow Sakai merchant Yamanoue Sōji (1544-1590). In this famous work are two lists that come under the title “Points of Attention for Practitioners of Tea”. The ichi-go ichi-e philosophy appears in point 10 of the second list:   "10. Concerning the manner as a guest: attention should be given to building a unified gathering, There are may secretly transmitted provisions. For the sake of beginners, Jōō spoke of htis matter. At present, however, [such provisions] are rejected by Rikyū. He revealed bits and pieces during a nightfall tea gathering. To begin with, even during a morning or an evening gathering, and needless to say a gathe