Tea Life, Tea Mind

108 Pages·1979·10.324 MB·English

by  S. Soshitsu

TEA
LIFE,
TEA MIND
SOSHITSU SEN XV

WI was born in a family whose roots are deep in the tradition
and practice of the Way of Tea; my life, like those of my
ancestors, has been imbued with its spirit.
“I have toured the world for more than a quarter ofa cen-
turywiththegoal 4Peacethroughsharingabowloftea/ This
peace canbe spreadbyofferingabowl ofteato another. The
simple actofservingteaandreceivingitwithgratitudeisthe
basis for the way oflife called Chadoy the Way ofTea.w
——Soshitsu Sen, Grand Master XV
Urasenke School ofTea

TEA TEA MIND
LIFE,
The four Japanese characters on the endpapers, in calligraphyby
the author, have the following meanings, reading from left to
right and front to back: harmony, respect, purity, tranquility.

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