Tea life, tea mind

by Sen, Sōshitsu,, XV

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"Understanding the deep and vital connection between Japanese art and the Way of Tea is a prerequisite for the appreciation of Japanese culture in general. Here, for the first time in English, a tea master tells how he was prepared from childhood to master the spiritual, scholastic, and technical aspects of the Way of Tea and became the leader of more than two million practitioners. The book's intimate style leads the reader to an understanding of the spirit, joy, and discipline of tea"--

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Tea life, tea mind / Soshitsu Sen XV ; [translated and edited in the Foreign Affairs Section, Urasenke Foundation].

Summary

"Understanding the deep and vital connection between Japanese art and the Way of Tea is a prerequisite for the appreciation of Japanese culture in general. Here, for the first time in English, a tea master tells how he was prepared from childhood to master the spiritual, scholastic, and technical aspects of the Way of Tea and became the leader of more than two million practitioners. The book's intimate style leads the reader to an understanding of the spirit, joy, and discipline of tea"--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1979.
  • Edition:1st ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (95 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn619879005
  • LC Classification:GT2910
  • Dewey Decimal:394.12

Table of Contents

Mastering the way -- Host and guest -- Setting the stage -- The place of practice -- The need for a discipline -- The taste of tea and zen -- Furyu -- Wabi -- Insufficiency -- Restraint -- To those who aspire to follow the way of tea.

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