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3/08/2008

Tea Ceremony

　　
　　


どうどうと茶をのみなされ　初茶会
doodoo to cha o nominasare

drink your tea
with great dignity !
first tea ceremony





どうどうと句を詠みなされ　初句会
doodoo to ku o yominasare hatsu kukai

write your ku
with great dignity !
first haiku meeting




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那須正丘 .. Nasu Masataka



Inspired by the words of a tea master
who is 100 years old.
He lives in the North of Japan and still teaches
more than 20 students weekly.





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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous08 March, 2008

    Goodness, Gabi! My first reaction was 'drink your tea with dignity, then drop into your bed unceremoniously!' Hehehe ...

    early spring evening ...
    the soft clink of teacups
    on saucers

    first sip of tea
    outside near the bushes
    the first cicadas

    on the teacup
    a bouquet of flowers ...
    March moon

    :>) Ella

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  2. Gabi Greve08 March, 2008

    Hi Ella,
    with the Japanese Tea Ceremony, there are sooooo many do's and dont's, just like with haiku.
    He wants his students (after learning the basics very thoroughly and hard) to forget all this and just drink their tea with all the natural dignity they can muster ... and enjoy !

    GABI

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  3. Anonymous09 March, 2008

    This reminds me of what I read in one of J Krishnamurthy's book.
    Not the actual words but . . .

    He says if we, human beings can die like a leaf, which just drops off in a dignified manner...
    _kala
    WHCindia

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