Lates blog posts
TeaLife Audio – Ep 120 – Do Gaku Jitsu
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Hosts
- Adam
- Anthony
- Marius
Topic 道学実
84. なまるとは手つづき早く又おそく、所々のそらはぬをいう
namaru towa tetsuzuki hayaku mata osoku, tokoro-dokoro no sorowanu wo iu
An obtuse temae starts and stops without rhythm: slow fast slow fast slow;
Dull air, dense communication with nowhere to go
Info referenced:
– https://chanoyutah.com/foundation-stones-of-cha-do-do-gaku-jitsu/
TeaLife Audio – Ep 119 – Tea Storage
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Hosts
- Adam
- Anthony
- Marius
Poem
83. 一手前立る內には善し惡しを、有無の心の分かちをも知る hito
temae tateru uchi ni wa yoshi ashi wo, umu no kokoro no wakachi wo mo shiru
During a temae have no thought for “right” or “wrong” Know that even a discerning mind entertains thoughts that do not belong
TeaLife Audio – Episode 118 – Tea
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Host
- Adam
- Anthony
- Marius
Topic – Tea
Poem
81. 風炉濃茶必ず釜に水さすと一筋に思ふ人はあやまり
furo koicha kanarazu kama ni mizu sasu to hitosuji ni omou hito wa ayamari
Koicha at furo adds fresh water to the kama before hot water is taken
But form for form’s sake is surely mistaken
Information referenced
https://scotttea.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/sitting-with-discomfort/
Tochū Tea to use as an alternative to matcha:
https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/store/tea-1/toch%C5%AB-caffeine-free/
Enquiries on Korean teas, including malcha:
https://www.teaguildinternational.com/
Taiwanese Oolong:
https://www.teafromtaiwan.com/
Spill the Tea (Norway):
https://spillthetea.no/
Pào Chá (France):
https://pao-cha.com/
Adam’s recommendations for setting out in the wide world of tea:
Korea
◉ Jakseol or ‘Sparrow’s tongue’ green tea used in the Darye, Korean tea ceremony
◉ Malcha, Korean matcha
◉ Puruncha, Korean ‘blue tea’ or oolong
Japan
◉ Tochū ‘matcha’ is great as an alternative to matcha. Can be used in place of matcha for usucha, used to practice ‘koicha’ and for late night keiko (caffeine-free)
◉ Mulberry ‘matcha’ (Japanese: kuwa-cha) discussed in Eisai Myōan’s Kissa Yōjōki. Can be used for usucha.
South America
◉ Mate from Argentina or Brazil “mate” (ma-té) as an alternative to matcha. Can be used for usucha.
China
◉ Pu-erh
◉ Green/Raw Pu-erh
◉ Wu Yi oolongs from Fujian Province e.g. Da Hong Po
◉ Phoenix Mountain oolongs from Guanong Province e.g. Dancong
Taiwan
◉ Dong Ding
◉ Alishan