Hosts:
– Marius
– Damian
– Anthony

Guest
– Ula

POEM:
客になり底取るならばいつにても囲炉裏の角を崩し尽くすな
If you are a guest and are to scoop the ash out of the ro, never totally break down the corner parts.
Main Topic: Chabana

Information referenced:
– Light strips Marius has in tokonoma: http://amzn.to/2mMClCL
– To use the light strip you need a bridge: http://amzn.to/2nH7JHy
– Motion sensor mentioned: http://amzn.to/2n4DHdx
– Light Switch http://amzn.to/2mMJFOx
Anthonys chabana books
– The art of chabana: http://amzn.to/2njICd3
– Zen flowers: http://amzn.to/2nHdXXQ
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Hosts:
– Marius
– Anthony

Ocha Zanmai Sunday, April 30, 2017
– https://mll.sfsu.edu/events/40802-4th-ocha-zanmai
POEM:

客になり風炉の其うち見る時に灰崩れなん気づかひをせよ
When you are a guest and you look into the furo, be cautious not to cause the ash to crumble.
Main topic: Chashaku

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Hosts
– Aaron
– Marius
– Anythony

Poem
Poem
風炉の炭みることはなし見ぬとても見ぬこそ猶も見る心なれ
One does not get a view of the furo charcoal; but because one does not, one must try to see it in one’s mind.

Main topic – Chaire
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Hosts
– Marius

Guests:
– Grzegorz Adamczyk
– Maireanu Marian

Poem
炭おくも習ひばかりにかかはりて湯のたぎらざる炭は消え炭
Charcoal, though placed exactly according to the way it is taught, is dead charcoal if it does not boil the water.

Main topic – Sumi and Midorikai

 
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Hosts
– Marius
– Damian
– Anythony

Poem
崩れたるその白炭をとりありあげて又たきそへることはなきなり

By no means should you remove the white twig-charcoal that has fallen apart and then once again add it to the fire.

Main topic – Light and atmosphere
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Hosts
– Marius
– Damian
– Anythony

Uno Safety Date YouTube Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4df5BAQU4WE

Poem
燃え残る白炭あらば捨て置きてまた余の炭を置くものぞかし

If there is a white twig-charcoal that remains unburned, the thing to do is leave it alone and add the extra [twig-] charcoal.

Main topic – Books we love
Books mentioned by Damian:
Tea Life Tea Mind
The Enjoyment of Tea

Books mentioned by Anthony:
Moon By the Window –
Chado The Way of Tea – A Japanese Tea Master’s Almanac

Books mentioned by Marius:
The spirit of Tea
Kuchi Kiri Chaji no kokoromi
Chashitsu no …..

Other books mentioned
Urasenke Chado Textbook
The Way of tea
The book of Tea
Damians dogu book

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Hosts

• Aaron
•  Marius

Guest

• Ula

Poem:
炭つがば五徳はさむな十文字縁をきらすな釣合をみよ
If you are laying charcoal, do not have the pieces flank the tripod or lay them in a cross pattern or have gaps between them, but observe the overall balance.

Information Referenced

•  Temaebook index

Hanging the chakin on a tsutsu chawan to make it easier picking up the end.

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Hosts
– Marius
– Anthony

Guest
– Adam

Poem:
Kyaku ni nari sumi tsugu naraba sono tabi ni
takimono nado wa kubenu koto nari

客になり炭つぐならばそのたびに
薫物などはくべぬことなり

If you are to lay charcoal as a guest, on that occasion you should not add incense and such to the
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Hosts
– Marius
– Anthony

Guest
– Adam

Poem:
Sumi oku wa tatoe narai ni somuku tomo
yu no yoku tagiru sumi wa sumi nari

炭置くはたとへ習ひにそむくとも
湯のよくたぎる炭は炭なり

Even though the charcoal placement may be contrary to the way it is taught, charcoal that brings the hot water to a good boil is charcoal.

Main Topic: Oribe

Information referenced:

• Adam doing tea in Gana: https://vimeo.com/187901940
• Photo gallery http://tealife.audio/episode-49-gallery/

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