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Hosts:
- Adam
- Anthony
- Marius
Topic:
Oiemoto system in today’s world
Zengo:
一花開天下春
Ikka hiraite tenka haru nari
A single blossom opens and the world is in Spring
TeaLife Audio – Ep 146 – Children and Tea
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- Anthony
- Marius
Topic: Children and Tea
Jiku:
日々是好日, 雲門日日是好日, 雲門日々是好日, 雲門好日, or 雲門十五日
Hibi kore kojitsu, or Nichinichi kore kōnichi
TeaLife Audio – Ep 145 – Western holidays
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- Adam
- Anthony
- Marius
Topic – How can we celebrate Western holidays in the tea room.
Zengo – Mujaku – Non-attachment
TeaLife Audio – Episode 144 – Elitism
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Host
- Adam
- Anthony
- Marius
Elitism
Information Referenced:
– Episode with Adam and his Zen teacher: https://tealife.audio/tealife-audio-ep-125-koan-practice/
– Youtube about Elitism among audiofile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8wc25tnbH8
TeaLifea Audio – Ep 143 – Tea for non-tea people
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– Adam
– Anthony
– Marius
Topic – Hosting non tea people
Zengo: Enso
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TeaLife Audio – Episode 142 – Animal products in Tea
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Hosts
– Adam
– Anthony
– Marius
Topic Animal products in Tea
Poem #100
茶の湯とはたゞ湯をわかし茶をたてゝのむばかりなる事と知るべし chanoyu to wa tada yu o wakashi cha o tatete nomu bakari no koto to shiru beshi
The Way of Tea is naught but this: first you boil water, then you make the tea, and drink it.
TeaLife Audio – Episode 141 – Presentations
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Hosts
– Anthony
– Adam
– Marius
Topic – Presentations
Poem 99
茶の湯には梅寒菊に黄葉み落ち青竹枯木あかつきの霜
chanoyu ni wa ume kangiku ni ni kibami-ochi aodake kareki akatsuki no shimo
Chanoyu accords: with fragrant plum blossoms; cold chrysanthemums; falling gold leaves; reaching blue bamboo; and the fading frost of dawn
TeaLIfe Audio – Ep 140 – Tea Forums
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Hosts
– Adam
– Anthony
– Marius
Main Topic – Online Forums for Tea
Poem 98
かず多くある道具をも押しかくし無きがまねする人も愚な
kazu ōku aru dōgu o mo oshikakushi naki ga mane suru hito mo oroka na
While owning numerous pieces, some act as though they own but a few There’s no one to fool but oneself: Don’t let this be you
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TeaLife Audio – Ep 139 – Getting back to tea
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– Adam
– Anthony
– Marius
Poem #97
釜一つあれば茶の湯はなるものを数の道具をもつは愚な
kama hitotsu areba chanoyu wa naru mono o kazu no dōgu o motsu wa oroka na
A single kettle is all one requires for chanoyu; Accumulating many utensils is a foolish thing to do
TeaLife Audio – Ep 138 – Personalities
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Hosts
- Aaron
- Adam
- Anthony
- Ula
Topic – Personalities in Tea
Poem 96
茶はさびて心はあつくもてなせよ道具はいつも有合にせよ
cha wa sabite kokoro wa atsuku motenase yo dōgu wa itsumo ariai ni se yo
In an impoverished setting, serve tea from a rich heart