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Topic – Mizusashi
Poem
Purity is awakening the heart through what we do
use pristine cloth, whisks, chopsticks, picks and ladles; draw and boil water anew水と湯と茶巾茶筅に箸楊枝柄杓と心あたらしきよし
mizu to yu to chakin chasen ni hashi yōji hishaku to kokoro atarashiki yoshi
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T J (Shōnen 正念) DeZauche
Poem
Take care in the manner you whisk the chasen through the tea
The tines of the ’boo shouldn’t scrape the floor of the bowl violently
茶を点てば茶筅に心よくつけて茶碗の底へ強くあたるな
cha o tateba chasen ni kokoro yoku tsukete chawan no soko e tsuyoku ataru na
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Anthony
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Allan Palmer-sensei
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Topic – Food for Chaji
Poem #93
習ひをばちりあくたぞと思へかし、書物は反古腰張にせよ
narai oba chiri akuto zo to omoekashi kakimono wa hago koshibari ni se yo
It is wise to think teachings become dust and dirt:
In the end, our notes and books are best used to line tearoom walls as paper skirt
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Things in Tokonoma
Poem
Observe with your eyes listen with your ears and take in the incense, Keep questioning things and deepen your understanding without pretence
目にも見よ耳にもふれよ香を嗅ぎてことを問ひつゝよく合点せよ me nimo mi yo mimi nimo fure yo kō o kagite koto o toitsutsu yoku gatten seyo
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keiko to wa ichi yori narai jyū wo shire, jyū yori kaeru moto no sono ichi
Practice starts from ‘1’ And continues through to ’10’ Each step is learnt well Before returning to ‘1’ Where new understanding lies
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Topic – Magie and teaching
Poem #89.
掛物や花を拝見する時は三尺ほどは座をよけてみよ
kakemono ya hana wo haiken suru toki wa san shaku hodo wa za wo yokete miyo
When viewing flowers or scrolls in a space for tea Appreciate from a distance of three shaku: this is where your seat ought to be
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Topic – Sumi
Poem #88
When displaying a wicker flower vase in the alcove space,
It sits directly on the floor with no board under its base
床の上に籠花入を置く時は薄板などはしかぬものなり
toko no ue ni kago hana-ire o oku toki wa usuita nado wa shikanu mono nari
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Topic – An online journey
板床に葉茶壺茶入品々を飾らで 飾る法も有りけり
ita-doko ni ha-cha-tsubo cha-ire shina-jina o kazara de kazaru hō mo arikeri
A board-floor alcove rejects precious pieces like tea jars for display
But should the occasion call, there are other rules to obey
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