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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 Scotttea blog on the ethics of sourcing tea: 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  

Hosts - Adam - Marius Poem 風炉の時炭は菜籠にかね火箸ぬり香合に白檀をたけ For the brazier, Use sandalwood incense from A lacquerware case; All-metal chopsticks are used To arrange the charcoal in place Main Topic - Tana  

Hosts Anthony TJ Lindsey Hinamatsuri Jiku Hana wa kurenai, ha wa midori  (Flowers are red, leaves are green)  花ハ紅, 葉ハ緑 -or- 花紅, 葉緑 Alternatively: yanagi wa midori, hana wakurenai (willows are green, flowers are red)  柳ハ緑、花ハ紅

Hosts TJ Anthony Guest: Palmer-sensei   Show notes:     福 fuku good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck​   Information referenced: Nihongi - English translation by W.G. Aston Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson   Otafuku sake cup  https://www.chanoyudecoded.com/setsubun-and-otafuku/   For more of Palmer Sensei's talks, writings, and photographs, visit Chanoyu Decoded at: https://www.chanoyudecoded.com  

Hosts: Anthony TJ Adam   Shogatsu   和気満山川 Wa Ki Yama Kawa ni Mitsu Harmonious energy fills mountains and rivers.    

Hosts - Marius - TJ Omotesenke Guest Etiquette Zengo 無事是貴人 buji kore kinin non-attachment creates nobility   Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KH8KcFqTzCI

Hosts Anthony TJ Guest Lindsey Poem: 開門多落葉 kai mon raku yō o-oshi -or- mon wo hirakeba, raku yō o-oshi Opening my door, leaves piled up -or- Opening my door, only leaves

Host Marius Guests Rebeca Michelle Helena Diana   Information referenced: - Mizusashi pirouette: https://youtube.com/shorts/Vhs2qtVsEuA

Hosts Anthony TJ Tanya Adam   Tsukimi - Moon Viewing Poem Jiku - Master Kidō 掬水月在手　 Mizu o kiku sureba/ tsuki te ni ari I scoop up water and the moon is in my hands   Enlightenment Poem  - Chiyono: also known as Mugai Nyodai (1223-1298)   tonikaku ni/ takumishi oke no/ soko nukete/ mizu tamaraneba/ tsuki mo yadorazu   With this and that I tried to keep the bucket together, and then the bottom fell out. Where water does not collect, the moon does not dwell - Translation, Merle Kodo Boyd, 2013. Information referenced https://www.youtube.com/@adamsomu/videos

Hosts: Tanya Anthony TJ     Poem 菊の露 若ゆばかりに 袖触れて 花のあるじに 千代は譲らむ   Kikunotsuyu waka yu bakari ni sode furete/ hana no aruji ni chiyo wa yuzura/ mu Murasaki Shikibu Diary poem, Modern translation: Chrysanthemum dew I brush my sleeve to gain a little youth But let she who owns the flowers have the thousand years they bring Link to Makura Jido: Noh Performance held at Horinji, Arashiyama, on 9/9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zxtTLfpcZrw

Hosts Marius Anthony Guillermo State of Mind 無心  

Hosts Anthony TJ Guest Tanya   Obon   Poem: by Saigyõ   sute-gataki omoi naredomo sutete idemu makoto no michi zo makoto naru beki   Hard it is  to leave the world yet leave I will for the true path is the truth Information referenced: Books Mentioned : Hungry Ghosts - Andy Rotman Gazing at the Moon: Buddhist Poems of Solitude - Saigyõ  Film Mentioned : Tsuruko's Tea Journey: Tsuruko's Tea Journey   Website Mentioned : www.chanoyudecoded.com  

Host Marius Guests Guillermo Nico Music of Tea   Poem 諸行無常 shogyō mujyō  all things are impermanent

Hosts Tj Anthony Guest Palmer-senei   Tanabata     鳴な虫別るる恋はほしにさへ。 小林一茶  Nakuna mushi wakaruru koi wa hoshi ni sae. Ko-bayashi I-ssa. (After the death of his wife.)   Cry not insects divided love even stars among.  Little-grove One-tea. (literal translation)   Oh, insects, cease your cries that pierce the heart.  Lovers, even among the stars, must part. (Translated by Harold Stewart.) (Harold chose the form of the Heroic couplet when translating Haiku.)  From his, ‘A Chime of Windbells’. (Courtesy of Allan Sōsei Palmer Sensei)

Host Adam Anthony Marius   Main Topic - Marius Secret Project  Project home page: https://eternal.builders/ Project YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eternalbuilders Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eternal_Builder   Zengo "一期一会" (Ichi-go ichi-e): "One time, one meeting" "静中行" (Sei-chu-kou): "Action in quietude" "和敬清寂" (Wa-kei-sei-jaku): "Harmony, respect, purity, tranquility" "有心無心" (Yuushin-mushin): "Mindful, mindless" "空即色" (Ku-soku-shiki): "Emptiness is form" "色即是空" (Shiki-soku-ze-ku): "Form is emptiness" "無我無人" (Muga-mujin): "No self, no others" "瞬時永劫" (Shunji-eigou): "A moment is eternity" "万法一如" (Banbou-ichinyo): "All things are as one" "一切皆空" (Issai-kai-ku): "All is emptiness" https://chat.openai.com/    

Hosts TJ Anthony Topic - Start of summer and festivals Zengo 竹葉々起清風 take yōyō seifū o okosu "A refreshing breeze comes from the bamboo leaves."     Information Referenced Minazuki Recipe https://www.jpsmart-club.com/minazuki-wagashi/

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

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic - How can we celebrate Western holidays in the tea room. Zengo - Mujaku - Non-attachment

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

Hosts: - Adam - Anthony - Marius   Topic - Hosting non tea people   Zengo: Enso