Every articles related to the Way of Tea activities taking place at the Centre.
Washing your hands In the tea room, you may touch precious and fragile objects—silks, for example. Before entering the room, it’s therefore essential to make sure you have perfectly clean… Read More »Way of tea 3: The experience of the tea bowl
Right from the start, the Zen practitioner is confronted with the mental hyperactivity that’s characteristic of most contemporary westerners. Buddhism provides the image of our mind being like a bottle… Read More »Way of tea 2: A practice that evokes the senses
The tea ceremony arrived in Japan at the end of the 12th century. It was introduced by Eisai Zenji, a monk who went to southern China to follow the teachings… Read More »Way of tea 1: A bit of history