 |
    |
 |
|
 |
|
Home | 2008
Aki Matsuri | Sponsors | Past
Events | About us | Contact
Us | Link Page | 2008
site map
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Back
to Performing Arts Index Page |
|
Omotesenke
- Izumikai
Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 12:30 noon Bellevue Community College Main Campus Tea Hous in the GYM (G Bldg) [campus map] |
(Photo Courtesy of Izumikai) |
(Photo taken in 2005 Aki Matsuri) |
|
TEA CEREMONY (The Way of Tea) |
| Tea
ceremony in Japan is called Chanoyu, literally "hot water for
tea". Sen Rikyu, who established the foundations of Chado, lived
in the 16th century teaching wabi-cha, or tea of quiet taste. In Chado
(the way of tea) the spiritual aspect is most important. We learn
the heart of Chado through the ceremony of drinking tea. The basic
principles are expressed in the words harmony, respect, purity and
tranquility. Harmony can be created between persons, between objects,
between a person and an object - among all matters of the world. This
is illustrated in the interactions between a host and a guest and
the tea utensils handled. In Chado, we should respect every one and
everything without distinction of status or rank. Spiritual purity
is essential. We can embody tranquility only when we make harmony,
respect, and purity our own. By learning Chado, we seek to obtain
an ultimate peace of mind. The present Grand Tea Master teaches the
thought of "peacefulness through a bowl of tea." It is very
simple if we are just making tea and drinking tea, but if we trying
to understand the heart of Chanoyu, we can find that it is not just
making and drinking tea. Through preparing a bowl of tea we learn
to look within ourself, respect one another, make peace with others
and express gratitude toward all things. |
|
Omotesenke
- Izumikai
|
| It
was the beginning of the year 2000 that my husband surprised me with
a plan to create a Japanese-style tearoom in our Bellevue home. Among
friends who came to see the new tearoom upon completion, there was
one close friend who had learned "Cha-no-yu", the Art of
Tea-making, when she was a young girl growing up in Japan. She was
so delighted with our tearoom that she felt inspired to continue training
in the art. Recalling the method of the Omotesenke School, she pleaded
with me to help her. Thus, began my first days of teaching "Cha-no-yu".
During the past 25 years, I have given demonstrations in several educational institutions in various parts of the United States such as New York State University, Portland State University and the Everett Community College. I have also given demonstrations at the New York Japan Club, the Nipponkan Theater in Seattle, Nikkei Manor, and the Aki Matsuri in Bellevue, as well as the Hondoji-shrine in Japan. Contact: Soshin Iwamura (Certified Teacher) Omotesenke Domonkai member Tel/Fax: 425-562-3304 |
| Hosting
Provided by Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. Copyright © 1998-2008 ENMA |
Back
to Top
|
Contact Us |