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February 18, 2009

Chanoyu Reading List

"The Spirit of Tea" by Sen Soshitsu (XV)
  • Beautiful color illustrations / use of captions
  • Nice beginner book for tea and the Tea Ceremony
  • Learned about the spirit behind chado ... "the way of tea"
  • Tea isn't something one can learn through books, one must learn through the body
"Tea Here Now" by Donna Fellman & Lhasha Tizer

"Urasenke Chanyo Handbook One" by Sen Soshitsu (XV)

"Wind in the Pines: Classic Writings of the Way of Tea as a Buddhist Path" by Dennis Hirota
  • Translated from the original Japanese, historical documents relating to chado
  • Recommended by sensai as a good history book that covers a wide variety of teachings

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