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April Tea ’23

 

 

From Kathy

While turning the compost pile at the retreat yesterday, I remembered this poem
By Sasaki Sanmi “Taking a break, resting my chin on the hoe, I sense the hoe’s strong
attachment to this field”

From Sakina

holding each other gently / we share the depths of tea

From Lesley

respect for the before and the after…for the for and the against…for the rough and the
smooth…for the close and the distant.. for the finished and the unfinished… and all that
happens in between

From Siddiq

Objects are just things / devoid of living presence. / There are no objects.

From Karima

Respect the experience, the moment, the object Reverberates. Holiness. The
silent symphony of color thickens Embraces. Respect empties to purity Connection The
Ocean taught gentleness today deep respect

From Kim C

My deepest respect/ from my heart to you / as your generous spirit travels through time
/through this bowl /through the circling whisk / to the center of my heart/ as I rest here with
you.

From Deborah MN

no sound : Tea ceremony is such a gift, Life is a gift, Awesome appreciation, Ya Huqq
yes

May Tea ’24

May 6, 2024

From Randy W. "Prayer for Our World" In the midst of thisHorrifying imageThe only solaceFour survivorsPerhaps a familyHolding togetherThe grace of lifeAs if our worldMight be whole againAdorned with treesAnd lemons. From Deborah MN: I'm getting my first lily of the...

April Tea ’24

Apr 5, 2024

From Jean K: Thank you for welcoming Chloe to our practice today. I think she will enjoy learningmore about how to fold the fukusa when she and I practice together. We are leaving you allnow to work on the garden. Many spring blessings to all!! From Lesley M: we are...

March Tea ’24

Mar 5, 2024

From Susan R: Quiet here this moment, but like returning salmon, the flow was powerful From Lesley M: Stopping the battle … Letting the foam have bubbles … Spring and Autumn mix From Dean O: In the middle of tea / the great-tailed grackles / returned to my yard today...

February Tea ’24

Feb 6, 2024

“Luck is the Guest that turned up.” Lesley   From Willi S: I am borrowing the words of Gary Snyder, which I think are uniquely applicable today.  We can all individually decide what he means by WILD.  "People often think of art as the most highly cultured, the most...

January Tea ’24

Jan 6, 2024

​From Jean K: Our lives / shirts on the ironing board / tears of grief and gratitude / with water and whisk we blend them all / and sip From Kate S: Hurrying to a place where I yearn to slow down, to listen to the sounds of making tea and the jumbled thoughts in my...

December Tea ’23

Dec 19, 2023

From Kathy:Running Teachers!! Shiwasu! From Jean:running teachers know the value of mistakes From Lesley:making tea to a single point … a knock at the door … a tap at the window … points in flowing motion From Jean:Phone call, I’m at the door, interruptions happen,...

November Tea ’23

Dec 19, 2023

  From VictoriaThe comments on sprouting and awareness of the abundance of kindnesses reminds of the Thanksgiving poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, which starts:We walk on starry fields of whiteAnd do not see the daisies;For blessings common in our sightWe rarely...

October Tea ’23

Dec 19, 2023

  From Kathy:   10 Virtues of Tea by Rikyu:  Blessed by gods / shakes off sleepiness / discharges filial duties / wards off disease/ makes one love and respect people / frees one from earthly desires / keeps one healthy / has contact withnobility / prolongs life...

September Tea ’23

Sep 13, 2023

  From Gerow Drinking tea/The shifting of the season’s light/ Illumines this double autumn. From Siddiq Approaching the gate / What can I look forward to? /  Never mind those thoughts!   From Deborah Summer to Autumn in 24 hours here; joining friends for...

August Tea ’23

Aug 13, 2023

  From Deborah MN First time at the library. Quite noisy and distracting. Fun though to join you even late.   From Karima Thank you soooo much for this beautiful tea time together! Must go.   From Kate I begin in uncertainty, slowly, my hands remember   From Jean...