tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post3551774295545535873..comments2024-03-19T02:07:54.961-07:00Comments on SweetPersimmon: Dogu, more tea stuffsweetpersimmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-85292167563233085062008-10-20T09:58:00.000-07:002008-10-20T09:58:00.000-07:00chamekke,When I lived in Kyoto, I wanted to buy a ...chamekke,<BR/>When I lived in Kyoto, I wanted to buy a black raku style bowl. In Japan they are priced from relatively inexpensive to very very expensive. I went to museums and looked and looked at black raku style teabowls. The ones that I liked were so very expensive and I could not afford them, but I continued to look. I went to the Raku museum and had the privilege of drinking from an authentic raku bowl. <BR/><BR/>At the end of my year in Japan, I left without having purchased one. But, the next year, one of my sensei in Japan who knew I had been looking and had been advising me on where to go, he sent me the most beautiful black raku style bowl with exactly the shape, glaze and foot I had been looking for. Not only that, he had taken it to Daitokuji and a priest there had given it the name "issei" (one voice, call) and the priest had written it on the box and signed it. Some wonderful things can come your way if you just wait.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment and let's continue our conversation about chado.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>Margiesweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-15332855148676608662008-10-19T11:53:00.000-07:002008-10-19T11:53:00.000-07:00Truer and wiser words were never spoken, Margie se...Truer and wiser words were never spoken, Margie sensei!<BR/><BR/>I admit to being regularly tempted by the beautiful utensils that can be found online. In fact it can be quite overwhelming. A friend described to me her trip to Japan, where she saw so many exquisitely fashioned dogu that her mind became frozen. She finally had to remind herself only to purchase what she needed - and ended up buying very little.<BR/><BR/>As you say, sometimes the most wonderful utensils are the ones we already have at hand, and the best practice is to re-establish contentment with the things we now own. (Especially during a recession!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-81683532168182820852008-09-26T12:31:00.000-07:002008-09-26T12:31:00.000-07:00vinicius,Yes, it is easy to become obsessed with u...vinicius,<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is easy to become obsessed with utensils. Please make tea for your friends with what you already have. Remember Urasenke tradition is wabi tea and keep studying. Thank you for your comments and I hope to see you in future discussions.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>Margiesweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-41557153417150041552008-09-26T09:09:00.000-07:002008-09-26T09:09:00.000-07:00Margie,yes, I´ve been stdudying tea for a year and...Margie,<BR/><BR/>yes, I´ve been stdudying tea for a year and a half in my town (Curitiba - Brazil, Urasenke style).<BR/><BR/>Lately I´ve been searching and buying chadogu from eBay and some other websites, but, as you said, it´s really easy to get obsessed with it. <BR/><BR/>Your words were enlightening for me, and that´s why I wanted to thank you!<BR/><BR/>Please, keep doing this great job.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>ViniciusAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802543261416497462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-62780360260467579952008-09-26T08:20:00.000-07:002008-09-26T08:20:00.000-07:00vinicius,Thank you for your comment. I hope you b...vinicius,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment. I hope you benefit from some of my experience. Do you study tea, are you looking for more utensils?<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>Margiesweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-52120430631249811042008-09-26T06:32:00.000-07:002008-09-26T06:32:00.000-07:00thank you very much for these words. best wishes,v...thank you very much for these words. <BR/><BR/>best wishes,<BR/>vinicius monfernattiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802543261416497462noreply@blogger.com