tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post4081865591978931821..comments2024-03-19T02:07:54.961-07:00Comments on SweetPersimmon: It's not about the numberssweetpersimmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-6661906415232679492008-10-29T12:37:00.000-07:002008-10-29T12:37:00.000-07:00chamekke,Thank you for reading the blog and taking...chamekke,<BR/>Thank you for reading the blog and taking the time to comment.<BR/><BR/>Margiesweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-60824075495357260392008-10-28T23:28:00.000-07:002008-10-28T23:28:00.000-07:00I am eagerly anticipating more of your sensei's sa...I am eagerly anticipating more of your sensei's sayings in your future posts. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-59975912164084905882008-10-20T10:09:00.000-07:002008-10-20T10:09:00.000-07:00chamekke,Thank you for your comments. I love that...chamekke,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comments. I love that you have had some of the same experiences that I have had in your journey with tea. <BR/><BR/>Sensei had so many sayings that I collected before she passed away. Her English was not the best, but she really had some good ones! I also have collected other sensei says... things that I hope to put into a post sometime. <BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>Margiesweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200088969448098771.post-12006317411191171942008-10-19T11:32:00.000-07:002008-10-19T11:32:00.000-07:00I enjoyed this post so much! Personally speaking, ...I enjoyed this post so much! Personally speaking, I am not naturally precise in my movements (read: I have a decades-old habit of carelessness); so the question of position and alignment in the tearoom is always something I have to think very carefully about. (It's one reason why Chadou is such great training for me - it makes everything more conscious, promotes genuine mindfulness and one-pointedness.)<BR/><BR/><I>So when putting the whisk and natsume down, sensei said to make them like a married couple, close, but not too close.</I><BR/><BR/>That's perfect - and so funny! I love the fact that in tea, esthetics is always balanced with pragmatism. You want the whisk and natsume to make a neat, visually pleasing triangle; you also want them to be within reasonable reach (not too far away); and of course they must be far enough apart so that you won't knock over one when reaching for the other ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com