SweetPersimmon

In these dark days, it is always good to have a few books to curl up with to take us away.   Here are two more books that I have added to my...

I am not a student of Zen, but I am a student of tea, so anything in English that helps me understand the relationship of Zen to tea capture...

I have been having an extended discussion with a commenter about gomei.  See t his post and the comment thread . For the guests, learnin...

We have been talking about poetic names and the sounds of the Japanese summer.  The Japanese cicada or semi are a ubiquitous part of the sou...

 natsu no yo no fusu ka to sureba hototoguisu naku hitokoe ni akuru shinonome On a summer night, no sooner have I lain down than the...

It is that time of year again, when the days are getting shorter and you feel the chill in the morning. I just heard the first flock of gees...

Summer is hot, so choosing gomei for your chashaku at class should make the guests feel cool. Here are a few suggestions: shimizu-- pure...

Students who practice Chanoyu are asked by their teachers to think of gomei or poetic names for tea utensils. Many students think it is a c...