The Book of Tea : The Classic Work on the Japanese Tea Ceremony and the Value of Beauty (Hardcover)

from aethercowboy

I am an avid tea drinker. I must drink multiple cups a day. While I prefer black tea usually, I have found that I am fond of an occasional cup of green, white, or oolong. This, of course, does not include the teasans I also like to drink: mate, rooibos, the like. I like me a good cup of tea. When...

from aethercowboy

I am an avid tea drinker. I must drink multiple cups a day. While I prefer black tea usually, I have found that I am fond of an occasional cup of green, white, or oolong. This, of course, does not include the teasans I also like to drink: mate, rooibos, the like. I like me a good cup of tea. When...

from Carolee888

The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura gave a history of tea and the Asian philosophy of tea. It is important to note that the author died in 1913 before major world events and that his ideas reflect an ethnocentric view which may have been common when he was living. Tea originally was thought of as m...

from bnielsen

Indeholder "1. Medmenneskelighedens drik", "2. Forskellige te-skoler", "3. Taoisme og zen", "4. Te-rummet", "5. Kunstforståelse", "6. Blomster", "7. Te-mestrene". Pudsig bog om den japanske tekultur og filosofi. Denne udgave har en del trykfejl, men nogle smukke fotografier.

from AndrewBlackman

This is a delightful book, written about 100 years ago, about the tea ceremony, its spiritual roots and its influence on Japanese culture. The writer traces the roots of the tea ceremony in Taoism and Zen Buddhism, emphasising the importance of enjoying the present moment and seeing beauty in sma...