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THE BOOK OF TEA - KAKUZO OKAKURA KARTONIERT (TB)

This modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to
symbolize the wisdom  beauty  and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author
celebrates the Way of Tea from its ancient origins in Chinese Taoism to its culmination in the
Zen discipline known as the Japanese tea ceremony--an enchanting practice bringing together
such arts as architecture  pottery  and flower arranging to create an experience that delights
the senses  calms the mind  and refreshes the spirit. Tea was first used as a medicine and an
alchemical elixir by the ancient Chinese Taoists  who praised its spiritual powers. Buddhist
monks made drinking tea part of a tradition honoring the founder of Zen  this ritual was later
refined in the performance of the Japanese tea ceremony as a meditative practice. The Book of
Tea describes the rich aesthetic of Asian culture through the history  philosophy  and practice
of brewing and drinking tea. This edition contains an introduction by Sam Hamill that provides
historical insight into the significance of the tea ceremony within Zen Buddhism.

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