Tea and spirituality

[Samovar]

Are there any books that look at tea as a way of life or from a spiritual point of view?

Samovar

[Mocha Wheels]

Are there any books that look at tea as a way of life or from a spiritual point of view?

Samovar

http://www.amazon.com/Tea-Ceremony-Expe ... 585&sr=1-6

http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Time-Tea-S ... 67&sr=1-14

http://www.amazon.com/Living-Japanese-A ... 67&sr=1-18

http://www.amazon.com/Tea-Here-Now-Reju ... 57&sr=1-29

http://www.amazon.com/20-000-Secrets-Te ... 40&sr=1-58

[Samovar]

Thank you, Mocha Wheels.

Samovar

[Space Samurai]

Okakura Kakuzo's Book of Tea explores tea and japanese aestheticism through the Tao and Zen.

[Michael_C]

I would strongly second the Okakura recommendation, as it is the best summary of teasism I have yet seen articulated.

I notice that most (all?) of the western literature on tea emphasizes 'calm', 'peace', 'tranquility', and the like... those are very, very loaded terms... tea can be difficult, and strange, and nonsensical as well. If it were only a source of calm, there would be no appeal in it save the most superficial.

[Samovar]

Thank you for all your replies.

Samovar

[tomasini]

The Book of Tea really changed and effected my life...and that's no over zealous tea exaggeration. His poetry, the level with which he expresses Tea and all that it is, is quite touching for anyone with an open mind to it.

[Marky]

The Book of Tea is available to read online for free. (Link below)

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/tboft11.txt

[Samovar]

The Book of Tea really changed and effected my life...and that's no over zealous tea exaggeration. His poetry, the level with which he expresses Tea and all that it is, is quite touching for anyone with an open mind to it.

Thank you, Tomasini.

Samovar

[Samovar]

The Book of Tea is available to read online for free. (Link below)

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/tboft11.txt

Thank you, Marky. Since I cannot wait to get the book, I can start to read it now!

Samovar