weak matcha
What is Continuous Thinning? In a tea ceremony, the order of the tea ceremony is koicha, kotan, and usucha. However, in cases where the hostess is in a hurry to return to her home among her guests, or when the hostess has a special intention and wishes to shorten the time, she skips kotan and […]
Snow on a red hearth (kouro-jou ittan-no yuki)
The original, Hekiganroku, Rule 69. A snowflake fell in a red-hot furnace. If one has gone through a thorny path of practice, there is no need to get caught up in or dragged down by anything. If the mind is on fire, it expresses the way miscellaneous thoughts and mental wanderings disappear. The trick to […]
