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→Sen no Rikyū
Who must have a lot of things?
Who must have a lot of things?
Tea is nothing but<br/>
Boiling water<br/>
And making tea.<br/>
This is the only rule<br/>
You should know.<br/>
The Way of Tea is naught but this: first you boil water, then you make the tea and drink it." However, this can only be appreciated after strict training in the Way.
Though I sweep and sweep<br/>
Everywhere my garden path,<br/>
Through invisible<br/>
On the slim pine needles still<br/>
Specks of dirt may be found.<br/>
If you have one pot<br/>
And can make your tea in it<br/>
That will do quite well.<br/>
How much does he lack himself<br/>
Who must have a lot of things?<br/>
When you hear the splash<br/>
Of the water drops that fall<br/>
Into the stone bowl<br/>
You will feel that all the dust<br/>
Of your mind is washed away<br/>.
Though many people drink tea,<br/>
if you do not know the Way of Tea,<br/>
tea will drink you up. <br/>
Without any spiritual training, <br/>
you think you are drinking tea, <br/>
but actually tea drinks you up.<br/>
The Way of Tea is naught but this: <br/>
first you boil water, then you make the tea and drink it. <br/>
However, this can only be appreciated after strict training in the Way.
=== Sen Soshitsu XV ===
=== Sen Soshitsu XV ===