The Book of Tea: With Linked Table of Contents

[Kakuzo Okakura] ¸ The Book of Tea: With Linked Table of Contents ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Book of Tea: With Linked Table of Contents The book is accessible to Western audiences because, though Kakuzo was born and raised Japanese, he was trained from a young age to speak English. The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo shows how tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. This book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected Japanese art and architecture. In this book he explains tea in the context of Z

Author	:	Kakuzo Okakura
Rating	:	4.19 (595 Votes)
Asin	:	B01KN16KM2
Format Type	:
Number of Pages	:	177 Pages
Publish Date	:	2014-06-11
Language	:	English

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The book is accessible to Western audiences because, though Kakuzo was born and raised Japanese, he was trained from a young age to speak English. 'The Book of Tea' by Okakura Kakuzo shows how tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. This book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected Japanese art and architecture. In this book he explains tea in the context of Zen and Taoism as well as the secular aspects of Tea and Japanese life. A clear guide to living a simple and fulfilling life.

It was a peak moment of Westernization within Japan. --Robin Davidson, . Fascinating. That a nation should construct one of its most resonant national ceremonies round a cup of tea will surely strike a chord of sympathy with at least some readers of this review. To many foreigners, nothing is so quintessentially Japanese as the tea ceremony--more properly, "the way of tea"--with its austerity, its extravagantly minimalist stylization, and its concentration of extreme subtleties of meaning into the simplest of actions. Around its account of the ceremony, The Book of Tea folds an explication of the philosophy, first Taoist, later Zen Buddhist, that informs its oblique celebration of simplicity and directness--what Okakura calls, in a telling phrase, "moral geometry." And the ceremony itself? Its greatest practitioners have always been philosophers, but also artists, connoisseurs, collectors, gardeners, calligraphers, gourmets, flower

Philosophy of Tea This books is a quick and informative introduction to the philosophy underpinnig "Teaism". The book outlines how tea masters tried to live their lives according to the simple grace of the Japanese tea ceremony.For those looking for detailed instructions on conducting a tea ceremony, look elsewhere. But for those who want a handbook on a way of life, read further. amazing recognition I loved this book. It explains the essence of Taoism, Japanese culture, and I recognized so much of my own experience of religion - originally Christian protestant, not practising. This book is a real eye opener. If you are looking for a book about tea you may be disappointed, it is a book about a way of life.. Misleading Title but Good Anyway Rob The book is about the cultural significance of tea on Zen and East Asia.The explanation of Zen and Eastern philosophy is engaging but found myself wondering when the information on tea was going to arrive. When it did it, it was sparse and not as detailed as I hoped. The author used tea and its consumption to explain the development of Eastern culture. Which is cool but the title suggested the history, types and consumption of tea. In other words, a detailed treatise.On the flip side, I did enjoy the book anyway. It's well written and definitely worth a read.