Kakuzo Okakura. The Book of Tea

LA ALAMEDA PRESS. - 2004. - 78 p. (In English).Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity.The cup of humanity
The schools of tea
Taoism and Zennism
The tea-room
Art appreciation
Flowers
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