The world of Chado, is like heaven. (Chado’s world, is like heaven.)
Once you enter the tearoom and experience the Chakai (a tea event), you will understand.
The incense’s smell, the beautiful portico, the pure water, the tranquility, the purity of the flower, the art of the food on the Chado, the cup standing for Zen thought, the movement of the Tamae marking the rhythm
The tea once prepared is like a magnificent sea, it has a mystical flavor that cannot be explained.
Enlighten the protagonist’s heart with the holy awakening of someone who practices Buddhism with care
The cycle that marks the coal of the stove. The dance from the smoke that comes out from the stove The Matsu’s tree sounds
The 4 seasons present and absent at the same time
Anchored to the present which is the only thing that exists
We bring pure water and firewood, we heat the water, we prepare the tea
We offer it to the gods, to Buddha, to people, and at the end I drink it Just that, nothing more.
I follow the teachings of Oiemoto (A person who guards the lessons of Tea)
The experience of Sansekian
The tools we use in the ceremony are relics from the Muromachi period (1336-1568), Azuchi-Momoyama (1568-1603), Edo (1603-1868), and we also place the sacred calligraphy of the Oiemotos and great monks on the altar.
By Contemplating the venerable calligraphy, you can connect with the depth of Zen and have an ace antic experience.
KITANO Sodo