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Can this be used: A chanoyu master named Hechikan living in Yamashina once criticized his contemporary Sen Rikyu as a black hearted flatterer striving to please men of high rank. Hechikan tried to pretend not to be interested in pleasing such men and had even served cheap barley tea to Hideyoshi at the Grand Open-Air Chanoyu party in Kitano Shrine. Nevertheless, Hechikan was proud of the fact that Hideyoshi had praised his insolence as a "tasteful idea."
One summer day Hechikan invited Rikyu to tea in his hermitage at Yamashina. Rikyu suspected some trick had been planned for he had heard rumors of Hechikan's criticism, but if he refused the invitation it would only add more fuel to the fire. He decided to go and fall into the trick on purpose to see what fun he could have, so he proceeded to Hechikan's house pretending not to be skeptical of his host's motives.
As he approached the gate Rikyu spied a big, freshly dug mud puddle hidden on the path. He deliberately walked into the puddle and let out a shriek. Hechikan ran out feigning surprise and showed the mud-splattered Rikyu into the bath with profuse apologies. Rikyu stretched out and relaxed in the bathtub thinking Hechikan probably planned to give him tea afterward. It was very quiet in Yamashina that midsummer afternoon. He closed his eyes and listened to the cicadas incessantly chirring in the persimmon tree by the bathroom window. The bath water was perfect -- neither too hot nor too cold -- and gradually Rikyu began to fee sleepy. He wanted to take a nap without being interrupted and tea didn't matter to him any more. Hechikan's foolish trick was forgotten. In fact, he felt like thanking Hechikan for the trick for he got to enjoy an unexpected respite of comfort and relaxation through it.
Later one of his disciples asked Rikyu why he had intentionally fallen into the pit and speculated that it had been a kind of obedience to Hechkan's will. Rikyu answered that it wasn't obedience, but he had not wanted Hechikan's planning and scheming to be fruitless.
From the book Unpyo Zasshi, by Kien Yanagisawa (1706-1758) and artist and literatus of his time.
It is sometimes good to drop our adult pretensions and rivalries and enter into a spirit of childhood where feelings are expressed more openly so that we can finally laugh heartily with each other. Our present affluent society impresses us with the belief that material accumulation s the goal of human life. We forget to enjoy times of pleasure because of all the pressures on our lives. We get caught up in our games of competition with other adults. We neglect other people and their feelings and our only concern is to return insult with insult and unkindness with unkindness. We can learn much from this sotry of Rikyu and the mud puddle.
~Sen Soshitsu XV
"After host and guest have expressed their feelings of regret and after the final farewells have been said, the guests depart through the roji (garden). They do not call out in loud voices, but turn silently for one last look. The host, moved, watches them until they are gone from sight. It would not do for him to rush about closing the naka-kuguri, the sarudo, and the other doors, for this would make the day's entertainment meaningless. Even though it is not possible to see the guests returning to their homes, the host should not put things in order quickly. Rather, he should return quietly to the setting of the tea gathering and, crawling through the nijiguchi, seat himself before the hearth. Wishing to speak longer with his guests, he must wonder how far they have gotten on their ways home. This "one time, one meeting" has come to an end, and the host reflects upon the fact that it can never be repeated. The highest point of a tea meeting is, in fact, to have a cup of tea alone at this time. All is quiet, and the host can talk to no one but the kettle. This is a state in which nothing else exists, a state that cannot be known unless one has attained it oneself." ~ from Chanoyu Ichie Shu by Ii Naosuke
from sweetpersimon blog:
In 1872 the Urasenke 11th generation Grand Tea Master, Gengensai, submitted a formal letter of protest to the Meiji government, the Chado no Gen’i (the basic idea of the way of tea), objecting to the government’s move to classify chanoyu as a mere “pastime” or “entertainment.”
The original intent of the Way of Tea is to instill loyalty, filial piety, and the Five Constant Virtues (benevolence, sincerity, righteousness, wisdom and trust), to uphold modesty, propriety and frugality; to encourage the unflagging fulfillment of one’s allotted role in family affairs; to promote service toward peace and well-being of the realm; to have people treat one another with no distinctions of closeness or distance, wealth or poverty; and revere divine providence for the sake of the health and longevity of generations to come. Because tea is a path with these tenets, strictly and formally regulated, tea gatherings must be recognized as the sincerest form of activity that can be performed without harming the five parts of the body. The import of all these ideas is present within even the humblest thin-tea service.
Not in clothing, food, or shelter, Nor in utensils or gardens – No excess of any kind, So that by sincere practice The taste of tea shines through.
This statement won chanoyu official recognition as a true discipline and paved the way for Chado in the modern era.
"One learns by looking and studying. Without understanding completely, one cannot criticize." ~ from the 100 poems of Rikyu
" In the preparation room off the Totsutotsusai tea room at Urasenke in Kyoto there hangs a plaque in the hand of the thirteenth generation Grand Tea Master, Ennosai, listing the rules for the mizuya. In addition to a chart showing the storage places for the utensils, there is written: 'This is a training ground for the tea room . Recently it has not been kept in order and has become quite unsightly. I have drawn a chart; henceforth, people who finish practicing mus place all utensils back where they found them.' Precisely because the preparation room is not seen by the guests, it must be kept cleaner than the tea room itself." ~ from The Spririt of Tea by Sen Soshitsu XV.