Sado - Tea Ceremony

Sado, the "Way of tea," is Japanese tea ceremony. At Korinji we practice in the Kogetsu Enshu School of Zen Tea Ceremony (Kogetsu Enshu Ryu Zen Sado).

 

This school retains the principles of Buke-Sado, the "tea of warrior households," rather than the "merchant tea" way of practice that developed later in history. As a style of tea ceremony connected to the samurai and preserving that original manner of practice, it can be said to stress a serious intensity, body usage in common with martial arts, and simplicity over aesthetic affectation, socializing, or ornate form. The goal is the integration of tea into one's life as a source of peacefulness and spiritual fulfillment: the realization of Chazen Ichimi, "tea and Zen are one taste.".

 

For more information on Kogetsu Enshu Ryu and our Soke (Headmaster) Nyosen Nakamura Sensei, see here. Please see the Calendar for classes and special events.