TeaLife Audio
155 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTeaLife Audio is a podcast about the Japanese Way of Tea and related arts. It is a round table discussion about various topics related to the way of tea, chado or cha no yu
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Episodes
TeaLifeAudio - Ep 163 - Hinamatsuri
March 20, 2024 22:01 - 56 minutes - 129 MBHosts Anthony TJ Lindsey Hinamatsuri Jiku Hana wa kurenai, ha wa midori (Flowers are red, leaves are green) 花ハ紅, 葉ハ緑 -or- 花紅, 葉緑 Alternatively: yanagi wa midori, hana wakurenai (willows are green, flowers are red) 柳ハ緑、花ハ紅
TeaLife Audio - Ep 162 - Setsubun
January 28, 2024 08:17 - 1 hour - 151 MBHosts TJ Anthony Guest: Palmer-sensei Show notes: 福 fuku good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck Information referenced: Nihongi - English translation by W.G. Aston Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson Otafuku sake cup https://www.chanoyudecoded.com/setsubun-and-otafuku/ For more of Palmer Sensei's talks, writings, and photographs, visit Chanoyu Decoded at: https://www.chanoyudecoded.com
TeaLife Audio - Ep 161 - Shogatsu
December 27, 2023 22:14 - 1 hour - 166 MBHosts: Anthony TJ Adam Shogatsu 和気満山川 Wa Ki Yama Kawa ni Mitsu Harmonious energy fills mountains and rivers.
TeaLife Audio - Ep 160 - Omotesenke Guest Etiquette
November 27, 2023 11:05 - 52 minutes - 32.4 MBHosts - Marius - TJ Omotesenke Guest Etiquette Zengo 無事是貴人 buji kore kinin non-attachment creates nobility Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KH8KcFqTzCI
TeaLife Audio - Ep 159 - Spooky Tea
October 28, 2023 11:55 - 1 hour - 185 MBHosts Anthony TJ Guest Lindsey Poem: 開門多落葉 kai mon raku yō o-oshi -or- mon wo hirakeba, raku yō o-oshi Opening my door, leaves piled up -or- Opening my door, only leaves
TeaLife Audio - Ep158 - Women and Tea
October 15, 2023 10:44 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBHost Marius Guests Rebeca Michelle Helena Diana Information referenced: - Mizusashi pirouette: https://youtube.com/shorts/Vhs2qtVsEuA
TeaLife Audio - Ep 157 - Urasenke Guest Etiquette
September 30, 2023 09:33 - 2 hours - 77.1 MBHosts Aaron Marius A detailed walkthrough of the guest etiquette of Urasenke. Useful both for the Urasenke practitioner who wants to brush up on the details and also for students of other schools who want to prepare for an event.
TeaLife Audio - Ep 156 - Tsukimi
September 16, 2023 15:57 - 1 hour - 178 MBHosts Anthony TJ Tanya Adam Tsukimi - Moon Viewing Poem Jiku - Master Kidō 掬水月在手 Mizu o kiku sureba/ tsuki te ni ari I scoop up water and the moon is in my hands Enlightenment Poem - Chiyono: also known as Mugai Nyodai (1223-1298) tonikaku ni/ takumishi oke no/ soko nukete/ mizu tamaraneba/ tsuki mo yadorazu With this and that I tried to keep the bucket together, and then the bottom fell out. Where water does not collect, the moon ...
TeaLife Audio - Ep 155 - Chrysanthemum Festival - KikuNoSekku
September 03, 2023 19:03 - 1 hour - 174 MBHosts: Tanya Anthony TJ Poem 菊の露 若ゆばかりに 袖触れて 花のあるじに 千代は譲らむ Kikunotsuyu waka yu bakari ni sode furete/ hana no aruji ni chiyo wa yuzura/ mu Murasaki Shikibu Diary poem, Modern translation: Chrysanthemum dew I brush my sleeve to gain a little youth But let she who owns the flowers have the thousand years they bring Link to Makura Jido: Noh Performance held at Horinji, Arashiyama, on 9/9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=...
TeaLife Audio - Ep 154 - State of Mind
August 20, 2023 18:54 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBHosts Marius Anthony Guillermo State of Mind 無心
TeaLife Audio - Ep 153 - Obon
July 31, 2023 17:09 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBHosts Anthony TJ Guest Tanya Obon Poem: by Saigyõ sute-gataki omoi naredomo sutete idemu makoto no michi zo makoto naru beki Hard it is to leave the world yet leave I will for the true path is the truth Information referenced: Books Mentioned : Hungry Ghosts - Andy Rotman Gazing at the Moon: Buddhist Poems of Solitude - Saigyõ Film Mentioned : Tsuruko's Tea Journey: Tsuruko's Tea Journey Websit...
TeaLife Audio - Ep 152 - Music of Tea with Guillermo and Nico
July 16, 2023 19:50 - 43 minutes - 32.3 MBHost Marius Guests Guillermo Nico Music of Tea Poem 諸行無常 shogyō mujyō all things are impermanent
TeaLife Audio - Ep 151 - Tanabata with Palmer-sensei
July 02, 2023 11:15 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBHosts Tj Anthony Guest Palmer-senei Tanabata 鳴な虫別るる恋はほしにさへ。 小林一茶 Nakuna mushi wakaruru koi wa hoshi ni sae. Ko-bayashi I-ssa. (After the death of his wife.) Cry not insects divided love even stars among. Little-grove One-tea. (literal translation) Oh, insects, cease your cries that pierce the heart. Lovers, even among the stars, must part. (Translated by Harold Stewart.) (Harold chose the form of the Heroic couplet when translating Haiku.)...
TeaLife Audio - Ep 150 - Secret project
June 15, 2023 16:11 - 59 minutes - 43.3 MBHost Adam Anthony Marius Main Topic - Marius Secret Project Project home page: https://eternal.builders/ Project YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eternalbuilders Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eternal_Builder Zengo "一期一会" (Ichi-go ichi-e): "One time, one meeting" "静中行" (Sei-chu-kou): "Action in quietude" "和敬清寂" (Wa-kei-sei-jaku): "Harmony, respect, purity, tranquility" "有心無心" (Yuushin-mushin): "Mindful, mindless" "空即色" (Ku-soku-shiki): "Emptiness is form"...
TeaLife Audio - Ep 149 - Start of summer
May 21, 2023 06:48 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBHosts TJ Anthony Topic - Start of summer and festivals Zengo 竹葉々起清風 take yōyō seifū o okosu "A refreshing breeze comes from the bamboo leaves." Information Referenced Minazuki Recipe https://www.jpsmart-club.com/minazuki-wagashi/
TeaLife Audio - Ep 148 - Boysday
April 20, 2023 23:57 - 56 minutes - 42.2 MBHosts TJ Anthony Guest Marius Topic - Boysday Zengo 花紅葉綠 hana (wa) kurenai, ha (wa) midori "flowers are red, leaves are green" -or- 花紅柳綠 hana (wa) kurenai, yanagi (wa) midori "flowers are red, willow is green" Information referenced Recipe https://www.japancentre.com/en/recipe/150-kashiwa-mochi https://foodinjapan.org/japan/chimaki/#index_id8 How to make an origami kusudama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz0z7fZBwsQ
TeaLife Audio - Ep 147 - Oiemoto Seido
March 26, 2023 11:50 - 55 minutes - 40.8 MBHosts: Adam Anthony Marius Topic: Oiemoto system in today's world Zengo: 一花開天下春 Ikka hiraite tenka haru nari A single blossom opens and the world is in Spring
TeaLife Audio - Ep 146 - Children and Tea
March 10, 2023 08:50 - 57 minutes - 41.1 MBHosts: Adam Anthony Marius Jiku: 日々是好日, 雲門日日是好日, 雲門日々是好日, 雲門好日, and 雲門十五日 Hibi kore kojitsu, or Nichinichi kore kōnichi
TeaLife Audio - Ep 145 - Western holidays
January 08, 2023 08:16 - 57 minutes - 40.2 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic - How can we celebrate Western holidays in the tea room. Zengo - Mujaku - Non-attachment
TeaLife Audio - Episode 144 - Elitism
November 14, 2022 09:34 - 48 minutes - 34 MBHost - Adam - Anthony - Marius Elitism Information Referenced: - Episode with Adam and his Zen teacher: https://tealife.audio/tealife-audio-ep-125-koan-practice/ - Youtube about Elitism among audiofile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8wc25tnbH8
TeaLifea Audio - Ep 143 - Tea for non-tea people
October 01, 2022 07:01 - 42 minutes - 30 MBHosts: - Adam - Anthony - Marius Topic - Hosting non tea people Zengo: Enso
TeaLife Audio - Episode 142 - Animal products in Tea
September 13, 2022 12:52 - 53 minutes - 38.3 MBHosts - Adam - Anthony - Marius Topic: Animal products in Tea Poem #100 茶の湯とはたゞ湯をわかし茶をたてゝのむばかりなる事と知るべし chanoyu to wa tada yu o wakashi cha o tatete nomu bakari no koto to shiru beshi The Way of Tea is naught but this: first you boil water, then you make the tea, and drink it.
TeaLife Audio - Episode 141 - Presentations
July 31, 2022 16:05 - 53 minutes - 37.8 MBHosts - Anthony - Adam - Marius Topic - Presentations Poem かず多くある道具をも押しかくし無きがまねする人も愚な kazu ōku aru dōgu o mo oshikakushi naki ga mane suru hito mo oroka na While owning numerous pieces, some act as though they own but a few There’s no one to fool but oneself: Don’t let this be you
TeaLIfe Audio - Ep 140 - Tea Forums
June 27, 2022 11:54 - 53 minutes - 38.8 MBHosts: - Adam - Anthony - Marius Main Topic - Online Forums for Tea Poem 97 釜一つあれば茶の湯はなるものを数の道具をもつは愚な kama hitotsu areba chanoyu wa naru mono o kazu no dōgu o motsu wa oroka na A single kettle is all one requires for chanoyu; Accumulating many utensils is a foolish thing to do Information referenced: http://tealife.audio/discord/
TeaLife Audio - Ep 139 - Getting back to tea
May 12, 2022 06:28 - 44 minutes - 31.8 MBHosts: - Adam - Anthony - Marius Poem #97 釜一つあれば茶の湯はなるものを数の道具をもつは愚な kama hitotsu areba chanoyu wa naru mono o kazu no dōgu o motsu wa oroka na A single kettle is all one requires for chanoyu; Accumulating many utensils is a foolish thing to do
TeaLife Audio - Ep 138 - Personalities
March 25, 2022 07:02 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBHosts: - Aaron - Adam - Anthony - Ula Topic - Personalities in Tea Poem 96 茶はさびて心はあつくもてなせよ道具はいつも有合にせよ cha wa sabite kokoro wa atsuku motenase yo dōgu wa itsumo ariai ni se yo In an impoverished setting, serve tea from a rich heart. Always choose your utensils from things at hand: this is all part of the art
TeaLife Audio - Ep 137 - Mizusashi
February 28, 2022 15:19 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBHosts: Adam Anthony Marius Topic - Mizusashi Poem Purity is awakening the heart through what we do use pristine cloth, whisks, chopsticks, picks and ladles; draw and boil water anew水と湯と茶巾茶筅に箸楊枝柄杓と心あたらしきよし mizu to yu to chakin chasen ni hashi yōji hishaku to kokoro atarashiki yoshi
TeaLife Audio - Episode 136 - TJ
February 04, 2022 12:39 - 1 hour - 38 MBHosts - Adam - Anthony - Marius Guest T J (Shōnen 正念) DeZauche Poem
TeaLife Audio - Ep 135 - Palmer Sensei
January 24, 2022 08:05 - 54 minutes - 38.6 MBHost Anthony Guest Allan Palmer-sensei Information referenced http://chanoyudecoded.com/
Tea Life Audio - Episode 134 - Food for Chaji
January 04, 2022 14:28 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic - Food for Chaji Poem #93 習ひをばちりあくたぞと思へかし、書物は反古腰張にせよ narai oba chiri akuto zo to omoekashi kakimono wa hago koshibari ni se yo It is wise to think teachings become dust and dirt: In the end, our notes and books are best used to line tearoom walls as paper skirt
TeaLife Audio - Episode 133 - Things in Tokonoma
November 15, 2021 19:52 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Things in Tokonoma Poem Observe with your eyes listen with your ears and take in the incense, Keep questioning things and deepen your understanding without pretence 目にも見よ耳にもふれよ香を嗅ぎてことを問ひつゝよく合点せよ me nimo mi yo mimi nimo fure yo kō o kagite koto o toitsutsu yoku gatten seyo
TeaLife Audio - Episode 132 - Value of Tea
October 17, 2021 08:27 - 51 minutes - 34.2 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic - Value of Tea Poem 90 稽古とは一より習い十を知れ、十より歸る元の其の一 keiko to wa ichi yori narai jyū wo shire, jyū yori kaeru moto no sono ichi Practice starts from ‘1’ And continues through to ‘10’ Each step is learnt well Before returning to ‘1’ Where new understanding lies
TeaLife Audio - EP 131 - Margie and Teaching
September 14, 2021 20:17 - 55 minutes - 30.4 MBHost Adam Anthony Marius Guest Margie Yap - [email protected] Topic - Magie and teaching Poem #89. 掛物や花を拝見する時は三尺ほどは座をよけてみよ kakemono ya hana wo haiken suru toki wa san shaku hodo wa za wo yokete miyo When viewing flowers or scrolls in a space for tea Appreciate from a distance of three shaku: this is where your seat ought to be Information referenced http://issoantea.com/sweetpersimmon-blog/
TeaLife Audio - Ep 130 - Sumi
August 22, 2021 09:17 - 53 minutes - 37.7 MBHosts Adam Anthony Kyle Marus Topic - Sumi Poem #88 When displaying a wicker flower vase in the alcove space, It sits directly on the floor with no board under its base 床の上に籠花入を置く時は薄板などはしかぬものなり toko no ue ni kago hana-ire o oku toki wa usuita nado wa shikanu mono nari Information Referenced Kyles sumi supplier: https://www.instagram.com/dartmoorcharcoal/ https://www.instagram.com/johnwilliamsondartmoor/
TeaLife Audio - Episode 129 - Sarah an online journey
July 27, 2021 06:17 - 58 minutes - 38 MBHosts: Adam Sarah Marius Topic - An online journey 板床に葉茶壺茶入品々を飾らで 飾る法も有りけり ita-doko ni ha-cha-tsubo cha-ire shina-jina o kazara de kazaru hō mo arikeri A board-floor alcove rejects precious pieces like tea jars for display But should the occasion call, there are other rules to obey Information Referenced: https://adamsomu.gumroad.com/l/pearlamongtheclouds http://tealife.audio/support/
TeaLife Audio - Episode 128 - Sven and Chinese Tea
May 26, 2021 18:40 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBHosts - Adam - Sven Schwannberger Topic Chinese tea Poem Die Ros’ ist ohn warumb Sie blühet weil sie blühet Sie achtt nicht jhrer selbst fragt nicht ob man sie sihet. The rose is without „Why“? It blooms because it blooms Not admiring itself Nor asking to be seen by others. Angelus Silesius (1624-1677) Information Referenced https://youtu.be/ECO7u--0Hog https://youtu.be/ELnjVP2lzNI
TeaLife Audio - Ep 127 - Kyle and Shifuku
April 26, 2021 07:52 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Guest Kyle Topic Kyle and Shifuku Information Referenced Patreon https://www.patreon.com/studioshifuku Instagram https://www.instagram.com/studio_shifuku/ Etsy https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/StudioShifuku Website https://www.studioshifuku.com/
TeaLife Audio - Episode 126 - Ichi go Ichi e
March 20, 2021 13:51 - 57 minutes - 35.7 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic Ichi Go Ichi E Information referenced: Yamanoue Sōji’s expression of ‘ichi-go ichi-e’ appears the Record of Yamanoue Sōji, a detailed compendium of annotated lists of utensils and notations of teachings in the lineage descending from Jukō, transmitted down through Jukō’s adopted heir Sōju, Torii Insetsu, Jōō and Rikyū, to Rikyū’s student and fellow Sakai merchant Yamanoue Sōji (1544-1590). In this famous work are two lists that come under the tit...
TeaLife Audio - Ep 125 - Koan practice
March 01, 2021 08:52 - 51 minutes - 30.9 MBHost - Adam Guest - Peter Bursky [email protected] Information referenced: Sydney Zen Centre Wind in The Pines - Hirota Tea Life Tea Mind - Soshitsu Sen XV The Old Tea Seller - Baisao/Waddell Zen in the Art of The Tea Ceremony - Hammitzsch One Taste Of Truth - Wilson * Most of the links are affiliate links, and you will help support the Podcast if you use them to buy your copy at no extra cost to you.
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February 16, 2021 12:51 - 59 minutes - 40.4 MBHost - Adam - Anthony - Marius Main topic - Changes Poem 86. 盆石をかざりし時の掛物に、山水などはさしあひと知れ bonseki wo kazari shi toki no kakemono ni, sansui nado wa sashiai to shire If in the alcove a bonseki is employed, Know that hanging a sansui landscape scroll invites a clash you ought avoid
TeaLife Audio - Episode 123 - Firsts
January 22, 2021 11:51 - 58 minutes - 41.6 MBHost Adam Anthony Marius Information referenced https://blog.chado.no/2013/07/my-tea-rooms.html Photos from peoples tea room https://warigeiko.video/ - Marius Live Stream Schedule https://www.youtube.com/c/warigeiko - Marius Live Stream http://twitch.tv/teawithtony - Anthony Live Stream
Edited TeaLife 122 - Hindsight 2020
December 15, 2020 08:33 - 59 minutes - 40.1 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Hindsight 2020
TeaLife Audio - Episode 121 - Kuchikiri
December 03, 2020 13:20 - 51 minutes - 25.7 MBHost - Adam - Aaron - Ula - Anthony - Marius Poem 85. 点前には重きを軽く軽きをば重く扱ふ味ひをしれ temae niwa omoki wo karuku, karuki woba omoku atsukau ajiwai wo shire Handle things light as though they are heavy, and things heavy as though light Skilfully weaving opposites creates beauty in the tea rite
TeaLife Audio - Ep 120 - Do Gaku Jitsu
October 08, 2020 08:56 - 51 minutes - 34.4 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Topic 道学実 84. なまるとは手つづき早く又おそく、所々のそらはぬをいう namaru towa tetsuzuki hayaku mata osoku, tokoro-dokoro no sorowanu wo iu An obtuse temae starts and stops without rhythm: slow fast slow fast slow; Dull air, dense communication with nowhere to go Info referenced: - https://chanoyutah.com/foundation-stones-of-cha-do-do-gaku-jitsu/
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September 14, 2020 09:27 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Poem 83. 一手前立る內には善し惡しを、有無の心の分かちをも知る hito temae tateru uchi ni wa yoshi ashi wo, umu no kokoro no wakachi wo mo shiru During a temae have no thought for “right” or “wrong” Know that even a discerning mind entertains thoughts that do not belong
TeaLife Audio - Episode 118 - Tea
August 07, 2020 19:44 - 59 minutes - 41.8 MBHost Adam Anthony Marius Topic - Tea Poem 81. 風炉濃茶必ず釜に水さすと一筋に思ふ人はあやまり furo koicha kanarazu kama ni mizu sasu to hitosuji ni omou hito wa ayamari Koicha at furo adds fresh water to the kama before hot water is taken But form for form’s sake is surely mistaken Information referenced Scotttea blog on the ethics of sourcing tea: https://scotttea.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/sitting-with-discomfort/ Tochū Tea to use as an alternative to matcha: https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com...
TeaLife Audio - Ep 117 - Pet Peeves
July 20, 2020 18:36 - 48 minutes - 31.9 MBHost Aaron Adam Anthony Marius Main Topic - Pet Peeves Poem 80. 壺などを床に飾らん心あらば、花より上にかざりおくべし tsubo nado wo toko ni kazaran kokoro araba, hana yori kami ni kazari oku beshi To show a tea jar on the alcove of the day Is to place it to the Kami side of the flower: pride of place on display
TeaLife Audio - Ep 116 - Online
June 21, 2020 12:23 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBHosts - Adam - Anthony - Marius Topic - Online
TeaLife Audio - Episode 115 - Toriawase
June 09, 2020 13:11 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MBHosts - Adam - Aaron - Ula - Marius Main Topic - Toriawase Poem 79. 釣船はくさりの長さ床により、出船入船浮船としれ tsuribune wa kusari no nagasa toko ni yori, de-bune iri-bune uki-bune to shire A ‘floating boat’ vase evokes the sea for which it hankers Adjust its chain to evince an outgoing ship, incoming ship or ship at anchor
TeaLife Audio - Episode 114 - One World Chakai
May 12, 2020 09:20 - 51 minutes - 33.5 MBHosts Adam Anthony Marius Ula Topic: Midorikai OneWorld Chakai 3rd of May Poem 78. 花見よりかへりの人に茶の湯せば、花鳥の絵をも花も置くまじ hanami yori kaeri no hito ni cha no yu seba, kachō no e o mo hana mo oku maji When receiving guests For chanoyu fresh from a Flower-viewing foray Avoid nature paintings and flowers in your alcove display