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Gun stripping is the tea ceremony of America. -- Steve Aylett
Wabi means spare, impoverished; simple and functional. It connotes a transcendence of fad and fashion. The spirit of wabi imbues all the Zen arts, from calligraphy to karate, from the tea ceremony to Zen archery. -- Shunryu Suzuki
Mapping out dozens of deeply focused trips around the world has convinced me that preparation no more spoils the chance for spontaneity and serendipity than discipline ruins the opportunity for genuine self-expression in sports, acting, or the tea ceremony. -- Phil Cousineau
When you watch a tea ceremony, every single movement, every single gesture is very calculated. It's very precise, and it's all protocol. It's all a part of the system. And it's almost like they've sacrificed every single thing to make that perfect. It's like their craft. -- Apolo Ohno
In Japan, I took part in a tea ceremony. You go into a small room, tea is served, and that's it really, except that everything is done with so much ritual and ceremony that a banal daily event is transformed into a moment of communion with the universe. -- Okakura Kakuzo
There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. -- Henry James
In Japan, you can learn how to make a bunch of flowers. This is an art. Tea ceremony, it's an art. -- Carine Roitfeld
Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. -- Henry James
The Way of Tea lies in studying the ceremony, in understanding the principles, and in grasping the reality of things. These are its three rules. -- Hosokawa Tadaoki

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