Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others.
Kakuzō OkakuraTranslation is always a treason, and as a Ming author observes, can at its best be only the reverse side of a brocade- all the threads are there, but not the subtlety of colour or design.
Kakuzō OkakuraTeaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life.
Kakuzō OkakuraTags: philosophy tea teaism
For life is an expression, our unconscious actions the constant betrayal of our innermost thought.
Kakuzō OkakuraEveryone has to build anew his sky of hope and peace.
Kakuzō OkakuraWe must know the whole play in order to properly act our parts; the conception of totality must never be lost in that of the individual.
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Much has been said of the aesthetic values of chanoyu- the love of the subdued and austere- most commonly characterized by the term, wabi. Wabi originally suggested an atmosphere of desolation, both in the sense of solitariness and in the sense of the poverty of things. In the long history of various Japanese arts, the sense of wabi gradually came to take on a positive meaning to be recognized for its profound religious sense. ...the related term, sabi,... It was mid-winter, and the water's surface was covered with the withered leaves of the of the lotuses. Suddenly I realized that the flowers had not simply dried up, but that they embodied, in their decomposition, the fullness of life that would emerge again in their natural beauty.
Kakuzō OkakuraA master has always something to offer, while we go hungry solely because of our own lack of appreciation.
Kakuzō OkakuraIn joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.
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We take refuge in pride because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.
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