Kakuzo Okakura

Comparable con"El elogio de la sombra" de Junichiro Tanizaki, esta obra es una joya, tanto desde el punto de vista literario como del filosófico. Ensayo poético que hunde sus raíces en la filosofía zen y despliega los conceptos de la clasica ceremonia jap

A los ojos de un extranjero, un gaijin, Japón sigue siendo aún hoy el lugar más exótico e insondable del planeta. El respeto de sus gentes por la naturaleza, su concepción del arte, su sentido estético, su percepcion de la belleza, la influencia de la religion y la filosofia en su vida diaria, la busqueda de la armonia y la importancia de la espiritualidad y de la contemplacion, conforman una cultura y unos valores muy alejados del sentir occidental. La ceremonia del te (cha-no-yu), un ritual en el que cada detalle es esencial en la busqueda de la perfeccion estetica y espiritual, refleja mejor que ninguna otra celebracion, la verdadera esencia de Japon.Preparar un te exige una atencion exquisita por cada detalle: armonia, elegancia y destreza en los movimientos de quienes lo preparan, generalmente mujeres, y una atmosfera perfecta en la que nada se deja al azar. Todo aquel que disfrute de esta milenaria bebida debe alcanzar un estado espiritual de profunda serenidad. Escrito en 1906 por Kakuzo Okakura, El libro del te constituye un acercamiento sin igual a lo mas profundo del pensamiento y filosofia de vida de los habitantes del Lejano Oriente. Esta edicion, ademas de ilustrada, anotada y comentada, incluye El Clasico del Te de Lu Yu, que trata sobre el cultivo, preparacion y forma de beber el te. La lectura de ambos tratados es, no solo complementaria, si no tambien necesaria, pues si una de ellas constituye una lectura mistica, la otra es mucho mas terrenal.

This is the annotated edition including* an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys DavidsThe results of Mr. Okakuras visits to China and India, where he made exhaustive studies, are brilliantly set forth in this book, The Ideals of the East ", explaining his important and now generally accepted analysis of the movements of thought and art throughout Asia.Contents: IntroductionThe Range Of IdealsThe Primitive Art Of JapanConfucianism-Northern ChinaLaoism And Taoism-Southern ChinaBuddhism And Indian ArtThe Asuka Period - 550 To 700 A.D.The Nara Period - 700 To 800 A.D.The Heian Period - 800 To 900 A.D.The Fujiwara Period - 900 To 1200 A.D.The Kamakura Period - 1200-1400 A.D.Toyotomi And Early Tokugawa Period - 1600-1700 A.D.Later Tokugawa Period - 1700-1850 A.D.The Meiji Period - 1850 To The Present DayThe Vista

El Libro del té es una exquisita introducción a la historia, la filosofía y la práctica de la ceremonia japonesa del té, el ritual zen por excelencia. Preparar un té requiere una atención especial p

Opera di una personalita complessa (Okakura fu al contempo un grande studioso dell'Oriente, un messia autorevole e autoritario e un poeta), The Book of Tea (1906) fu scritto in inglese per un pubblico occidentale. Okakura volle spiegare i caratteri dell'orientalita attraverso il simbolo del te: parla della sua storia e della sua importanza, ne descrive la cerimonia quasi religiosa, fatta di una ritualita e di norme precise, che sanciscono la sottomissione del presente agli avi e al passato. Nella riproduzione di una cerimonia esattamente come si svolgeva nell'antichita si manifesta infatti quell'obbedienza tipicamente giapponese all'autorita degli antenati che non puo essere mai contestata o contraddetta. Con uno scritto di Everett Bleiler.

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo (1906), is a long essay linking the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life.Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. KakuzM argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters, and spends some time talking about Sen no Rikyk and his contribution to the Japanese Tea Ceremony. (from wikipedia.com)

El objetivo de este libro es reflexionar sobre el arte y los artistas. En Japón, el arte va unido indisolublemente a un camino interior Do, vía, sendero. El gran Maestro del Té Rikyu decía: El arte del Camino del Te consiste simplemente en hervir el agua, preparar el te y beberlo. Asi de sencillo y a la vez asi de complejo. Un elemento comun al Zen y al Arte del Te es la constante atencion que prestan a la sencillez. La Ceremonia del Te describe una forma de vivir ajena a las presiones de la vida exterior.

Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticismTeaism. Teaism 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.The Philosophy of Tea is not mere aestheticism in the ordinary acceptance of the term, for it expresses conjointly with ethics and religion our whole point of view about man and nature. It is hygiene, for it enforces cleanliness; it is economics, for it shows comfort in simplicity rather than in the complex and costly; it is moral geometry, inasmuch as it defines our sense of proportion to the universe. It represents the true spirit of Eastern democracy by making all its votaries aristocrats in taste.

_El llibre del te_ és un clàssic modern. Escrit el 1906, quan el Japó començava a obrir-se a Occident, s'hi expliquen tots els elements culturals, religiosos i estètics que conflueixen en la cerimòni

Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuz? argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters, and spends some time talking about Sen no Riky? and his contribution to the Japanese tea ceremony.According to Tomonobu Imamichi, Heideggers concept of Dasein in Sein und Zeit was inspired although Heidegger remained silent on this by Okakura Kakuz?s concept of das-in-der-Welt-sein (being-in-the-worldness) expressed in The Book of Tea to describe Zhuangzis philosophy, which Imamichis teacher had offered to Heidegger in 1919, after having followed lessons with him the year before.

Kakuzo introduces the term Teaism and how Tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is accessibile to Western audiences because Kakuzo was taught at a young age to speak English; and spoke it all his life, becoming proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western Mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of Tea and Japanese life. The book emphasises how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters, and spends some time talking about Sen no Rikyu and his contribution to the Japanese Tea Ceremony.

Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle.'In this charming book from 1906, Okakura explores Zen, Taoism, Tea Masters and the significance of the Japanese tea ceremony.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuz (1906) is a long essay linking the role of tea (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuz argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters, and spends some time talking about Sen no Riky and his contribution to the Japanese tea ceremony. According to Tomonobu Imamichi, Heideggers concept of Dasein in Sein und Zeit was inspired although Heidegger remained silent on this by Okakura Kakuzs concept of das-in-der-Welt-sein (being-in-the-worldness) expressed in The Book of Tea to describe Zhuangzis philosophy, which Imamichis teacher had offered to Heidegger in 1919, after having followed lessons with him the year before.