The Serenity of the Tea Ceremony

I would like to bring together a number of articles and links that help take our attention away from the transience and the daily hussle and bussle of life in the 21st century.

We all have good intentions to relax and reduce stress and biggest excuse I see (and use) is that I just enjoy what I'm doing 24/7 too much to stop and pause.

It's possible to make a New Year resolution any day of the year if we so desire..

Articles hosted here:
 The Epic of Tea, by By Daniel R. Kane, originally published in Kyoto Journal

Studies:
 An Anthropological Perspective on the Japanese Tea Ceremony
 The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura

Links:
 TeaHyakka
 CHA-NO-YU
 Wikipedia on the Japanese tea ceremony
 Answers.com: Glossary of Japanese tea ceremony terms
 Tea in Japan by Karen Leee
 Holy Mountain: The japanese tea ceremony
 Holy Mountain: The Rules of Etiquette for guests
 Japanese Lifestyle: Tea Ceremony
 Asian ArtMall: Tea Ceremony

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