TeaLife Audio

Hosts
- Aaron
- Marius
- Anythony

Poem
風炉の炭みることはなし見ぬとても見ぬこそ猶も見る心なれ
One does not get a view of the furo charcoal; but because one does not, one must try to see it in one’s mind.

Main topic - Chaire

Hosts
- Marius

Guests:
- Grzegorz Adamczyk
- Maireanu Marian

Poem
炭おくも習ひばかりにかかはりて湯のたぎらざる炭は消え炭
Charcoal, though placed exactly according to the way it is taught, is dead charcoal if it does not boil the water.

Main topic - Sumi and Midorikai

Hosts
- Marius
- Damian
- Anythony

Poem
崩れたるその白炭をとりありあげて又たきそへることはなきなり

By no means should you remove the white twig-charcoal that has fallen apart and then once again add it to the fire.

Main topic - Light and atmosphere

Hosts
- Marius
- Damian
- Anythony

Uno Safety Date YouTube Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4df5BAQU4WE

Poem
燃え残る白炭あらば捨て置きてまた余の炭を置くものぞかし

If there is a white twig-charcoal that remains unburned, the thing to do is leave it alone and add the extra [twig-] charcoal.

Main topic - Books we love
Books mentioned by Damian:
Tea Life Tea Mind - http://amzn.to/2jAKitv
The Enjoyment of Tea - http://amzn.to/2jcgzKD

Books mentioned by Anthony:
Moon By the Window - http://amzn.to/2jo40cw
Chado The Way of Tea - A Japanese Tea Master's Almanac - http://amzn.to/2jAN0Pr

Books mentioned by Marius:
The spirit of Tea - http://amzn.to/2ip0aS9
Kuchi Kiri Chaji no kokoromi - http://amzn.to/2ikT1Pn
Chashitsu no ..... - http://amzn.to/2jclDP9

Other books mentioned
Urasenke Chado Textbook - http://amzn.to/2ioZCLT
The Way of tea - http://amzn.to/2iLZIuJ
The book of Tea - http://amzn.to/2ikZqKj
Damians dogu book - http://amzn.to/2joGcVR

Hosts
- Aaron
- Marius

Guest
- Ula

Poem:
炭つがば五徳はさむな十文字縁をきらすな釣合をみよ
If you are laying charcoal, do not have the pieces flank the tripod or lay them in a cross pattern or have gaps between them, but observe the overall balance.


Information Referenced
- Photo Hanging the chakin on a tsutsu chawan
- Temaebook index

Hosts
- Marius
- Anthony

Guest
- Adam

Poem:
Kyaku ni nari sumi tsugu naraba sono tabi ni
takimono nado wa kubenu koto nari

客になり炭つぐならばそのたびに
薫物などはくべぬことなり

If you are to lay charcoal as a guest, on that occasion you should not add incense and such to the

Hosts
- Marius
- Anthony

Guest
- Adam

Poem:
Sumi oku wa tatoe narai ni somuku tomo
yu no yoku tagiru sumi wa sumi nari

炭置くはたとへ習ひにそむくとも
湯のよくたぎる炭は炭なり

Even though the charcoal placement may be contrary to the way it is taught, charcoal that brings the ho

Information referenced:

• Adam doing tea in Gana: https://vimeo.com/187901940
• Photo gallery http://tealife.audio/episode-49-gallery/ 

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Host 

- Marius

Guests

- Adam

- Stig

Main Topic

- First day of warigeiko in a new school. 

Hosts:
- Marius
- Anthony

Poem:
乾きたる茶巾使はゞ湯はすこしこぼし残してあしらふぞよき。
If you are using a chakin that has become dry, it can be dealt with well by leaving a little hot water undiscarded.

Main Topic:
- Jiku

Hosts:
- Marius
- Anthony

Poem:
筒茶碗深き底よりふき上り重ねて内へ手をやらぬもの
A cylindrical teabowl is to be wiped from its deep bottom up, and the hand not put into it again.

Main topic: Autumn