Eelmisel aastal kohtasime Taiwanil tee armastajate seltskonda, kes kehastasid oma olemusega täielikult tee vaimu. See kohtumine on ergutanud Chado teepoe pühendumust tutvustamaks Eesti inimestele teistsugust lähenemisnurka teele. Vaatenurka, mis kõneleb rahust, tähelepanust, austusest, pühendumisest – aga ka lõbust...
It was a summer of digging deep, not always liking what was found or felt but ultimately feeling lighter for having several unneeded layers lifted – and chiseled away. My only true and constant companion throughout was tea. And my deepest tea sessions, indeed among the most fantastic of my life, all took place… outdoors...
My favourite moment in a tea ceremony is what I call ‘the switch’ – the moment when ‘it’ has arrived. The magic. You can almost feel it in the air when it starts...
I put the kettle on. As I listen to the familiar rustling sound of the water kettle, I remember how one time, while waiting in quiet for the water to boil, I asked a tea-friend of mine, if there was something going on with the kettle, because the sound was different from usual. “No,” he replied, “we got the water from another spring this time..."
Toomase sõprus teega sai alguse umbes 35 aastat tagasi. “Ilmselt lavaka esimesel kursusel oli see aeg, mil jõin esimest korda korralikult teed,” meenutas ta. Mitte pliidiserval seisnud kannust võetud tõmmisele valatud vett, vaid vahetult joomiseks tehtud värsket teed...