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BEGINNER'S MIND LEONARD COHEN MATCHA MT. BALDY MT. BALDY ZEN CENTER NINSHO KAKINUMA ORIGINS OF MATCHA SHOSHIN SHUNRYU SUZUKI TEA CEREMONY ZAZEN ZEN

I’ve talked about the origins of matcha and its deep connections with zen buddhism on this site b...

CHASEN MATCHA PERSONAL MUSINGS TEA CEREMONY TEMAE WABISABI ZEN

The Japanese tea ceremony is a thing of unquestionable intrigue, beauty, and sheer historical awe...

ARTISANAL MATCHA CREMA ERIC GOWER GLUTAMATES JAPANESE GREEN TEA MATCHA PEET'S PERSONAL MUSINGS RED ROSE SUPERMARKET MATCHA TEA CEREMONY UMAMI ZEN

I grew up with Red Rose tea bags, a blend of black and orange pekoe teas. My mother liked to mak...

KAKINUMA MATCHA NINSHO PERSONAL MUSINGS ZEN

There are lots of metaphors about the incessant chatter going on in most our heads, that datastre...

MATCHA PERSONAL MUSINGS TEA CEREMONY TEA SCHOOLS ZEN

The Japanese tea ceremony as it is practiced in Japan can be a thing of beauty. The tradition is ...

BUDDHISM GRATITUDE GREEN TEA MATCHA MATCHA TRENDS PERSONAL MUSINGS TEA CEREMONY WABISABI ZEN

Plenty of people consider matcha to be a new trend. In reality it’s been a trend in Japan for rou...

DANA VELDEN ERIC GOWER EVENTS MATCHA TASSAJARA ZEN ZENDO

We’re doing it again: another workshop at one of my favorite places on earth, the Tassajara Zen M...

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