“Zen Buddhism and the Way of Tea: Chado” with Master Omar Francis
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism, the history of Buddhism and of course Buddhist sculptures/sculptors (bustuzo/busshi) so that when viewers finally watch the documentary Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan, they will get the maximum value of the documentary.
Today, we will be talking Chado. Chado simply translates to the way of tea. Sometimes it’s referred to as Japanese Tea Ceremony. But as usual, one word translation is never sufficient to demonstrate this rich culture. First we will discuss the simple explanation of Chado and connect Chado with Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism. Then, we will discuss many different influences on Chado over the centuries. You may be surprised that even Christianity may have influenced Chado! But Carving the Divine TV goes beyond theory! Master Francis is kind enough to give some demonstration on Chado so that you can tie theory and practice together! Yes, by studying more about Chado and Buddhism you will understand Japan more!
We will be asking important questions such as:
What is Chado?
What are some of the practices of Chado?
What are the differences between Chanoyu and Chado?
Do we always have to wear kimono when we do Chado?
What is the history of Chado?
Who is Senno Rikyu?
What is the relationship between Chado and Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism?
How does Chado help people to have a deeper understanding of Zen Buddhism?
Does Chado only influence Zen Buddhism?
Can you show us some examples of Chado so that we can visualize the concept that we’ve talked about?
Can Chado be a form of meditation?
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Omar Francis is a licensed instructor in The Urasenke Tradition of Chadō, commonly known as the Japanese Tea Ceremony. First introduced to Chadō at the University of Illinois (USA) in 1992, he was later admitted into the Midorikai program for a year of intensive training at the Urasenke headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. Since then, he has continued his studies as a member of the Chicago Association of Urasenke, taking part in many educational and cultural activities. Francis Sensei is currently teaching at the Japanese Culture Center (japaneseculturecenter.com) in Chicago, IL. www.urasenke.or... Urasenke Konnichian
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“Zen Buddhism and Chado (the way of tea)” with Master Omar Francis #carvingthedivine
Thank you Omar. I give you and an endless lineage of tea people a deep bow of respect.
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What an interesting interview! I was very impressed by Master Francis!
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I really enjoyed this! Thanks a lot!
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Thank you Yujiro Seki for making such a wonderful video for your Carving the Divine series! Many thanks to you, Omar Francis Sensei, for your interesting and encompassing information on Chado, its history and its purpose. I found your presentation of Chado, The Way of Tea sincere, warm and refreshingly spontaneous. There is always so much to learn of this unending path of Tea but the main thing as you demonstrate, is making tea with your whole heart and the genuine hospitality that comes forth embraces your guests with love, peace, and joy. I could almost taste the deliciousness of your tea as you drank. Domo arigato gozaimasu to you and to Yujiro Seki for this unique "ichigo ichie" gift to the world.
You have been so kind! Thank you so much for your comment! Yes indeed Francis Sensei is one of a kind! Yes you are right! There is so much to learn from this tradition and once they find out what this tradition is all about... It will blow their minds for sure! www.carvingthedivine.com
@@CarvingTheDivine I'm looking forward to seeing the other videos too soon as time permits, and will share my thoughts. Thank you for making your most informative and engaging videos accessible to all.
"Just be quiet and make tea"
This sounds very zen-like to me :).
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I loved this so much. I have been studying tea for 14 years and it has changed my life. Thank you for this wonderful presentation of what tea is and does for us all. I love all your videos. Deep bows to you.
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@Jackson Omori I understand some people don’t like the style of the host. However some people appreciate the energy of the host. So if you don’t like the style of the host we suggest that you look for another content that talks about a similar subject with a different personality/host. Thank you 😉
As usual, Yujiro Seki, you have presented a very interesting video! Mr. Francis provides us with a great deal of information about TEA. His detailed explanations and humble presentation made it easy for me to understand the spirit of the tea ceremony. Thank you, Mr. Seki, for taking the care to select such fine representatives. You do us a great service.
Susan
Thank you so much for such kind heart-warming words. This is my greatest joy that you found something useful in our show. We try our best to provide information that could be useful to people rather than talking about random stuff. Again I really appreciate you for taking your precious time to write to us! www.carvingthedivine.com
EL ZEN ES GENIAL..!!
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Gassho..!
Gassho back! www.carvingthedivine.com