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WELCOME TO
KISSAKO GREEN TEA CAFE
There is an ancient Zen
proverb that goes...
One day a monk called
upon Jyoshu, a Zen master. Jyoshu asked this monk, "Have you ever
been here before?" "Yes" The monk answered. "I see. well, lets have
some tea (Kissako)." Another time, a different monk called
upon Jyoshu to whom Jyoshu asked the same question, "Have you been
here before?" This time the monk answered," No" Jyoshu's
reply remained the same." I see, well, let's have some tea (Kissako)".
Having seen all this an Abbot then called upon Jyoshu and
asked," Irrespective of their answer, yes or no, you respond to all
the monks with, 'Well, let's have some tea'. Why?"
Without hesitation Jyoshu replied," Let's have some Tea (Kissako)"
The Cup of Humanity
Tea began as a
medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century,
it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The
fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of
aestheticism-teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of
the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It
inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the
romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the
imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something
possible in this impossible thing we know as life.-The Book of Tea
Come and enjoy a
simple cup of green tea! |
