As a master of Japanese tea ceremony, Mori Noriky put forward four principles and seven principles, among which the four principles, as the purpose of Japanese tea ceremony, highly summarized the spirit of Japanese tea ceremony, concise but rich in content.
The four laws are peace and respect;
Harmony is the harmony between subject and object. Tea ceremony pays great attention to the way of subject and object, and the harmony between subject and object is also very important. The whole process of tea ceremony should be carried out in harmony, which also expresses the spirit of leading tea ceremony. Only in a harmonious environment can real harmony be achieved between subject and object. Therefore, harmony is in a broad sense, which is the harmony of the whole tea ceremony, including the harmony between people and the environment, and the harmony between people finally reaches the harmony between subject and object.
Respect: respect, which is manifested in clear relationship between superiors and subordinates and standardized etiquette. There are different manners for elders, peers and younger generations. There are also etiquette rules between the host and the guests, and between the guests. Observing these etiquette is also a kind of respect for others. Compared with China, these ceremonies of Japanese tea ceremony may seem more complicated or even tedious, but they are an essential part of Japanese tea ceremony. They can not only distinguish various relationships, reflect their own etiquette, but also calm people's hearts, step by step, and reduce impetuousness.
Qing: Quiet, manifested in the cleanliness of tea sets in tea rooms and the purity of people's hearts. In the tea ceremony, the tea set and the environment must be clean, and more importantly, people's hearts should be quiet, and worldly dirt should not be brought into the tea room, which means that people should have a pure heart to drink tea. This is also the purpose of the tea ceremony. After entering the teahouse, you should forget what you were doing before and what you are going to do afterwards. It is not only the purpose of tea ceremony, but also a kind of respect for tea ceremony. This is the real tea ceremony.
Silence: concentrate, abandon desire, completely calm down, the quiet atmosphere in the teahouse, the expression of the tea man are solemn. The ultimate goal of tea ceremony is to build a pure land and an ideal world like Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Garden in people's hearts, which can only be realized in a very quiet atmosphere. This is also the ultimate realm pursued by the tea ceremony. Silence also symbolizes nothingness to a certain extent, and it is a realm beyond reality, which makes people get rid of the shackles of thought and reach an ideal realm, and the spirit of tea ceremony is also concentrated.
Harmony and respect are the guidelines for dealing with interpersonal relationships. By drinking tea to regulate interpersonal relationships, we can live in harmony and respect each other. Clear and quiet refers to the environmental atmosphere, and it is necessary to create an ethereal and silent artistic conception and cultivate people with elegant and quiet environment and simple furnishings.
The times are constantly developing, but the spirit of tea ceremony remains unchanged, and the artistic conception it creates has always influenced people. Li Xiuqi specializes in guiding people's tea ceremony activities. The first is that tea should be suitable for yin; I think this is the core requirement of tea ceremony. Second, pay attention to the heat when adding charcoal to cook tea; Temperature is very important to the color, aroma and nutrition of tea. The third is that flowers should be fresh and as natural as wild flowers; Flower arrangement in tea ceremony is also very important, which can make the environment quieter and increase the beauty of elegance. Fourth, the teahouse should be warm in winter and cool in summer, so the climatic conditions of the teahouse are naturally very important.
Article 5 is the time to observe the regulations; Article 6 is to prepare rain gear even if it doesn't rain; This also reflects the attitude of thinking for others.
The seventh rule is to take good care of all customers. This is the most basic way for the host to entertain guests, and it is also the key to deal with the relationship between host and guest.
Japanese tea ceremony permeates every aspect of Japanese life and has a great influence on it. It also reflects Japan's social and cultural life and etiquette. Tea ceremony seems to have complicated etiquette, in fact, it is through these that the attention of tea people is attracted by it, which also shows that Japan is a country of etiquette, and their numerous regulations on etiquette also reflect their attention to etiquette. Tea ceremony etiquette has the characteristics of comprehensiveness, moderation and rationality. There are etiquette rules between host and guest, between guests and even between people and things, which also reflects the harmony of Japanese society, which includes not only the harmony between people, but also the harmony between people and things and between people and the environment. Tea ceremony regulates and systematizes the daily life behavior of drinking tea with three elements: position, action and order. This not only does not reflect its rigidity, but makes this art more popular. Comparatively speaking, we have to admit that Japan is more disciplined, and they pay more attention to their own behavior and regulate their own behavior.
Japanese tea ceremony spread from China, which is generally believed to be spread by Buddhists. The development of tea ceremony is also inextricably linked with them. This can also be reflected in the spirit of tea ceremony. Drinking tea is similar to meditation. Drinking tea is like meditation. When seemingly complicated rules no longer make tea people feel bored and become a matter of course, when tea people can conform to the etiquette of tea ceremony, they can truly understand the true meaning of tea ceremony. It takes time and process, just like enlightenment in meditation. Although there has been a Taoist saying in China since ancient times, its religious color is not strong. Instead, it combines the thoughts of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, leaving room for people to choose and play. People at all levels can choose different forms and ideological contents of tea art from different angles according to their own situations and hobbies, and keep creating, so there is no strict organizational form and discipline. While sublating our traditional culture, we should also actively absorb foreign advanced culture. Although tea was introduced to Japan from China, it is necessary for us to absorb the essence of Japanese tea ceremony.
After all levels and core parts of our culture, we can understand that tea culture is very different from general food culture, that is, it not only meets people's physiological needs, but also meets people's psychological needs. The spirit of tea ceremony is embodied in the operation of tea art, and it is a high-grade spiritual pursuit of people in tea tasting activities. It is also our responsibility to explore and continue to carry forward the spirit of tea ceremony. People don't taste tea to quench their thirst, not only for the needs of health care, but also for cultural satisfaction, high-grade cultural leisure and high-grade cultural consumption. This kind of culture is also very important in this impetuous society, which is of great help to improve our cultural quality and ability to do things. Tea ceremony advocates respect and plays a certain role in improving social relations and social atmosphere. The harmonious society that we have always advocated is vividly reflected in the tea ceremony and is constantly developing.
This issue of Japanese tea ceremony art appreciation class is basically enjoyable. The pictures and video examples in the class also vividly show all aspects of Japanese tea ceremony art. Through further understanding of Japanese social culture, we have a deeper understanding of the social background of tea ceremony, especially the tea ceremony experience class, which has benefited many people. Students also have enough time to show themselves in class. The students' explanation played a vital role in supplementing the knowledge of tea culture, and also gave us a preliminary understanding of various tea cultures except Japanese tea culture.