KakuzoOkakura
[1] , intheeighthcentury, — , themysteryofmutualcharity, , asitisatenderattempttoaccomplishsomethingpossibleinthisimpossiblethingweknowaslife.
[2] ThePhilosophyofTeaisnotmereaestheticismintheordinaryacceptanceoftheterm, , foritenforcescleanliness; itiseconomics, foritshowscomfortinsimplicityratherthaninthecomplexandcostly; itismoralgeometry, .
[3] ThelongisolationofJapanfromtherestoftheworld, soconducivetointrospection, , costumeandcuisine, porcelain, lacquer, painting — ourveryliterature — , , “withnotea” inhim, , regardlessofthemundanetragedy, runsriotinthespringtideofemancipatedemotions, asone “withtoomuchtea” inhim.
[4] -cup! , howsoonoverflowedwithtears, howeasilydrainedtothedregsinourquenchlessthirstforinfinity, , wehavesacrificedtoofreely; , andrevelinthewarmstreamofsympathythatflowsfromheraltar? Intheliquidamberwithintheivory-porcelain, theinitiatedmaytouchthesweetreticenceofConfucius, thepiquancyofLao-tzu[Laotse], andtheetherealaromaofSakyamunihimself.
[5] , inhissleekcomplacency, : , — theArtofDeathwhichmakesoursoldiersexultinselfsacrifice; butscarcelyanyattentionhasbeendrawntoTeaism, , .
[6] WhenwilltheWestunderstand, ortrytounderstand, theEast? , , Chinesesobrietyasstupidity, !
