Tea Ceremony

According to Alex Kerr, tea ceremony is a form of "moving mediation," which aims to create, in the short time that the host serves tea to a guest, a microcosm of paradise. Host and guest inhabit a small space that is pure, quiet, harmonious, and thoughtful. The four Principles of Tea include: Wa (Harmony), Sei (Purity), Kei (Respect), and Jaku (Solitude).