Celebrate the publication of The Old Tea Seller:
Life and Zen Poetry in 18th Century Kyoto
by Norman Waddell With Special Guest Nelson Foster from Ring of Bone Zendo Community
Thursday, September 25, 6pm-7:30pm, and 8pm - 9:30pm
Teance teahouse, 1780 Fourth Street, Berkeley 94710
$10 Admission
Please reserve your seat by purchase your slot time below.
Advanced Ticket purchase is required.
Perhaps only once in a generation does a work come along in this specialized field that has the compelling power and grace of Norman Waddell's new book. A masterful translation and presentation of the delightfully original 18th-century Japanese Zen priest-cum-tea merchant Baisao ("old tea seller"), this volume of poems, letters, biography, and commentary now stands alongside Okakura Kakuzo' early-20th century classic, The Book of Tea, as a key text mapping the fluid intersection of tea, Buddhism, and Taoism.
Nelson Foster is a noted author and Zen teacher, a dharma heir of Robert Aitken Roshi. With Jack Shoemaker he edited The Roaring Stream-A New Zen Reader, which includes a chapter on Baisao with some of Norman Waddell's earlier translations.
Baisao was among the first proponents of infused whole leaf green teas at a time when matcha, the powdered green tea of chanoyu, was prevalent in Japan. In honor of his own taste, garden-direct green teas from China and Japan will be served.
Hardcover copies of the book will be available at Teance for purchase during the event for $20, regularly priced at $24. Don't miss this special event, which will be both a treasure to experience and share with friends!
The Old Tea Seller: Life and Zen Poetry in 18th Century Kyoto-Baisao
By Norman Waddell
Counterpoint (Berkeley, California, 2008, $24)
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