TeaLife Audio Marius Frøisland

Hosts
TJ Anthony Tanja Jiku/Poem
拈華微笑（nen ge mi shō）literally means “holding a flower, subtly smiling.”
Information referenced
Sweets
sakura mochi
Recipe:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/sakura-mochi/
hanami dango
Recipe:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/hanami-dango/
kusa mochi
Recipe:
http://www.the350degreeoven.com/2012/06/pastries-pies/yomogi-daifuku-or-kusa-mochi-japanese-mugwort-mochi-with-red-bean-filling/
 
Koan/Poem:  
Decorate the heart of the beholder, 
for the Buddha of the flower hall
is nowhere else. 
Master Yodo
 
Excerpted from: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-five Centuries of Awakened Women - edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon
 
Associated study materials:
Zen Flowers: Chabana for the Tea Ceremony - Henry Mittwer The Art of Chabana: Flowers for the Tea Ceremony - Henry Mittwer The Woman Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahaprajapati - Wendy Garling The Denial of Death - Ernest Becker Wagashi: The Art of Japanese Confectionery - Kazuya Takaoka, Mutsuo Takahashi, Hiroshi Yoda Tea room map showing calendar aligning Hana Matsuri and nijiri-guchi:
https://www.chanoyudecoded.com/writings/april-in-japan-following-elephants/
 
Photo of Hana Mi Dō

Hosts
Anthony TJ Lindsey Hinamatsuri
Jiku
Hana wa kurenai, ha wa midori 
(Flowers are red, leaves are green) 
花ハ紅, 葉ハ緑

-or-
花紅, 葉緑
Alternatively: yanagi wa midori, hana wakurenai (willows are green, flowers are red) 
柳ハ緑、花ハ紅

Hosts
TJ Anthony Guest:
Palmer-sensei  
Show notes:
 
 
福
fuku
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck​
 
Information referenced:
Nihongi - English translation by W.G. Aston
Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
 
Otafuku sake cup  https://www.chanoyudecoded.com/setsubun-and-otafuku/
 
For more of Palmer Sensei's talks, writings, and photographs, visit Chanoyu Decoded at: https://www.chanoyudecoded.com
 

Hosts:
Anthony TJ Adam  
Shogatsu
 
和気満山川
Wa Ki Yama Kawa ni Mitsu
Harmonious energy fills mountains and rivers.
 
 

Hosts
- Marius
- TJ
Omotesenke Guest Etiquette
Zengo
無事是貴人
buji kore kinin
non-attachment creates nobility
 
Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KH8KcFqTzCI

Hosts
Anthony TJ Guest
Lindsey Poem:
開門多落葉
kai mon raku yō o-oshi
-or- mon wo hirakeba, raku yō o-oshi
Opening my door, leaves piled up
-or- Opening my door, only leaves