TeaLife Audio - Ep 164 - Hanamatsuri

Hosts TJ Anthony Guest Tanya 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