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Sen no Rikyu Quotes

3 sourced quotes from Sen no Rikyu across Wabi-Sabi.

“In the tearoom, the host sweeps and waters the path, but leaves a few fallen leaves where they lie. Even cleanliness must not be perfect.”

recorded in the Nanporoku · 16th century Wabi-Sabi

“Rikyu's son swept the garden until it was spotless. Rikyu shook a maple, and three leaves fell. "Now," he said, "it is clean."”

tea-ceremony tradition Wabi-Sabi

“Tea is naught but this: first you make the water boil, then infuse the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know.”

attributed Wabi-Sabi