When
both the host and guest
have exchanged their minds,
only then does the
water truly boil.
Since
the garden path is a way
beyond this transient world,
why not shake off
the dust
which soils the mind?
What is
Tea? Simply boiling water,
making Tea, and drinking it.
Know that this
is fundamental.
The
garden path, the hut,
the hosts and guests...
All are whipped
together
in the Tea, and are without distractions.
Sen no Rikiyu (1521-91)