Wabi – freedom from the distractions of affluence by noticing every priceless moment.
Sabi – a lovely lonely mood or melancholy feeling from seeing a thing for what it is.

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Monday, August 18, 2003
"Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence."

"When we consider how small after all the cup of human enjoyment is, how soon overflowed with tears, how easily drained to the dregs is our quenchless thirst for infinity, we shall not blame ourselves for making so much of the tea cup."

Okakura Kakuzo - The Book of Tea