* ''The most important purpose of tea is to arrive at spiritual enlightenment.'' - Sen No Rikyu

* ''Tea is nothing more than boiling water, making tea and drinking it.'' - Sen No Rikyu

A summary of teaist ideas is given by Sen Soshitsu, the sixteenth descendent of Sen No Rikyu, the fifteenth head of the Urasenke Tradition of Tea, at http://nobleharbor.com/tea/chado/teachadointerview.html. 

Central concepts are MuHinShu, WabiSabi, and wa-kei-sei-jaku (harmony, respect, purity, tranquillity). 

The classic treatment of the WayOfTea is the ''Book of Tea'' by Kakuzo Okakura, which is online at http://terebess.hu/english/okakura.html. 

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