an art of conviviality could be perceived to be at the centre of  the way of tea (sado), of  what is called in English  ‘the tea ceremony’.

the approach of both host and tea is crucial;

as one zen teacher says:

        zen finds incomparable profundity in    

        casually greeting a stranger met in

        the street.

the way of tea prepares one for the art of daily life.

while the tea ceremonies shown in the you tube video are elaborate it is worth remembering tea master rikyu’s responses to the question of what was the significance of the tea ceremony:

        well you boil water, add tea and drink

simple...