Cha-no-yu translates literally as “hot water for tea”.
The Japanese Tea Ceremony.
To Be Sincere with Oneself
From the Chinese ideogram for Sincerity, which is a combination of “Word” and “Perfect”, one is tempted to draw a parallel between it and the Neo-Platonic doctrine of Logos – to such height does the sage soar in his unwonted mystic flight.
Sincerity
Veracity or Truthfulness, without which Politeness is a farce and a show.
Politeness
Propriety carried beyond right bounds becomes a lie. Masamuni, the sword maker