The Japanese Philosophy That Turns Everyday Life Into Art
The School of Life
Aug 5, 2026 13:00
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
The Japanese tea ceremony often feels exotic, perfect, and utterly removed from our chaotic daily lives. But according to Kakuzo Okakura’s classic 1906 book, we have completely missed the point. Start your free Membership trial – 2,000+ articles, 1,000+ videos,
50+ courses, free for a week: https://www.theschooloflife.com/membership
The true secret of tea has nothing to do with the beverage itself—it is all about mindfulness, simplicity, and bringing a sense of reverence to the present moment. Whether you're driving, cooking, or brushing your teeth, anything can become a "tea ceremony" if you change your approach. In this film, we explore how to refind the magic in the ordinary and transform mundane tasks into acts of deep peace.
"The Japanese tea ceremony sounds wonderful, but utterly removed from normal daily life. It is exotic, perfect and noble - while we are condemned to scamper about from one lowly and dreary task to another.
This is the opposite of the therapeutic lesson Kakuzo Okakura is longing to impart: as he sees it, anything can be ‘tea’.
Okakura was born in Yokohama in 1862, less than a decade after the Japanese elite elected to reconnect with the west after centuries of seclusion. He was an accomplished student at the newly established Tokyo University and was quickly appointed a curator at the, also recently founded, Imperial Museum of the Arts…"
📖 Go deeper – read the full article (Members get full access):
https://www.theschooloflife.com/article/kakuzo-okakura-the-book-of-tea/
✉️ Weekly Lessons + 10% off your first order:
https://www.theschooloflife.com/signup
OUR COLLECTIONS
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcEwc0qydf2jSszQFSht81E
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpckOvZZ_AZjD7WM2p9-6NBv
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeUL1vz9Su7OmeghBDgmj7X
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeypJMHfNbJ4RAFkRtmAN3P
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcpxBm1RoGRx4mVKNRIrKkG
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpcp7jXVszdNruKUtHZ2zuZb
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpfv2COuuJaKzy6E2n8nSMdi
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpc1qCJ6RYYh4rKNOOlKtFIK
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: /theschooloflifelondon
Facebook: /theschooloflifeglobal
TikTok: /theschooloflife
LinkedIn: /the-school-of-life-for-business
CREDITS
Animation:
Zedem Media
Ready to try it? https://www.theschooloflife.com/membership
#Mindfulness #JapaneseCulture #TheSchoolOfLife
Education
#the school of life
#schooloflife
#education
#relationships
#alain de botton
#philosophy
#talk
#self
#improvement
#big questions
#love
#wellness
#mindfullness
#psychology
#how
#to
#hack
#book of tea
#kakuzo okakura
#find magic in the ordinary
#japanese philosophy
#mindfulness in everyday life
#art of slowing down
#school of life
#simple living
#philosophy of art
#present moment awareness
#finding calm
#everyday mindfulness
#traditional japanese wisdom.