茶道【SADO】literally means “ The Road of Tea”.
When Japanese say 道 ;MICHI or road, it means truth and humanism , or even the rule of the universe .
It’s also a practical way to the enlightenment of Buddhism.
As for KANJI Chinese character of 道【MICHI】or road ,
“首”part means begin and ” 之” part means end.
In Japan, there are so many MICHI cultures like 茶道【SA-DOU】,
the way of tea, 書道【SHO-DO】 ; the way of calligraphy, 華道【KADOU】; the way of flower,
martial arts like 空手道【KARATE-DOU】,柔道【JYU-DOU】, 剣道【KEN-DO】the way of sword,
and 【BUSHI DOU】way of Samurai , etc.
In the tea ceremony, people pour everything for their customers while we have a cup of tea.Guests and
hosts taste a sense of unity as an investigator seeking enlightenment with the ultimate hospitality.
It can be said that it is almost religious.
▶︎和敬清寂【WA-KEI-SEI-JYAKU】
People are reborn many times because it is for practice to approach enlightenment.
So,Everything will be the way to go and extreme.
