The Spirit in Our Tools: Gratitude Through Japanese Ceramics

Sometimes it’s the quiet things that hold the most presence—a well-worn chawan, a teapot, or in today’s case, a Japanese mountain ceramic set. These tools are more than objects; they are companions in our rituals.

In Shintō tradition, there’s the idea of tsukumogami (付喪神)—spirits believed to inhabit objects over time, especially those cherished and well-used. Honoring them isn’t superstition, but gratitude. To respect your tools is to respect the life energy behind them—the artisans, the materials, the hands that shaped them.

And then there’s mono no aware (物の哀れ): that tender awareness of beauty in impermanence. Even ceramics remind us that life is fleeting, and in that fleetingness, it is precious.

Whether you are a ceramicist, farmer, artist, or student, the contact you make with the things you love elevates your daily life. Gratitude for tools, gratitude for moments, gratitude for life itself. 🌄🍵"*

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