Wayfaring Poet Profile: Baisaō

One of the most compelling figures in the Japanese branch of the Wayfaring lineage, Baisaō - “The Old Tea Seller” - is significant for his unique expression of “going his own way,” in the spiritual sense, but also his role as an innovator in the practice of Tea as a way-within-the-Way. Add to this his love of Nature, his embodiment of the Wayfaring life principle of simplicity, and the precision of his flowing brush in the realms of poetry and prose, and it made him a much beloved “rascal” to numerous artists, tea practitioners, and Zen-minded folk in 18th-century Kyoto.

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