Wealth can not be measured based on what you own, it is about how much can you share. The more you use the word “I want”, the more fragile you become because the fear of losing. Happiness is not on what you can calculate but in smiling and shinning eyes. Mindfulness is not in books,… Continue reading Moment of Mindfulness
Category: ChaDao
Cha Dao 茶道 in Chinese tea culture means more than the artistic presentation of tea ceremony, or the fine quality in flavor and taste from a cup of tea, it involves much deeper learning and daily living culture which’s embraced the traditiional Chinese Yin-Yang wisdom and living philosophies in Chinese Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism
Unlock self before trying to unlock others
Many years ago when attended a Knowledge Management Conference in Vienna, I had a conversation with a Belgian HR executive who was not happy with the conference because to him, he did not get more precised suggestions on how to manage knowledge. I suggested him to get people involve in the organization change process and… Continue reading Unlock self before trying to unlock others
Inspiration of Ch’an (Zen)
What is Ch’an (禪, also known as Zen in English)? To make it easy, can try to understand the meaning behind that Chinese character 單 Single, so what does “Single” means in life? 衣 Cloth, so what does “Cloth” means in the learning of Chan? The learning of Chan (Zen) goes beyond reading books, articles,… Continue reading Inspiration of Ch’an (Zen)
What is Love?
What is love? Love is about devotion Love is about commitment Love is about giving your heart without calculating what to gain in return. Love is about compassion Love is about understanding Love ia about tolerating Love ia about accepting Love is all about honesty from heart Love brings endless positive thinking and energy, on… Continue reading What is Love?
It’s more important to prepare mind than tea setting
For each tea ceremony, despite people might give it different names such as tea ceremony, cha xi (tea setting) or Cha ke (tea workshop), of course what to prepare and how to arrange the setting are important: Before the event Environment setting, including hardware and software in environment and ambiance setting Choosing tea, choosing suitable… Continue reading It’s more important to prepare mind than tea setting
Values in tea
“Can’t live without tea” This is a very popular claim we heard from time to time, often even we said that to ourselves. But, what kind of tea that you can’t live without exactly? In the reality, people calculate the price when they purchase tea by ignoring the quality differences, they judge the quality… Continue reading Values in tea
Cha Dao, What Dao?
Every time think of those questions I have came across, I can only laugh with tear and don’t know how to answer: How long will it take for me to become a Tea Master? How long and how much will it cost to learn Cha Dao? Cha Dao, Cha Dao, The way of Tea, what… Continue reading Cha Dao, What Dao?
Life is like a cup of
Life is like a cup of tea It will get cold one day; the cup will become empty one day; the pure flavors and fine tastes won’t last forever. So,what are you waiting for? Enjoy when you can and enjoy when it’s still warm; show respect and appreciation for what you have in time, because… Continue reading Life is like a cup of
Who are you?
Want to learn how to brew tea? It’s easy! Go on youtube, then you will find many interesting video’s. But, Does that make you a tea sommelier? Even if you know about tea, but again does it mean you know what and how to become a Cha Ren (茶人, a Tea Wo/Man)? Even if you… Continue reading Who are you?