It was a raining night in 1984 in Taipei, that night I worked again overtime and left the office with an empty stomach. In that period I enjoyed pretty successful ride with career and it seemed I have great confidence in self; but as matter of fact, I was bothered by many unspeakable worries which… Continue reading Enlightenment
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
Learning beyond tea
Having a cup of tea is the first step into tea learning; Learning what and how to identify and distinguish and eventually is able to free from impulsive differentiative mind when we learn what and how to distinguish different profiles and unique characters in flavors and tastes from the pure and authentic quality tea. Willingness… Continue reading Learning beyond tea
Tea, more than tea
Mei Lan Hsiao, Chinese Tea Master, started to promote Chinese authentic and fine quality tea based in Belgium since 1995. Based on nearly 30 years diligent efforts, Mei Lan deeply recognized the efforts have to go beyond tea and Chinese tea culture, it is necessary to understand what and how to satisfy the needs for… Continue reading Tea, more than tea
Tea Ceremony & Cha Dao
Indeed movements in tea ceremony, either from Gongfu Cha (功夫茶艺 gongfu cha yi) from China, Tea Art (茶艺 cha yi) from Taiwan or Chadao (茶道）from Japan, looks very Zen, somes even are pretty facy, however, it is nothing but a way of presentation of tea. Even though fancy movements are very attracting and eye catching，particularly… Continue reading Tea Ceremony & Cha Dao
What’s in the tea cup
It seems a rather simple question, but it is a question that hardly can get a perfect answer. To make it short, there are 3 to drink and the primary key words will be The Taste Again, there are 3 tastes to explore by individual preferences which is subject to respective willingness and capabilities: So… Continue reading What’s in the tea cup
Tea & Zen
Here is the reflection of the day: It does not matter how many ups and downs I have been through from people, situations or professional achievements in life, there is no more important learning than to manage each step with universal equality and tolerance in mind. What should come, would come which I delightfully to… Continue reading Tea & Zen
Preparing tea with Italian espresso maker
Is it possible to prepare tea with Italian espresso maker? The answer is “YES“. Of course the question will be “which kind of tea? “ I will not use this method with premium quality green/yellow/lightly fermented oolong or golden tippy black tea. In stead, it is pretty handy for those have no suitable tea ware… Continue reading Preparing tea with Italian espresso maker
A moment of reflection
I started to work in 1975. The disappointment from the first job interview urged me to think how to proceed from the choice of job, i.e. 1. working for big company with higher income? or 2. working with new start up to re-shape my learning in international business management knowledge and to advance my capabilities… Continue reading A moment of reflection
Tea Morals
In “Cha Jing” written by Lu Yu, he has mentioned tea morals for the personality cultivation in four Chinese words which worthwhile for repeatedly relearn through reflection: “精 jing” The direct English translation is “Refinement”. How to refine the daily life is a matter of choice, the challenge is whether we know what and how… Continue reading Tea Morals
The Tast of Tea
茶游于嘴 In the most well known Chinese web media, they mentioned the taste of tea is bitter, however it won’t stay on the bitterness. But, is it correct for Chinese fine quality teas? Perhaps the text written in the ShenNong BenCao Jing about tea – “the basic character of tea is bitter” – has been… Continue reading The Tast of Tea