James Norwood Pratt, one of the world’s best known authorities on tea and tea lore and a regular contributor to T Ching, has joined forces with The Santa Fe Opera in staging a Festival of Tea this summer in Santa Fe. “This will be the biggest tea party America has … Continue reading
I had the pleasure of reviewing a new book by Beatrice Hohenegger called Liquid Jade. I enjoyed reading this small book and thought I’d share a passage to inspire you to check it out. She found a wonderful passage by Thich Nhat Hanh…“You can organize a tea meditation to provide … Continue reading
[L - R: John Dryden, Samuel Pepys and Alexander Pope] As I said before, the coffeehouse, established for the drinking of one beverage, was soon invaded by the other. Thomas Garway’s was among the first ten or twelve in London. When very young, Pope was taken to meet the aged … Continue reading
While tea was brewing in my gaiwan, I came across a translated passage from the Pen Tsao Ching, a Chinese medical book touted as one of the earliest written by the mythical Emperor Shennong:Tea is better than wine for it leadeth not to intoxication, neither does it cause a man … Continue reading
Tea has the blessing of all deitiesTea promotes filial pietyTea drives away all evil spiritsTea banishes drowsinessTea keeps the five internal organs in harmonyTea wards off diseaseTea strengthens frienshipTea disciplines body and mindTea destroys the passionsTea grants a peaceful death~ Attributed to Japanese Buddhist priest Myoe (1173-1232)
Science Daily reported a preliminary study suggesting that the normal dietary intake of green tea may protect against inflammatory responses of the bladder. Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine presenting at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association stated that their research could lead to remedies … Continue reading