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by treetime
Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:42 pm
Forum: Tea Swap
Topic: FS: Aged Darjeeling from 1994
Replies: 7
Views: 3146

Re: FS: Aged Darjeeling from 1994

I checked with the Early Teabags Facebook group and confirmed this is the Simplified Character purple label release.
by treetime
Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:35 am
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: NY Times article about beautiful tea
Replies: 52
Views: 20225

Re: NY Times article about beautiful tea

Respectfully, StoneLadle, I am disturbed by your comments about Lim Piang Xiang. I wonder if anyone else felt this way. To be honest, it seems disparaging. I am not talking about cancel culture, about calling someone out, just inviting a gentle closer look. I don’t know it to be true, but I am guess...
by treetime
Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:11 pm
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: NY Times article about beautiful tea
Replies: 52
Views: 20225

Re: NY Times article about beautiful tea

If anyone has Chinese language links/info on Lim Ping Xiang, Wu De's teacher, I always want to learn more about him.

This is his great video on liu bao:

by treetime
Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:11 pm
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: NY Times article about beautiful tea
Replies: 52
Views: 20225

Re: NY Times article about beautiful tea

Only last week, I did a virtual private tea session with one of Wu De's students. It was fantastic! Very meditative and spiritual.
by treetime
Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:07 pm
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: NY Times article about beautiful tea
Replies: 52
Views: 20225

Re: NY Times article about beautiful tea

I think Global Tea Hut is a fantastic part of tea culture. While I generally don’t find their tea quality to be of interest to me, I think it’s great that they make their magazines free online. And while not everybody is into tea as a spiritual practice, for those who are interested in exploring tha...
by treetime
Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:42 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Teas We Like : By and for Tea Lovers
Replies: 186
Views: 93724

Re: Teas We Like : By and for Tea Lovers

Thanks, will you be adding any additional antique pots to the site?
by treetime
Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:29 am
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: FS: 3 Chanting Pines Zisha Teapots
Replies: 33
Views: 13520

Re: FS: 3 Chanting Pines Zisha Teapots

For the Pan Hu mostly puerh and liu bao - either because I’m in the mood for that clay, or I want to use less tea. I can’t remember how much I’ve used oolong in it, but I think it works well for roasted oolong too.
by treetime
Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:15 pm
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: FS: 3 Chanting Pines Zisha Teapots
Replies: 33
Views: 13520

Re: FS: 3 Chanting Pines Zisha Teapots

I have the same Pan Hu pot and it's great. My most used pot is a 60s F1, but the Pan Hu would be in my top 3.
by treetime
Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?
Replies: 63
Views: 26275

Re: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?

....it attempts to break through the current cliches and debased concepts of tea to disclose a deeper stratum of meaning. To accomplish this it distinguished two kinds of chanoyu, worldly tea and Zen tea. Worldly tea is a microcosm of ordinary life, entangled in concern over the self and therefore ...
by treetime
Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?
Replies: 63
Views: 26275

Re: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?

To offer a perspective from Dennis Hirota's commentary on Jakuan Sotaku's The Zen Tea Record : ....it attempts to break through the current cliches and debased concepts of tea to disclose a deeper stratum of meaning. To accomplish this it distinguished two kinds of chanoyu, worldly tea and Zen tea. ...
by treetime
Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?
Replies: 63
Views: 26275

Re: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?

The above quote is very inspiring indeed, but one must note that it was written about Japanese Way of Tea as first intention. I don’t know how much it can be used for other ways of tea. Anyway, tea in China has also been a typical activity for Chinese intellectual and art-cultivated class. I don’t ...
by treetime
Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?
Replies: 63
Views: 26275

Re: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?

That is a wonderful quote. Thank you for sharing it. I enjoy the calming focus tea sessions provide, as well as multi-sensory awareness, and aesthetic engagement. I will say yes, it is a spiritual moment for me, elevating my awareness in the here and now, as I contemplate a humble simple reflective...
by treetime
Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?
Replies: 63
Views: 26275

Re: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?

Tea is just tea. What we make of it doesn’t change that. "Tea is just tea," sounds rather Zen, Bok. ;) "What we make of it doesn’t change that." But I wonder if what we make of it changes everything? From the intention of the tea farmer to the intention I have when making tea, for me all of these i...
by treetime
Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is tea a spiritual activity for you?
Replies: 63
Views: 26275

Is tea a spiritual activity for you?

“Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish someth...
by treetime
Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:57 am
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: 60s F1 Shuiping 60ml FS
Replies: 18
Views: 9729

Re: 60s F1 Shuiping 60ml FS

Hello, I'm interested to purchase, please. I don't have enough posts to send PMs, so I'll need to communicate with you another way. :D