Tea Mind Tea Heart

This chapter talks about living your life with Tea Mind...Tea Mind is a state of mind that can have huge implications about how to live a life of ease and mellowness of spirit. Tea Mind is not just about drinking tea but in having an open mind to the small miracles of our life.

In this chapter you will learn about the four most important principles, not only of Cha Dao but in your life. They are wu wei (not overdoing, not forcing, not going against Nature), pu (being simple and natural), ziran (being natural and spontaneous), and the Watercourse Way (going with the flow rather than against it.

This is a fun story about how a young girl, who later became a Tea Master, was saved from drowning in a very magical way. It also introduces us to some of the steps in gongfu tea preparation which people in China have been doing for hundreds of years.

Here the listener is introduced to the traditional Daoist Tea Ceremony, including the principles of "pin ming lun dao," meaning "savor tea discuss Dao." This is a time to go within to follow the course or Way of Tea as it moves thru our energetic system. A story about a tea ceremony in a Daoist temple in the mountains is also introduced.

Inspired by a teahouse I saw in Chengdu China, the story of a simple man and his simple way of tea drinking takes a turn when his teacup starts speaking to him and how that impacts his life, in a very real way.

The term "gongfu" is often mistranslated into English as "martial art." Gongfu actually means something any skill that is learned and perfected through practice and effort, which can be gardening, cooking, painting, playing an instrument or even meditation. This chapter contains instructions on how to do a Gongfu Tea Ceremony ourselves.

Another lesson in Cha Dao told through a story. A charming tale of the first time a future Tea Master is introduced to gongfu tea ceremony by a Daoist priest, who lives in a very small and somewhat run down temple, but whose wisdom about tea and Dao is first class.

A step by step description of a tea ceremony that you can offer to guests or just for yourself. Using Tea Ceremony as a spiritual practice and can be done with any kind of tea, not just Chinese puerh.