Lisa Dong’s Korean Tea and Seon Journey
The main purpose of my trip to Korea this time was to study Korean tea and Korean Seon. The only worry was that I would miss my Korean tea friends.
Read MorePosted by Lisa Dong | May 25, 2022 | Korea, Op-Ed, Spirituality, Tea Places, Travel |
The main purpose of my trip to Korea this time was to study Korean tea and Korean Seon. The only worry was that I would miss my Korean tea friends.
Read MorePosted by Lisa Dong | Jan 13, 2022 | Basics & Tips, China, Community, History, Japan, Korea, Tea Ceremony, Travel |
When most practitioners think about tea culture, they think about the word “Cha Dao (茶道).” More specifically, when they think about tea culture pertaining to particular countries, they think of Chinese “tea art,” the…
Read MorePosted by Lisa Dong | Nov 29, 2021 | Community, History, Spirituality, Tea People |
I met a Korean monk, who is also a tea master, and asked him whether he could explain the concept of “tea person (Cha’ren).” I had been wondering about the concept for a long while. The Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans…
Read MorePosted by Lisa Dong | Nov 4, 2021 | Art and Culture, Basics & Tips, History, Japan, Op-Ed, Spirituality, Tea Ceremony |
One member of my Tea Dharma Club asked me: “Is the tea ceremony romantic?” I was surprised by this question, so I checked an English dictionary to find what the word “romantic” means.
Read MorePosted by Lisa Dong | Dec 1, 2014 | Art & Design, Beyond the Basics, History, Op-Ed, Spirituality, Tea In Literature |
Dongdasong東茶頌 Translation and Analysis(1): Song頌, is a type of poem in praise of things such as nations, people or natural things. It might be translated as a Eulogy or Hymn. Thus, this title could be translated as Hymn in Praise of Eastern Tea.
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