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The Way of Tea: Reflections on a Life with Tea
by
Aaron Fisher
In today's world, the lives of ancient tea masters, living in mountainside huts and picking tea leaves fresh off wild plants, seem inapplicable to our hectic lives. The Way of Tea shows modern readers how you can bring this serenity to your daily life. You don't need a mountainside hut or hours for endless contemplation; just a few quiet moments with a steaming cup of your...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
January 10th 2010
by Tuttle Publishing
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I want to rate this 3.5 stars. There was a lot here I appreciated, particularly around the Tao and applying mindfulness to tea preparation. I did feel the book was hard to read. I felt it stayed at this repetitive lofty place and never delved into specifics. I felt I could have used more concrete descriptions from the writer about his journey because when he went to that place (an anecdote about a tea ceremony with his family, for example), the book came to life. Nonetheless, it's inspired me to...more
If you are at all interested into how Daoism and tea are intricately linked this is an amazing book. But like a lot of things relating to the Tao this book is basically a bunch of arrows trying to hint at the way, because it is impossible to actually describe the way. It also gives a wonderfully indepth look at important tea figures through history and how tea developed in China and Japan.
An interesting and inspiring look at the history and culture of tea. It encouraged me to try some different kinds of tea and expand my experience.
The version of the book that I had needed some more editing. The numerous mistakes distracted me from the message of the book quite a few times. I would buy it if there was a new, fixed version.
The version of the book that I had needed some more editing. The numerous mistakes distracted me from the message of the book quite a few times. I would buy it if there was a new, fixed version.
I got this book from the library, so I had to read it much faster than I would have liked. It is a well written and peaceful book. It's a mix of personal essay, philosophy, Toaism, history, images, and near poetry. The author is very intense about tea. It's amazingly fun to read. I am a tea-nut, so I don't know if non-tea types will love it as much as I did, but I think it's worth a try.
This was very well written with beautiful artwork included. The author gives a historical account of tea with his own mentors mentioned along with his personal views of Zen and tea. It is not only in the drinking of tea of course but in the rituals of making and of serving the tea. As a drinker of tea and with my love of the way of zen I gave this five stars.
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