tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post4765170403596440422..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2003 Menghai - Dayi "Yiwu Zhengshan"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-43424511793379194952010-07-19T13:39:39.290+01:002010-07-19T13:39:39.290+01:00Most kind, Matt - thank you!Most kind, Matt - thank you!Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-14555938706278944372010-07-18T01:36:36.075+01:002010-07-18T01:36:36.075+01:00Hobbes,
The new translation of three Korean tea ...Hobbes,<br /> <br />The new translation of three Korean tea classics in the recently released book "Korean Tea Classics" ISBN: 978-89-91913-66-0 is a truly amazing tea book.<br /><br />You and your readers might be interested in the "Online Book Club" on Mattcha's Blog:<br /><br />http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/korean-tea-classics-online-book-club.html<br /><br Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-33692782617146654512010-07-13T12:49:17.370+01:002010-07-13T12:49:17.370+01:00Dear Sam,
There are plenty of first-class books o...Dear Sam,<br /><br />There are plenty of first-class books on Zen written in English. Perhaps the most important, to me, is "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", by Suzuki. It is very clear, like drinking a glass of cold water.<br /><br />For a fun, but still very authentic, Western take on Zen, "Hardcore Zen" by Brad Warner is enjoyable (as are its two sequels). They are Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-52476471278186792132010-07-12T11:04:00.136+01:002010-07-12T11:04:00.136+01:00Hobbes,
you noted that your average tea-author do...Hobbes, <br />you noted that your average tea-author doesn't understand Zen. Is there anything in English worth reading on Zen? Or do we have to learn some languages to find out?<br />Everything I have read has been a bit disappointing, and it would be lovely if you could recommend something.<br />Sam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-38200625357974763382010-07-08T14:33:09.543+01:002010-07-08T14:33:09.543+01:00Dear Giri,
I can send you some tedious articles...Dear Giri,<br /><br /> I can send you some tedious articles on statistics and machine learning if you'd like the opportunity to see just how unenthralling my writing can be... :)<br /><br /><br />Dear Sasi,<br /><br /> Busy. Perhaps not in a good way - it's proving to be quite hard to get all of the house renovations completed before childbirth. All these things are sent to test us, Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-26991030205796566282010-07-08T00:22:46.606+01:002010-07-08T00:22:46.606+01:00Hi Hobbes , I sampled this a couple of months ago ...Hi Hobbes , I sampled this a couple of months ago . I brewed it in a zisha pot using Volvic mineral water heated to around 85 degrees centigrade . I must admit that I enjoyed the session that I had with it very much - my review for it is on page 201 of Badger and Blade's " sheng of the day " . Have you ever seen this any where else with a more sensible price tag ?Simeon ( Tofu Miso )noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-20874096131043564832010-07-08T00:11:54.902+01:002010-07-08T00:11:54.902+01:00Dear Hobbes,
How are you doing?
I really love y...Dear Hobbes,<br /><br />How are you doing? <br /><br />I really love your teaware, especially your tea-tray.<br /><br /><br />regards<br />sasisasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189564487367239729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-53502566883796430372010-07-07T23:59:16.702+01:002010-07-07T23:59:16.702+01:00You should write the first good one! We all look f...You should write the first good one! We all look forward!Giri Mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04106951218319900824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-69622798676312514372010-07-07T08:10:05.619+01:002010-07-07T08:10:05.619+01:00Dear Wuxing,
I wonder if this is one of those tea...Dear Wuxing,<br /><br />I wonder if this is one of those teas where 357g of samples cost less than the bing? :)<br /><br /><br />Dear DK,<br /><br /> I have, for my sins, read dozens of books on tea, and I remain quite adamant that I have yet to find one that isn't:<br /><br />- written by someone who doesn't have the writing skills required to stretch themselves to an entire monograph;<Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-73213948981795233022010-07-07T02:25:29.634+01:002010-07-07T02:25:29.634+01:00Hi, I've been enjoying the blog for a while, b...Hi, I've been enjoying the blog for a while, but never thought to comment until now: I just finished reading Okakura's "Book of Tea". It was disappointing; the lack of information about tea makes sense if it's considered to be a book about Japanese aestheticism, not about tea, but the cringe-worthy style is hard to overlook.<br /><br />I was hoping there might be better tea DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-27523336888117898092010-07-06T10:36:10.695+01:002010-07-06T10:36:10.695+01:00Althought the cost of the bing is enormous, rather...Althought the cost of the bing is enormous, rather unusually, the price of the sample has not been marked up any higher. So I felt it was worth a few quid to give it a whirl.<br /><br />I have fonder memories of this tea, I recall it having a pleasent camphor component.五行雲子https://www.blogger.com/profile/08595736598487984139noreply@blogger.com