tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post8220998673100334408..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Timing TeaHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-17811080711308000372010-01-04T20:08:48.811+00:002010-01-04T20:08:48.811+00:00Dancong on the top photo?
Great post. Psychology w...Dancong on the top photo?<br />Great post. Psychology would call this infinitesimal subliminal apprehension or some such. It's the base of any physical exercise. Brewing tea, now that I think about it, is a physical exercise.<br />Best, NervalWojciech BoĊkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165358008309119846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-4153867988772382912009-09-05T16:54:44.463+01:002009-09-05T16:54:44.463+01:00Dear Caleaceaiului,
Thanks for the kind words!
...Dear Caleaceaiului,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words! <br /><br />I think you're right, regarding the chadao tools. It's a subtle thing, Chinese practicality, and has affected Zen a great deal on its journey from India to Japan.<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-33895915400049994522009-09-02T15:05:09.445+01:002009-09-02T15:05:09.445+01:00I find myself thinking that the Chinese kung fu te...I find myself thinking that the Chinese kung fu tea tools and ceremony are specially crafted for this. First you work on your outer form , then you work on your inner form. <br /><br />As a wing chun and qi gong practitioner it totally makes sense to me. <br /><br />Thank you for such a wonderful post. I will use it as reference for the tea related questions that people ask me.caleaceaiuluihttp://blog.chadao.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-79316971526149722352009-06-09T11:03:30.888+01:002009-06-09T11:03:30.888+01:00Dear Giovdim,
Many thanks for the kind words.
...Dear Giovdim,<br /><br /> Many thanks for the kind words.<br /><br /><br /> Toodlepip,<br /><br /> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-39540085073400657822009-06-08T18:51:57.019+01:002009-06-08T18:51:57.019+01:00I love your approach, lived-experienced philosophy...I love your approach, lived-experienced philosophy, exlporing harmony and balance in our mind and in our tea taste. Our mental and emotional state, when we start the act of brewing tea, influence the results...Great concept and assemblage of images and words>dimitrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471699763358277603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-4260902647214590822008-06-13T17:28:00.000+01:002008-06-13T17:28:00.000+01:00Thanks, Nabeel - just the product of many years sp...Thanks, Nabeel - just the product of many years spent cartooning, oddly enough. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-58404953091918652182008-06-11T22:24:00.000+01:002008-06-11T22:24:00.000+01:00i love it when once can see handwriting, a hint of...i love it when once can see handwriting, a hint of handwriting perhaps, in a picture. I am a big tea person, I love tea. Beautiful handwriting.Nabeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350990439729881786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-86722963837391603622008-05-26T20:15:00.000+01:002008-05-26T20:15:00.000+01:00Dear Jason, I find greens can be a surprisingly t...Dear Jason,<BR/><BR/> I find greens can be a surprisingly tricky breed to get right, and it is very interesting to read of your experience. A similarly subtle effect can sometimes be noticed if I try to really force tea to come out well - the more effort I invest, the more I try to control the variables with my rational, discursive reasoning, the harder it can be to get that tricky green to Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-21184581452733742592008-05-26T20:03:00.000+01:002008-05-26T20:03:00.000+01:00I had a similar experience recently.I brought back...I had a similar experience recently.<BR/>I brought back competition grade long jing from china, but when I brewed it at home (I have a guongfu cha set up) it came out horribly bitter or so week you couldn't taste it.<BR/>so I stopped brewing the tea for a long time, deciding to stick to my whites and Oolongs which i was brewing well. About a month ago I tried brewing the dragon well again and it Jason M. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924189855341054107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-58893207871219041512008-05-24T16:09:00.000+01:002008-05-24T16:09:00.000+01:00Dear TA, Well that's a big compliment, thank you....Dear TA,<BR/><BR/> Well that's a big compliment, thank you. This afternoon, I'm drinking your maocha. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-72366056432063782212008-05-24T15:59:00.000+01:002008-05-24T15:59:00.000+01:00Sometimes, when I read a really good article, I bo...Sometimes, when I read a really good article, I bookmark it, so I will be able to reread it from time to time.<BR/><BR/>This is one of those articles. Thank youTuo Cha Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948259434826911982noreply@blogger.com