teaoretically

"Brain Chain" by Willem den Broeder, 2001 so what does it indeed all mean? "it" being tea, the object of our interest here. we could look at this topic from several angles. from the technical standpoint it is quite simple. tea is a product made from the leaves of camellia sinensis plant. at a closer look it's not that simple anymore. there are things often called tea that are not tea. herbal infusions for example or non standard camellia varietals produced in a similar way than tea. however i am of the opinion that if its not camellia sinensis or its variatals (e.g. camellia sinensis var. assamica) ...                                     ...  it                                                  just    ...

Zoro Mettini | Die Euphonie in Beethovens "Neunter"     Song of Tea by Lu Tung The first cup moistens the throat; The second shatters all feelings of solitude; The third cup purifies the digestion, re-opening the five thousand volumes I’ve studied and bringing them to mind afresh; The fourth induces perspiration, evaporating all of life’s trials and tribulations; With the fifth cup, the body sharpens, crisp; The sixth cup is the first step on the road to enlightenment; And the seventh cup sits steaming — it needn’t be drunk, as one is lifted to the abode of the immortals. as written previously in my posts #1 and #2 tea can inspire a lot of things in people. poetry, philosophy, a feeling of company...  however if one wants to hear - you yourself need to shut up first.  it is vital to first take a back seat in the experience and take your ego out of it. understand what the tea needs. let the tea guide you rather than brewing it how you would like it to behave. there ...