One shoudl drink tea while appreciating the fragrance of flowers, the brightness of the moon, the beauty of music. After drinking tea one will feel no longer be in a daze but feel as frank and as open as heaven and earth

atrributed to Seng-Jiao Ran, Tang Dynasty, Chinese monk (729-799)

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Wow, the power of a nice cup of tea! I am not sure that i gain such heavenly equilibrium after drinking a cuppa, but it certainly helps one to stop and reflect in the middle of a busy day...

See all my tea tales here, being posted retrospectively to fill some lj gaps!