Gongfucha: Preparing Oolong in a Gaiwan
Through the age’s tea has provided a source of comfort and contentment for people all over the globe. Through triumphs, tribulations, good times and bad, tea remains a steadfast companion for many of us. Tea can be, and has been for millennia, an integral part of coming back to the present moment.
A moment-to-moment awareness of one’s experience without judgment is a state of Mindfulness. Many people use the experience of brewing tea and drinking tea to savor in a moment of bliss as they absorb the aesthetics, aromas and flavors involved in brewing the perfect cup. As illustrated in history, tea has been an activity through which we can practice the state of mindfulness. A prime example of tea as a practice of mindfulness is seen in gongfucha, or “kungfu tea,” alluding to the mindful attentiveness needed to brew tea this way.
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