One Is All: Taiwan Chawan • Tea Ceremony

One Is All: Taiwan Chawan • Tea Ceremony 一即一切：臺灣茶碗 • 茶席 "Drinkning tea with a chawan (tea bowl) begins from warming the bowl, setting the tea leaves, then pouring the water. Watch as the steam fills your view and the fragrance engulfs you. The tea leaves unfurl and relaxes until the tea, water, and bowl become one.  Savor a sip of hot tea and realize that the leaves have gone through birth and growth in the garden until it is made into tea just to meet with you in this one-of-a-kind bowl. Taste again the warm tea. It warms your hand and your heart. By placing the chawan in your hands, you too have participated in the tea leaves' life journey through nature. The third sip of the cool tea, feel the taste transforming in your mouth, spreading to your head, your body, and your heart. Enjoy that intimate moment between you and the bowl. The multitude of sensations: touch, taste, sight, smell, and that feeling when the heart meets the soul. A good bowl of excellent tea yields a moment that m