What Is Soft Is Strong
What is soft is strong, one of life’s great paradoxes according to Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese sage who allegedly authored these words 2,500 years ago. But what does he mean?
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The Best Earl Grey Decaf I’ve Ever Tasted
The best Earl Grey decaf tea I’ve ever tasted also happens to be the best decaf I’ve ever tried. And tried decafs I have. I call them attempts to turn an otherwise obsessive tea habit limited to a short daytime window into a magical 24-hour realm of possibility.
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The Mind Is Like a Knife
“The tiny particles which form the vast universe are not tiny at all. Neither is the vast universe vast. These are notions of the mind, which is like a knife.” Or so claims the Hua Hu Ching, aka Huahujing, an ancient text believed by some to have been authored by Tao sage Lao Tzu.
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Butter Sencha: The Ultimate Green Tea for Haters
Butter, caramel, and a touch of green tea might just be what the doctor ordered.
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Blended in Paris: Dammann Frères’ Jardin Bleu
Blended and sold in Paris, today’s Tea of the Week is brought to you by a company claiming its production origins date back to Louis XIV and his court in Versailles, circa 1692.
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