Thursday, October 6, 2011

Korean Tea Classics Book Club- Dong Cha Song- Hymn In Praise of Korean Tea- 17


"With no other guests but a white cloud and a bright moon, I am raised to a place far higher than any immortal."


Feel free to join the online book club at anytime by simply purchasing Korean Tea Classics. Dong Cha Song is 17 stanzas in length, we will go through each stanza week by week. Jump in and join the discussion as you please.

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  1. MattOctober 15, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    All,

    Notes on Stanza 17:

    "With no other guests but a white cloud and the bright moon, I am raised to a place far higher than any immortal."

    This quote references two tea classics.

    As Choi-Ui's foot note mentions the classic reference to the optimal amount of people tea should be served to. It is also recorded in Section 10. On Drinking Tea in ChaSinJeon. See commentary here as well as an alternative translation by Steve Owyoung:

    http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/korean-tea-classics-book-club-cha-sin_06.html

    This quote continues to reference to Lu Tong's Song of Tea (see notes on Stanza 16).

    Peace

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