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The Meaning of Tea

The Meaning of Tea

By visiting places where tea is revered we celebrate its role in culture, spreading our belief that tea helps rejuvenate the spirit and renew our world.
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"There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of #tea." ~Ralph Waldo #Emerson, from Letters and Social Aims (1883) #quote
"The cultivation of tea plays a special role as a metaphor for #civilization." ~Joel, David, & Karl Schapira, The Book of #Coffee and #Tea
"Memories add up to meanings. Every cup of #tea becomes the ceremony it should have always been." ~from At 62, by Nissim Ezekiel
You're invited to Teaism in Washington #DC tonight for a tea auction to benefit burn victims: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc... #tea #benefit @HandReach
Bid online now for tea & tea collectibles, 100% proceeds benefit burn victims: http://shop.ebay.com/handrea... @HandReach #tea
"At the moment of preparation there is the 'time of tea,' as the English say. We say the same thing in Arabic: 'teayu'" ~Mamime Mohamed #tea
@michaeljcoffey Thanks for the RT. Consensus was that 25 cups a day would also send you going to the restroom quite a bit!
@TeaBoat @lainiep @SteveRamirez @Brostalgia "The evening sky may bring snow. Come enjoy a cup with me." ~Po Chü-i (in gratitude for RT)
"Twenty-five cups of tea a day makes a man perfect-healthy, wealthy, and wise." ~A.K. Bansil of the Siliguri #Tea Auction Committee
"Perhaps you would like some #tea, as soon as it can be got." They both declared they should prefer it to anything #JaneAusten MansfieldPark
I shall someday leave, leave the cocoon You built around me with morning tea, Love words flung from doorways...~Kamala Das #quote #tea #love
@ImperialTea Thank you, yes we had some white Darjeeling today, a special treat!
"Originally, I think that tea was made to train our minds and souls. The act of tasting #tea is just a result of this." ~Yuriko Arai #chado
We treasure this--Norwood Pratt on Roy Fong, both heroes of The Meaning of #Tea book--from @imperialtea blog: http://camelliasinensisblog.blogspot.com/2009...
The Nibble gourmet food blog on The Meaning of Tea doc: "Get the DVD and invite friends over for tea. It will be a memorable experience!"
All true tea lovers not only like their tea strong, but like it a little stronger with each year that passes ~#Orwell, A Nice Cup of #Tea
When I drink a good tea, I use my heart to smell the aroma. When I inhale, it goes right into my soul ~Lu-Feng Lu, Wu-Ling #tea farm #Taiwan
How little I thought, a year ago, In the horrible cottage along the Lee That he and I should be sitting so And sipping a cup of camomile tea
This next tweet is an excerpt from Katherine Mansfield's poem, "Camomile Tea"
Everyone in #NYC: Come to East West Living on Saturday, 10/17 at 5:00 p.m. 78 Fifth Ave @ 14th St. Free tea & company w/ @PhilCousineau
"Cold #tea and cold rice are bearable, but not cold looks and cold words." -Japanese Folk Saying in The Meaning of Tea
"My dear if you could give me a cup of #tea to clear my muddle of a head I should better understand your affairs." ~Charles #Dickens #quote
Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company. ~Anonymous #quote #tea
Gail Gastelu is repping The Meaning of Tea at World Tea East in Boston. Pay her a visit in The Tea House Times' #Tea Bureau booth #2878!
Numen: The Nature of Plants is a new doc on the healing nature of plants through time around the world. See preview! http://www.numenfilm.com
“Tea is bitter, like good advice.” #tea #quote
Lots of enthusiasm & enjoyment at screening last night. Thanks to friends at the Sonoma County Herb Association & Traditional Medicinals!
Hosting a screening of The Meaning of Tea documentary film at Traditional Medicinals tonight in Sebastopol, California! #tea
@teaandpetals Will's Ginger Pu-erh @lelandtea !
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