{"quotes":[{"text":"While there is tea, there is hope.').","author":"Arthur Wing Pinero","tags":["hope","tea"],"id":1918,"author_id":"Arthur+Wing+Pinero"},{"text":"We are often given pills or fluids to help remedy illness, yet little has been taught to us about the power of smell to do the exact same thing. It is known that the scent of fresh rosemary increases memory, but this cure for memory loss is not divulged by doctors to help the elderly. I also know that the most effective use of the blue lotus flower is not from its dilution with wine or tea – but from its scent. To really maximize the positive effects of the blue lily (or the pink lotus), it must be sniffed within minutes of plucking. This is why it is frequently shown being sniffed by my ancient ancestors on the walls of temples and on papyrus. Even countries across the Orient share the same imagery. The sacred lotus not only creates a relaxing sensation of euphoria, and increases vibrations of the heart, but also triggers genetic memory - and good memory with an awakened heart ushers wisdom.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["ailment","ancient-egyptians","ancient-medicine","awakened","awakened-heart","blue-lily","cure","cures","doctors","east","egypt","egyptians","elderly","enlightenment","euphoria","flower","flowers","fluids","genetic-memory","genetics","health","healthcare","heart","illness","illnesses","imagery-sacred","increaes-memory","lily","lotus","lotus-flower","medicine","memory","memory-loss","metaphysics","orient","papyrus","philosophy","physicians","pills","power","power-of-scent","power-of-smell","remedy","rosemary","sacred-lotus","scent","scripture","smell","smelling","tea","temples","tombs","treatment","vibrations","wine","wisdom"],"id":3575,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"Two things consistently bring me pleasure: hot sweet tea and writing. Which is not to say that either are particularly good for me…I use entirely too much sugar and so far don’t find sucralose to be a good alternative. Also, writing is not a practice that engenders confidence. Quite the opposite. It’s about making yourself deliberately insecure so that you can write the next thing and have it be worth reading.And that’s not even taking into consideration the business end of things, which can make you bitter if you’re not careful…But I’ve spent my the bulk of my life to date figuring out the right mix of fat and sugar in my tea and also, how to get incrementally better (I hope…) at the writing, so I’m not giving it/them up!","author":"Ariel Gordon","tags":["poetry","tea","writing-life"],"id":3889,"author_id":"Ariel+Gordon"},{"text":"A cup of tea is all I need to keep working.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["cup-of-tea","daily-life","inspiring","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","tea","working","writing"],"id":6793,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Tea has nothing to do with being hungry,' said Nimrod. 'For Englishmen, it is like a canonical hour. And almost as much of an important ritual as the tea ceremony in Japan. Except for one thing. With tea, in Japan, recognition is given that every human encounter is a singular occasion which can, and will, never recur again exactly. Thus every aspect of tea must be savored for what it gives the participants. But in England, the significance occurs in the fact that teas is always the same, and will always recur again and again, exactly . For how is the endurance of a great civilization to be measured?","author":"P.B. Kerr","tags":["culture","philosphy","tea"],"id":7409,"author_id":"P.B.+Kerr"},{"text":"One is reminded in this connection of a story concerning Kobori-Enshiu. Enshiu was complimented by his disciples on the admirable taste he had displayed in the choice of his [art] collection. Said they, 'Each piece is such that no one could help admiring. It shows that you had better taste than had Rikiu, for his collection could only be appreciated by one beholder in a thousand.' Sorrowfully Enshiu replied: 'This only proves how commonplace I am. The great Rikiu dared to love only those objects which personally appealed to him, whereas I unconsciously cater to the taste of the majority. Verily, Rikiu was one in a thousand among tea-masters.","author":"Kakuzō Okakura","tags":["art","art-appreciation","tea"],"id":12364,"author_id":"Kakuz%C5%8D+Okakura"},{"text":"A combination of fine tea, enchanting objects and soothing surroundings exerts a therapeutic effect by washing away the corrosive strains and stress of modern life. [... It] induces a modd that is spiritually refreshing [and produces] a genial state of mind.","author":"John Blofeld","tags":["refreshment","soothing","stress","tea","therapy"],"id":18373,"author_id":"John+Blofeld"},{"text":"Blood, sweat, and tea, sister! That's what it takes to achieve all great and terrible things.","author":"Emory R. Frie","tags":["blood","inspirational","mad-hatter","madness","sweat","tea","teatime","wonderland"],"id":20191,"author_id":"Emory+R.+Frie"},{"text":"Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life.","author":"Kakuzō Okakura","tags":["philosophy","tea","teaism"],"id":21536,"author_id":"Kakuz%C5%8D+Okakura"},{"text":"When things are good, it is because we remember a time when they were not. When there was pain. But now the pain is gone, so things are ‘good’. When we hurt, it is because we recall a time when we did not. When there was no pain. But now we suffer, so things are ‘bad’. The tiger sipped from the cup, peering at the boy over the rim. Stars swirled in its eyes. “Good. Bad. The cup holds both.","author":"Brooke Burgess","tags":["buddhism","cats","consciousness","goodness-and-evil","inspirational","middle-grade-fantasy","mysticism","suffering","tao","tea","wisdom"],"id":24028,"author_id":"Brooke+Burgess"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":167,"pages":17,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}