The Tea Sages of Korean Sacred Mountains By Jeffrey McCloud
Follow Jeffrey’s adventures in Korea and explore the all-too-often unappreciated Korean tea culture and spirit.
Follow Jeffrey’s adventures in Korea and explore the all-too-often unappreciated Korean tea culture and spirit.
April 7th, 2008 at
Jeffrey, Aaron, this is what I’ve written on our blog about this article. Since few people that read The Leaf will read it there, I thought I’d share it here in the comments as well.
This is the article that I’ve read first and which, coincidentally, was the one that probably left the most lasting impression on me from the articles in this issue. One reason this beautiful article struck a chord with me is the subject matter: Jeffrey recounts the history of tea in Korea, a subject I knew very little about. As a matter of fact, Korean tea seems to attract very little attention outside of its homeland and this article might well help it to make the step out of obscurity by sharing information about it (as a side note, a recent discussion on RDFT showed a budding interest in Korean tea amongst tea lovers). But equally important is Jeffrey’s personal style. The account of his visit to a hermit tea sage in the mountains, the description of the moment of his enlightenment with the monk in the mountains was so vivid, I almost felt like being there, seeing and smelling the scene. Very powerful prose, indeed.
September 17th, 2008 at
hi,.you moved in 18 to southkorea ,which language doyou used to speak at the contact witk korean people ? (i hope my english is correct because i teach this language nowdays,. anyway nice pics and article ,.have a nice day ,.