IF YOU SEE EVERYTHING THATS INTERACTING WITH YOU AN EXTENSION OF SELF, HOW WOULD YOU TREAT THEM?
WEAVING WATER FROM CUP TO COSMOS
[ 《ART OF PRESENCE- WAY OF TEA 》临在的艺术 ]■
Rather than separating theory from practice, the book introduces Chinese tea ritual as a living path of embodied wisom and medium for cultivating presence—through stillness and movement, attention and rhythm, choice and detachment.
Illustrating the cultural roots of Dao cosmology, Indigenous medicine, Taiji wisdom, and literati art culture, the book also introduces the Tea space ethos & design principle rooted in indigenous virtue; and further suggest to extend such spatial design and convening practice into social innovation & peace movement as a cultural interface where contemplation and action meet, and grandiose dialogue can unfold without disconnection from everyday life.
Written for practitioners, leaders, and cultural stewards, the book frames presence as a later-stage capacity for integrated leadership in the era of planetary collaboration.
Design of the bookWinner of Living Heritage Award, by Open Heart Design Alliance, this book is handcrafted as a tactile object of balance with dual orientation which invites two modes of reading: One leads reader to enter a Tea heal practitioner’s path and health guide according to Dao principle, the other decodes the revival of contemprary Tea space design according to Chinese literari tradition. both side invites touch, pause and to be held with respect and care. .
[ The Design of the book 手作精工]presence is inscribed not only in words, but in material choice and human touch.
Handcrafted as a tactile object of balance, this book is conceived as an embodied illustration of Yin–Yang dance designed in accordance of Open Heart Design Protocol. Its dual orientation invites two modes of reading. One follows the practitioner’s energetic path through the Five Elements; the other translates these principles into spatial ethics and soft architecture in hope of inspiring contemporary convening art & space-making.
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[ From the author 杯中乾坤]“I dedicate this book not only as a revelation to Dao cosmology or personal practice, but also as a cultural protocol for embodied leadership — where mastery of attention, rhythm, and intuitive decision- making is necessary in creating conditions for peaceful dialoguea and deep understanding, prior to action and its consequences in the critical era of accelerated transformation.- Author Sangye Yanling DUAN
