Chapter V · The Brewing: One-page summary — The finest powder is fine as rice-grains; the inferior is…

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The passage

“The finest powder is fine as rice-grains; the inferior is coarse as water-chestnuts.”

One-page summary

One sentence: “The finest powder is fine as rice-grains; the inferior is coarse as water-chestnuts.”

Three words: The finest powder is fine as rice-grains; the inferior is…; Chapter V · The Brewing; disciplined practice.

One action: next time you drink tea, ask about origin, harvest, and making before you ask about fame or price.

Reading note

Read the passage once for the image, once for the judgment, and once for the practice it implies.

Practice

• Name one thing the passage asks you to notice.
• Compare it with a tea you know.
• Keep the question open.