Chapter I · The Origin: One-page summary — Picked out of season, made carelessly, adulterated with wild weeds…
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The passage
“Picked out of season, made carelessly, adulterated with wild weeds, drinking it brings illness. The harm of tea, too, is like that of ginseng.”
One-page summary
One sentence: “Picked out of season, made carelessly, adulterated with wild weeds, drinking it brings illness. The harm of tea, too, is like that of ginseng.”
Three words: Picked out of season, made carelessly, adulterated with wild weeds…; Chapter I · The Origin; 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.