Wu-Wo tea ceremony

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Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony is a style of Chinese tea ceremony that encourages participants to forget about knowledge, wealth, and appearance to establish a group equality without prejudice. This concept of Wu-Wo is shown in the Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony.

1 The Concept of “Wu-Wo”
2 Symbol of Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony
3 History of Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] The Concept of “Wu-Wo”

“Wu” and “Wo” are actually Chinese words with philosophical meaning. The word “wu” (無/无) means a void or absolute emptiness as far as the mind or senses can determine; it is therefore like an infinite space. The word “wo” (我) means mine, self or being. When joined, these words almost seem like a contradiction in terms: the word, “wo”, seems like being and the word, “wu”, seems like not being. The typical interpretation of “Wu-Wo” (無我/无我), however, means to empty the mind like an endless void anything to sense; it is just “being,” with no physical or mental attachments.

[edit] Symbol of Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony

A "circular rainbow" is the symbol for the Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony. A rainbow is made of seven basic colors which, when combined together, become blank white light. The Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony pursues the circular rainbow and goes towards the blank light or empty circle in the flag's center. The blended white light or empty circle of the flag’s rainbow can be thought of as “wu”. The Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony follows this concept: for example, people have knowledge, wealth, and appearance, and try to forget these things and transcend.

[edit] History of Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony

Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony began in Taiwan. Grand Master Tsai, Rong Tsang is the director of “Lu-Yu Tea Culture Institute” and the founder of the “Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony.” He has played an active part in the growth of this once small group from Taiwan (almost twenty years ago) into a now International Organization. Now Grand Master Tsai, Rong Tsang and Steven R. Jones are writing in English to help expose people to the joys of tea and to further extend the Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony.