#foundingphilosophy
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The Dream That Doesn't Cancel the Moment
一期一会 asks you to be fully present, today. Its quieter counterpart — 浮生若梦，人生如行云流水, "life is but a floating dream, passing like clouds and flowing water" — asks you to remember none of it stays. Both are written into Baoputang, on purpose, at the same time.
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What the Name Asks of Us
一期一会 is usually read as "don't waste this moment." The deeper, older reading is that one day can stand in for a whole lifetime — and that idea, more than the name itself, is the real secret behind why we started Baoputang.
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Opening the room
Notes on tea, season, and the room at 116 West Xinglong Street — written for anyone who isn't able to walk in this afternoon.