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五盞反思 · The Five Cups Reflection

Which of the five cups is yours today?

今天,五盞之中,哪一盞是你的?

Chazen maps five Jian Zhan cups to the Five Spiritual Faculties — Faith, Effort, Stillness, Mindfulness, Wisdom. A few honest questions, and a cup that answers back.

Chazen 以五盞建盞,對應五根:信、精進、定、念、慧。幾個誠實的問題,換來一盞回應你的茶。

開始這場反思 Begin the reflection 先讀五盞 Read the five cups first

四至十題 Four to ten questions 約兩分鐘 About 2 minutes 無需電郵 No email required

The Five Cups is a lifestyle and cultural guide, offered in the spirit of tradition — it is not medical advice. 五盞之說是一份生活與文化的指引,承傳統之意而作——並非醫療建議。

Five tea bowls in a row on a dark polished table. A person in a robe reaches toward one of them; behind, tall panels of bamboo forest, dawn light on one side and a moon on the other.

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    反思 · The reflection

    Answer honestly.
    There is no better answer.

    誠實作答。沒有哪一個答案更好。


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    方法 · How the reading is made

    No magic. Your answers,
    read back to you.

    Each answer adds weight to one or more of the five faculties, and each answer also has a line of its own that goes into the reading. Nothing is generated; every sentence you will read was written in advance for the answer you gave.

    每一個回答都會為五根之中的一或多根加重,也各自帶著一句話,寫進你的解讀裡。這裡沒有生成的文字:你將讀到的每一句,都是為你所選的那個答案預先寫好的。

    You answer

    Four to ten questions, depending on where your answers take you. No free text, no account, no email.

    四至十題,視你的答案而定。沒有自由填寫,沒有帳號,也不需要電郵。

    The weights settle

    Each answer weights Faith, Effort, Stillness, Mindfulness and Wisdom. The two highest become your cup and your supporting cup.

    每個回答為信、精進、定、念、慧加權。最高的兩者,成為你的主盞與副盞。

    Your answers are mirrored

    The lines belonging to the answers you actually chose are assembled into one paragraph, in your own order.

    你實際所選答案的句子,會依你的順序,組成一段文字。

    A leaf, and a practice

    The cup names a tea; the hour you said you drink and the vessel you said you use set the dose and the time. Every figure comes from the collection.

    盞決定茶;你所說的時辰與器皿,決定投茶與時間。所有數字皆取自茶葉收藏頁。

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    說明 · What this is not

    A taste guide,
    not a diagnosis.

    這是一份口味的指引,不是診斷。

    The reflection names a tea family and a direction. Everything here is traditional association and flavour: tea has been drunk in these situations for a long time, and that is the whole of the claim.

    Chazen makes no medical or therapeutic claim for any tea. Nothing on this page treats, prevents or cures anything, and none of it is a substitute for advice from a clinician. Caffeine varies widely by leaf, harvest and how you brew it — if that matters to you, ask before you buy.

    茶禪不為任何茶作醫療或療效聲稱。本頁內容不治療、不預防、不治癒任何疾病,亦不能取代醫師的建議。咖啡因含量因茶葉、採摘與沖泡方式而差異甚大——若你在意,請於購買前詢問。

    Your name and your answers are kept on this device only. Nothing is sent anywhere, and you can clear the record from this page. 你的名字與答案僅保存在這台裝置上。不會被送往任何地方,你也可以在此頁清除紀錄。

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    延伸閱讀 · Read next

    Once you have a cup,
    learn to steep it.