Nature as Master: The Philosophy of Ancient Chinese Scholars
Fri, Dec 12
|Paris
A Sensitive Workshop: Revealing tea as a living art, a companion on the inner journey. Transmitting Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian teachings through experience, beauty, and slowness. Inviting everyone to let Nature reclaim its place as Master, even in the heart of Paris.
Time & Location
Dec 12, 2025, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Paris, 10 Avenue de Versailles, 75016 Paris, France
About the event
A poetic and meditative immersion into the world of ancient Chinese scholars ( wenren ), those enlightened women and men who lived in harmony with Nature and the arts, seeking to cultivate harmony between Heaven, Earth and Humanity.
This workshop invites you to rediscover the simple beauty of gesture and contemplation as an art of living.
Content :
Performance of the Guqin , the ancient instrument of scholars, companion of meditation and communion with the spirits of Nature.
Tea ritual and floral art creation , inspired by literary salons, where every gesture becomes an offering.
Aesthetic and philosophical exploration , through the reading of poems, symbols and paintings, and the discovery of Chinese etymology as a mirror of ancient wisdom.