Meet the storyteller
Discover true happiness and inner stillness through an intimate tea meditation session with Nguyễn Đức Hạnh — entrepreneur, meditator, and Buddhist. Born into an ordinary family in northern Vietnam, Hạnh once believed that wealth was the key to happiness. But at the peak of his career, amid successes, he found an unexpected emptiness. That moment became a turning point that led him to meditation, compassion, and a deeper spiritual path.
Vietnamese tea heritage
In this experience, you will sip traditional Vietnamese tea and have a real conversation with Hạnh. Many people mention Chinese tea or Japanese tea, but few know that Vietnam is also a cradle of ancient tea culture. Archaeology shows wild tea plants have been here for thousands of years. Vietnam also has ancient tea forests, with trees hundreds or even thousands of years old, not found anywhere else in the world.
Vietnamese people carry a quiet love of tea through each stage of life, and among teas there is one once reserved only for kings: lotus tea. The tea is scented by wrapping tea leaves in lotus flowers that have just bloomed at dawn. That rare tea reflects the elegance and spiritual depth of Vietnamese culture.
The tea session
In this session, you will learn about the art of Vietnamese tea, its history, and then gently enter reflections on suffering, non-self, impermanence, and the nature of true happiness. This is not just a tea tasting. It is a journey into mindfulness, culture, and self-discovery.
Traditional Vietnamese tea
Lotus tea – once reserved for kings, scented by wrapping tea buds in lotus flowers that have just bloomed at dawn
REFLECTIONS
Suffering
Non-self
Impermanence
The nature of true happiness
Can a conversation change your life? Perhaps this will be one of the rare moments that stay with you forever.
