Abstract
This research compared the tea lifestyle of Geo-Jung Seo and Si-Seup Kim, who led a stark contrast in life. Seo was a leader of the bureaucracy, while Kim was a culmination of an outsider. Nevertheless, they left the most tea poems in history. On the surface, both enjoyed high-quality teas using down-to-earth teaware. On the other hand, Geo-Jung Seo drank tea from practical perspectives, such as to ease thirst or illness. Si-Seup Kim, however, used tea to reach for Zen and to heal the solitary mind as a lifetime traveller. In addition, the tea lifestyle was a form of rest for Seo, who was physically and mentally tired from hard work. He came to ease by producing a private healing space in the city and drinking tea there. On the other hand, Kim tried to manage his anger or unfulfilled ideas by living in nature and purifying his mind by drinking tea, which led to true mental freedom, where his tea lifestyle itself became him.
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