Prologue 14
Prologue - A Path That Started with a Cup of Tea 16
Part 1.
A life awakened by the scent of tea
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The world of tea opened up by my husband's health
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25 Truths a Ten Million Won Boy Tea Teaser Taught Us
A Cup of Tea Changes Your Table and Life 27
The moment your tongue remembers, your life changes 29
Choosing a Car: Cleanliness Over Price 32
Tea is our 'attitude to life'
How food changed the direction of life
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In an Age of Speed, Slowness Gives Us Enlightenment 41
Five Flavors and Balance in Life
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Chamyeong Meditation 49: Controlling Body and Mind
The Beginning of Healing: How to Realize the "Here and Now" 52
[Poem] A Table That Saves People
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Part 2.
Time and fermentation permeating the dining table
60 Lifestyle Changes Through Tea
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Pu-erh tea soybean paste: Finding a weapon of differentiation 63
The Romance of Tradition Meets Science: Reinterpreting Doenjang Fermentation
A brand created through accumulated experience, Boyicha Doenjang
Challenge 73: A New Possibilities for Doenjang
The Dream of a One-of-a-Kind Premium Brand 77
Snowball 80 started in a teahouse
Hanjeongsik on the third floor of the building, Surviving with Philosophy 84
Matcha, More Expensive Than Rice: A Table Prepared with Heart 88
Beyond a Restaurant: A Space for Life 91
[Poem] Morning Routine 96
Part 3.
When Food Talks to You 98
From tea to rice, from rice to philosophy
Nokjaewon, the Secret of Its Name 103
Seriously, the secret to survival for a third-floor restaurant: 107
Selling Philosophy, Not Food 110
116 Foods with Philosophy Instead of Seasoning
The Wisdom of Temple Food and Medicinal Herbs
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The Value of a "Food That Saves People" 123
[Poem] A Road That Started with a Cup of Tea 128
Part 4.
A table that saves lives
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Tomato and Carrot Juice Morning Routine 132
Walking along the Palgeocheon River in Four Seasons 135
Consciousness 139: Awakening to the Present Moment
The difference one minute a day makes
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This Moment, Learned in Pause 148
A New Me Created by Habits 152
The morning is different, the day is different 156
[Poem] A Cup of Tea 160
Part 5.
The Day I Decided to Become a Human, Not a Bear 162
The Day I Decided to Become a Human, Not a Bear 164
Miracles of the 3rd, 7th, 21st, and 100th Days 167
The story of the bear woman in mythology and her own birth
Change begins with discomfort 172
The meaning of the name 'Nokyawon' 176
Life satisfaction is more important than money
[Poetry] The Great Dance Step 186
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Part 6.
The Power to Save People, on the Table 188
The Power to Save People, on the Table 190
The vessel of the rich, the vessel of the people
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Philosophy is ultimately about people 198
The Fermenter of Life 202
If only one person's life could change, 208
Where does strength come from?
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How to Live Strongly, True to Yourself 215
The courage to stop once and practice living as myself
The Time of the Bear Woman: 100 Days to Live as Myself 223
The Rich Man's Mindset, Today's Practice
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[Poem] Changing Your Morning Changes Your Life 232
Part 7.
The Fermentation of Symbiosis: The Meeting of Pu-erh Tea and Soybean Paste
The Fermentation of Symbiosis: The Meeting of Pu-erh Tea and Soybean Paste 236
Supporting actors outshining the leads: Doenjang and Ganjang 239
A taste born of time, a fermentation that connects generations
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The Harmony of Fire and Earth, Fermentation and Time 247
The meaning behind the name 'Nokyawon' 252
The Road Called by My Name, My Mission 255
The Path of Life, Connected by Mission 258
A philosophy that permeates all of life
[Poem] This moment
Epilogue 268
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Epilogue - Life Ripens Like Fermentation 270

This book is divided into seven parts, and weaves together ‘Tea,’ ‘The Table,’ ‘Fermentation,’ and ‘Philosophy’ into a single, connected narrative.
- Part 1: A Life Awakened by the Scent of Tea
This book captures the moment when 'Boicha', which started to restore her husband's health, changed the author's life.
It tells the story of the power of stopping, slowing down, and stillness through tea, and depicts the recovery of body and mind.
- Part 2: 'Time and Fermentation on the Table'
It tells the story of 'Nokyawon', which expanded from a tea house to a Korean restaurant and then to a space for philosophy.
Instead of seasoning, we put our heart into it and reinterpret food with the philosophy of fermentation.
- In parts 3 to 7
'When Food Talks to You', 'A Table That Saves People', 'The Day I Decided to Become a Human, Not a Bear',
Through topics such as ‘Fermentation of Symbiosis, the meeting of Pu-erh tea and soybean paste’,
It shows a way of life where nature, people, food, and philosophy are connected.
The author says:
“Boy tea gave me silence, and soybean paste gave me waiting.
“The dining table was not just a place to sit, but a philosophy that saved people.”

■ Features of this book
1.
The Philosophy of Pause for Restoring Life
In this age of speed, we learn how to stop through ‘a cup of tea’.
The act of brewing tea is meditation and healing.
2.
The Growth of Life as Seen Through the Metaphor of "Fermentation"
Just as soybean paste ferments, humans also ferment and change over time.
The ability to endure waiting and discomfort ultimately deepens life.
3.
The philosophy of 'a table that saves people'
Nokyawon is not just a restaurant, but a space to restore body and mind.
Time, relationships, conversations, and philosophy around the dinner table are central to this book.
4.
A composition combining poetry and essays
The poems included between each chapter provide respite for the reader and leave a philosophical aftertaste.

■ Recommended points - For essay readers: A 'meditative essay' that slows down the pace of life and finds tranquility - For those interested in food culture: A new 'slow life book' that combines the philosophy of pu-erh tea, soybean paste, and fermentation - For brand and space planners: A practical case study showing how philosophy becomes space