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TEA AND ZEN - THREADS

There are moments when words arise not from thought, but from presence when the silence speaks, and the heart listens. Welcome to Letters from the Threshold, a contemplative audio offering from Meditation Sans Frontieres a sanctuary of presence, remembrance, and the healing beauty of stillness, drawn from the well of lived experience, grief, love, and the sacred technologies of being. Nigel Lott....nigel@teaandzen.org

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0:54

The Peace Of Wild Things

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/02/03

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water.And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”— Wendell

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3:01

CONTEMPLATION

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/02/03

"Do you seek the source of your creation here on earth?It is here, always has been. It never left.You only believed it did.This belief—that all LOVE has been lost, in becoming human—is the root cause of all human suffering.Look no further than your own sacred heart, for there in the quiet chambers of your being, you will find what you call heaven.And there, too, you will find your God.You will find LOVE, ever-present, ever-unfolding.May you awaken to this truth now." Nigel Lott teaandzen.org Get

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3:03

An evening poem and blessing.

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/31

All I know is loveA billion times God has turned manInto HimselfYou stand in line for theHighest giftFor His generosity cannot end.But best to bring an instrument alongWhile waiting in the cold desertAnd make some dulcet soundsTo accompany the palms’ swaying armsThat are casting silhouettesAgainst the sky’s curtainFrom our fire.Remind the Friend of your desireAnd great patience.A billion times God has turned manBack into Herself.We all stand in lineFor the highestGift.“Back Into Herself” Get full

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2:36

Songs of The Brave

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/31

In a world clouded by illusion, where deception thrives and voices clash, truth is a force of awakening. Yet truth alone, raw and untempered, can wound rather than heal. To be transformative, it must be held within sacred boundaries…the energetic thresholds that protect our spirit…and infused with love, the infinite force that harmonizes all things.Mystics and sages have long understood that truth is both liberating and disruptive. It has the power to shatter illusions, yet when wielded carelessly,

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15:32

Meditation on Letting Go of Grief

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/28

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4:26

EVENING CONTEMPLATION

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/26

Love is the breath of the soul, the eternal current that flows through us, guiding us home. When we root ourselves in Love….pure, unconditional, infinite….we become vessels for creation, and everything we touch begins to reflect that light.Nigel Lott teaandzen.orgMay all Love watch over you this night. Get full access to Tea and Zen - Meditation Sans Frontieres at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe

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4:47

INTEGRITY

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/24

At the root of much of our pain and suffering lies a profound spiritual truth: we are out of alignment with the deepest wisdom of our own hearts. Most of us, much of the time, are disconnected from the sacred truth that resides within us. We say "yes" to people, places, and things that we long to say "no" to, driven by a deep-seated fear that, if we speak our truth, we might lose something precious—something that we believe gives us love, validation, or a sense of belonging. But the paradox is this:

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1:24

THE MORNING POEM

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/21

In desperate hope, I go and search for her in all the corners of my room.I find her not.My house is small and what once has gone from it can never be regained, but infinite.is thy mention, my Lord, and seeking her, I have come to thy door.I stand under the golden canopy of thine evening sky, and I lift my eager eyes to thy face.I have come to the brink of eternity, from which nothing can vanish, no hope, no happiness, novision of a face seen through tears.Oh, dip my emptied life into that ocean,

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3:08

AN INVITATION and CONTEMPLATION

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/21

Here is a simple invitation….though perhaps profound in its complexity,in its pursuit,I invite you to spend the rest of your life being in Love.And I ask you,have you ever had anything better to do?In all honesty,has anything else ever truly mattered?Nigel Lott teaandzen.org Get full access to Tea and Zen - Meditation Sans Frontieres at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe

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3:20

THIS MOMENT

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/18

This moment this Love comes to rest in me,many beings in one being.In one wheat grain a thousand sheaf stacks.Inside the needle's eye a turning night of stars.-RumiNigel Lott teaandzen.org Get full access to Tea and Zen - Meditation Sans Frontieres at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe

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4:08

AN ASPECT OF GRIEF

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/18

Grief is often seen as something to be avoided….something painful, something dark. Yet, if we look beyond its surface, we find that grief is not an enemy, but a sacred release. It is the soul's way of shedding old wounds, ancient pain, the illusion that we were ever separate from love. The truth is, we were never apart from the Sacred. Grief, in its alchemy, reconnects us to the eternal oneness we have always been a part of, even when we’ve forgotten.Yes, grief is painful, but it is not merely

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3:16

THANK YOU

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/15

I am filled with deep gratitude for each of you who have supported this journey of growth and healing. Your continued engagement with this podcast and blog has been a true blessing, not only to me but to so many others whose lives have been touched by our interactions.Your dedication to listening, learning, and growing with me has helped build a vibrant community centered around healing and transformation. It’s your presence, your energy, and your openness that make this work possible.Beyond the

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2:52

LOVE DOES NOT HURT

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/13

Love does not hurt. Love is the healing. It is the balm that soothes the wounds of separation, the light that dispels the darkness of ignorance. When you realize this, you are home. You are whole. You are Love.Nigel Lott teaandzen.org Get full access to Tea and Zen - Meditation Sans Frontieres at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe

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4:26

THE HEART OF EXISTENCE

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/12

At the heart of existence, beyond the realm of time and form, there is a profound truth: we are all One. All that we see, touch, and feel, all is woven from the same sacred thread. This thread is Love…..pure, unconditional, and eternal. It is the creative force of the universe, the soul of all things.When we carry pain…..whether it is the weight of old wounds, unspoken grief, or the ache of longing….it is easy to think that in releasing it, means casting it onto others, often the people our hearts

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1:20

THE MORNING POEM

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/11

Little by little,You will turn into stars.Even then, my dear,You will only beA crawling infant,Still skinning your knees on God.Little by little,You will turn intoThe whole sweet, amorous UniverseIn heatOn a wild spring night,And become so freeIn a wonderful, secretAnd pour LoveThat flowsFrom a conscious,One-pointedInfinite need for Light.Even then, my dear,The Beloved will have fulfilledJust a fraction,Just a fraction!Of a promiseHe wrote upon your heart.When your soul beginsTo Ever bloom and

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3:51

A WISH FOR YOU.

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/11

Oh beautiful, loving child of the stars (thats you!), may you be at peace, may you be free from suffering, may you be happy, now and forevermore.Take a few minutes, and let the music flow into your spiritual heart space just below the sternum, sit and rest, let the love in, let it dissolve any shadows, and rest easy in the Light. Get full access to Tea and Zen - Meditation Sans Frontieres at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe

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6:42

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/11

There are few lines of poetry as imbued with mysticism and ancient promise as those spoken in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings:"From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows shall spring,Renewed shall be blade that was broken,The crownless again shall be king."These words are more than prophecy; they are a spell, woven from the very threads of fate and entwined into the fabric of the universe. They speak of a cosmic cycle….destruction followed by rebirth, light born from the

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1:07

THE MORNING POEM

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/10

Again, the work starts as soon as you open your eyes in the morning. Hopefully you got some good rest last night.Why go into the city or the fields without first kissing the Friend who always stands at your door? It takes only a second.Habits are human nature. Why not create some that will mint gold? Your arms are violin bows always moving. I have become very conscious upon whom we all play.Thus my eyes have filled with warm soft oceans of divine music where jeweled dolphins dance, then leap into

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1:51

THE MORNING POEM

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/08

Forget every idea of right and wrong any classroom ever taught youBecause an empty heart, a tormented mind, unkindness, jealousy and fearAre always the testimony you have been completely fooled!Turn your back on those who would imprison your wondrous spiritWith deceit and lies.Come, join the honest company of the King’s beggars -Those gamblers, scoundrels and divine clowns and those astonishing fair courtesansWho need Divine Love every night.Come, join the courageous who have no choice but to bet

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2:15

THE MASTER ALCHEMIST

TEA AND ZEN - THREADS ·

2025/01/08

“You are the master alchemist. You light the fire of love in earth and sky, in heart and soul, of every being. Through your love, existence and nonexistence merge. All opposites unite. All that is profane becomes sacred again.” Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī Get full access to Tea and Zen - Meditation Sans Frontieres at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe

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