TEA AND ZEN – Details, episodes & analysis

May you walk in the light of divine healing, always surrounded by the wisdom of your higher self. Let this mystical energy continue to nourish you, body, mind, and soul.

Power, true power,

can only come from the heart and the love found there,

with all loving kindness and compassion.

Wealth, true wealth.

can only come from the heart and the love found there with all loving kindness and compassion.

Nigel Lott teaandzen.org

“In the practice of forgiveness, we are not required to forgive the act itself, but we are called to forgive the one who acted. For when we keep our hearts closed to another, we ultimately keep our hearts closed to ourselves.

Through forgiveness, we free both ourselves and others—a shift from darkness into light.”

“Close your ears and listen, listen with all your heart”

Nigel Lott

Chunky and noisy,but with stars in their black feathers,they spring from the telephone wireand instantly

they are acrobatsin the freezing wind.And now, in the theater of air,they swing over buildings,

dipping and rising;they float like one stippled starthat opens,becomes for a moment fragmented,

then closes again;and you watchand you trybut you simply can't imagine

how they do itwith no articulated instruction, no pause,only the silent confirmationthat they are this notable thing,this wheel of many parts, that can rise and spinover and over again,full of gorgeous life.

Ah, world, what lessons you prepare for us,even in the leafless winter,even in the ashy city.I am thinking nowof grief, and of getting past it;

I feel my bootstrying to leave the ground,I feel my heartpumping hard. I want

to think again of dangerous and noble things.I want to be light and frolicsome.I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing,as though I had wings. Mary Oliver

A moment of happiness,

you and I sitting on the verandah,

apparently two, but one in soul, you and I.

We feel the flowing water of life here,

you and I, with the garden’s beauty

and the birds singing.

The stars will be watching us,

and we will show them

what it is to be a thin crescent moon.

You and I unselfed, will be together,

indifferent to idle speculation, you and I.

The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar

as we laugh together, you and I.

In one form upon this earth,

and in another form in a timeless sweet land.

Kulliyat-e Shams, 2114

We are the very source of love we seek, we have the power to create and experience love, peace, and equanimity from within.

By recognizing this truth we can shift our focus from the external to the internal, finding a sense of completeness and contentment that transcends all evidence to the contrary. Remember that we need not be seekers of happiness, but come to accept that we are, in this moment, the very embodiment of Love and our work is to surrender our suffering and travail to that truth, to become aware of it from within.

The love peace and equanimity we so yearn for are not external treasures to be found but internal realities to be accepted. The journey to discovering ourselves is not a quest for something new, but a deepening of our awareness of the boundless love that lays within. Nigel Lott teaandzen.org

May you find it now.

Sit, take a moment and remember love, remember your divine nature, accept it, surrender to it, and share it with all……..for-ever and a day. Nigel

Justsit there right nowDon’t do a thing. Just rest.

For yourseparation from Godis the hardest work in this world.

Let me bring you trays of food and somethingthat you like todrink.

You can use my soft wordsas a cushionfor yourhead.

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KEEPING WATCH

In the morningWhen I began to wake,It happened again—

That feelingThat you, Beloved,Had stood over me all nightKeeping watch,

That feelingThat as soon as I began to stir

You put Your lips on my foreheadAnd lit a Holy LampInside my heart

Hafiz.

Imagine just for this moment if you truly knew the depth of your potential, your worth, and the incredible power within you. Many of us live confined by doubt, limited by fear, and shaped by the expectations of others. We become versions of ourselves that fit within these constraints, forgetting the vastness of who we really are.

If you knew who you truly are—a being capable of immense love, creativity, and resilience—your life would look different. You wouldn’t settle for less than you deserve, nor would you let fear guide your choices. You would approach challenges with confidence, knowing that you have within you everything needed to overcome them.

So often, we look outside ourselves for validation or permission to be great. But the truth is, all that power lies within. If you could see yourself without the veil of insecurity, you’d be astonished at the strength, beauty, and brilliance that’s been there all along.

Understanding your true self isn’t just about realizing your talents and abilities; it’s about recognizing the value and significance of your presence in the world. You’re more than your struggles and circumstances. You’re a unique expression of life, with a purpose that no one else can fulfill.

Oh, if you only knew who you really are—you’d start living boldly, dreaming fearlessly, and embracing the limitless possibilities waiting for you, for there is no birth, no death, there is only this moment we call NOW, an endless continuum of infinite LOVE and LIGHT. Nigel Lott teaandzen.org