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APACHE BLESSING

May the sun bring you new energy by day.May the moon softly restore you by night.And may the rain wash away your worries.May the breeze blow new strength into your being.May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty.All the days of your life. Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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CONTEMPLATION IN THE KEY OF LOVE

One day the sun admitted I am just a shadowI wish I could show you the infinite incandescence that has cast my brilliant image.I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.I'm happy even before I have a reason.I'm full of light even before the sky.I can greet the sun or the moon.Dear companions, we have been in love with God for so very, very long.What can we do now but forever dance?I have a thousand brilliant lies for the question.How are you?I have a thousand brilliant lies for the question, what is God?If you think that the truth can be known from words,if you think that the sun and the ocean can pass through that tiny opening calledthe mouth,oh,someone should start laughing NOW! Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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LESSONS FROM NATURE

There are countless species and life forms on this planet that surpass us in emotional intelligence and heart wisdom. We have much to learn from them, and by observing and listening, may we find ourselves deeply humbled by their presence. Nigel Lott teaandzen.org 501 (C) 3 Non Profit, Registered Charity Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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EMBRACING OUR SHARED ESSENCE.

We must come to understand and accept that the love found in the heart and soul of one person is the same love present in every other person, as well as in all forms of life made manifest. There is no other reality.We are all interconnected, we are one and the same. No matter how hard we might try to distance ourselves from this love, each other. it remains a constant truth. In reality, there isn't a breath that truly separates us.Embrace this understanding and act in accordance with it. Nigel Lott Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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INTEGRITY - speak, act with your hearts truth.

It takes great deal of courage to speak your truth, but how else can you set yourself free other than to be congruent with your own heart, and the love found there. Nigel Lott teaandzen.org Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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BLESSING

May all love surround you, May the light of peace shine brightly upon you, guiding your steps and nurturing your heart. May you find tranquility in each moment and grace in every challenge. Nigel Lott Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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THE GUEST HOUSE - A Powerful Metaphor for The Ups and Downs of Life.

This being human is a guest house.Each morning a new arrival, a joy, a depression, a meanness.Some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.Welcome and entertain them all.Even if they're a crowd of sorrows who violently sweep your house,empty of its furniture,still treat each guest honorably.He may be clearing you out for some new delight.The dark thought, the shame, the malice.Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.Be grateful for whoever comes because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. Rumi Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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THE SPIRIT OF THE SAINTS

THE SPIRIT OF THE SAINTSThere is a Water that flows down from HeavenTo cleanse the world of sin by grace Divine.At last, its whole stock spent, its virtue gone.Dark with pollution not its own, it speedsBack to the Fountain of all purities;Whence, freshly bathed, earthward it sweeps again,Trailing a robe of glory bright and pure.This Water is the Spirit of the Saints,Which ever sheds, until itself is beggared,God’s balm on the sick soul; and then returnsTo Him who made the purest light of Heaven. Rumi Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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THE PEARL COLORED MIST

The pearl-colored mist symbolizing a gentle, all-encompassing love, that envelops everything, softening and uniting the world in a tranquil and harmonious way. Evoking a sense of purity and serenity, suggesting that love is a universal force that surrounds us and connects us all, and has the power to heal all wounds…..your true nature. Nigel Lott teaandzen.org Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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PRAYING

It doesn’t have to bethe blue iris, it could beweeds in a vacant lot, or a fewsmall stones; justpay attention, then patcha few words together and don’t tryto make them elaborate, this isn’ta contest but the doorwayinto thanks, and a silence in whichanother voice may speak. Mary Oliver Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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