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THERE IS SOME KISS WE WANT

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TAKING CARE OF SELF.

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MEDITATION ON WORLD PEACE.

This is a meditation on world peace.Simple meditation that will help you focus on peace within and the projection of peace without.of the light amongst the darkness.Find a quiet space and hopefully it's a sacred place and certainly a safe place.It's important that it's safe.I suppose any place that we feel safe inIt could be called a sacred space, a sacred place.You can sit down or lie down in a relaxed position.And I want you to set an intention.And in this case, the intention is for world peace.May all beings be free from suffering.May all beings be at peace.This will be our mantra for this meditation.But I want you to set that for yourself within.silently saying, May all beings be free from suffering.May all beings be at peace.I want you to pay attention to your breath.And in this meditation, you will only be breathing in and out through your nose.I want you to pay attention, bring your attention to your breath as it flows in and out of your nose and to feel, literally feel the sensation of the breath entering and leaving your body by focusing on the tip of the noseand feeling that air as it passes over the tip, literally feeling that as you breathe in and out and breathe naturally, softly, in a rhythm that's comfortable for you without trying to control your breath.And on that point, I think it's worth mentioning that we can have an intention as we do in this meditation, an intention for all beings to be free of suffering and to be at peace.But we do not have any control of the outcome.And we let go of that.that we let go of control over the outcome.And I want you to start at the top of your head, continuing to breathe slowly in and out.Gradually scan your body, releasing any tension or discomfort you may be holding.Relax your forehead, jaw, shoulders and so on.Working your way down to your toes.I want you to imagine this world as a serene and tranquil place.Perhaps not easy to do.amongst such suffering and travail as is on this planet right now.Perhaps visualize a peaceful meadow, a quiet forest.Picture all of us living in a place like this.Feel the peace and serenity it exudes.Let go of your thoughts.Literally let go of them.Hold to nothing.We let go of our thoughts as they arise, acknowledging them without judgment and gently guiding your focus back to your peaceful scene and your breath.And repeat three times with me.May all beings be free from suffering.May all beings be happy.May all beings be free.May all beings be free from suffering.May all beings be happy.May all beings be at peace.One more time.May all beings be free of suffering.May all beings be happy.May all beings be at peace.And that includes you.May you be at peace.And then with each breath coming back to the breath.Feel.A sense of peace spreading throughout your body.A sense of love spreading throughout your body.And allow this peace and this love to permeate every cell and every part of your being.As we follow the breathAs you pay attention to the breath passing over the tip of the nose and feeling that air as it passes over the tip of the nose.Stay in the moment.Stay in this peaceful, loving state.Somebody once said,It was an invitation.They said fall in love and stay there.So fall in love and stay there.May you stay there.May you know the peace of that love.May all beings know the peace of their true nature beyond all suffering.And if your mind starts to wander, as it's wont to do, gently return to your breath and that peaceful scene that you thought about earlier on.The forest, the beach, someplace that's safe.Someplace that's safe.May all beings be free of suffering.May all beings be happy.May all beings be at peace.The practice of breathing through the nose, of feeling that sensation of the air as it passes over the tip of the nose and bringing your attention ever increasingly so to that experience will quieten your thoughts.And I will tell you if you can do that practice, that simple practice, 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the evening, the difference within you in a couple of weeks will be enormous.The world needs your light.Do whatever you can to transcend the suffering within yourself that you've accumulated.Make the rest of your life a journey of healing, of coming to know your true nature of a love beyond measure, deeper and deeper, and keep offering that out.To this world we all share.The world needs your light. Nigel Lott Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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THE STAIRWAY OF EXISTENCE

WeAre notIn pursuit of formalitiesOr fake religiousLaws,For through the stairway of existenceWe have come to God’sDoor.We arePeople who need to love, becauseLove is the soul’s life,Love is simply creation’s greatest joy.ThroughThe stairway of existence,O, through the stairway of existence, HafizHaveYou now come,Have we all now come toThe Beloved’sDoor.What holds significance for me, based on my personal beliefs, is that the journey towards connecting with a higher power is incredibly close, just a fleeting moment away at any given time, a blink of any eye. The path is inherent within each of us, much like the door that leads to this connection, one with what is.The notion of a stairway and a door is, in essence, a construct of our own minds, influenced by our egocentric selves. However, in ultimate reality, we have always been united with whatever lies beyond that door. In all truth, there is no literal stairway or door; it's a realization that can emerge in a singular moment, transcending such physical representations, whenever you are ready to do so, to surrender and transcend into the arms of the beloved. Nigel Lott teaandzen.org Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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GUIDED MEDITATION ON SURRENDER

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HOLDING SACRED SPACE

Do this for the rest of your life, oh won’t you please?Create a sacred space for one another, share moments over tea, intertwine hands, and, for the divine essence that transcends everything, love each other deeply. Regardless of the name you ascribe to it, embrace a love so profound that distinctions blur, leaving only the unified love that binds us together and liberates us, setting us all free.In every human heart, there exists no love other than the one, a shared divinity woven from the same fabric. All souls yearn to rediscover their true nature, to be reunited. I invite you to contribute to this profound ongoing creative process by embodying kindness and love.When faced with challenges, recognize them as opportunities for personal growth, acknowledging that they are your unique journey in this lifetime—your karma, your destiny intricately woven into the cosmic tapestry. Own these experiences, and, if you choose to accept them, hold them close to your heart, for therein lies the alchemy, the magic, always in the heart… in turning darkness to light. Nigel LottMusic ‘Cry’ by Johannes Bornloff. Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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CONTEMPLATION ON STARDUST

Being that our atoms in our body were created at the start of our universe during the Big Bang. So if you look at it this way, then you’re about 13.7 billion years old.But your body also has heavier elements like copper and zinc. These atoms were created in the dying stage of an exploding star called a supernova.These elements were flung into space as dust and gas (stardust). Eventually, they coalesced to become part of a new forming solar system and our planet Earth.Because you are made from matter from the Earth, you are made of stardust from old supernovas. So turns out, you are bits and pieces of star and cosmic dust. E.H. SPRINKLE IT ALL AROUND THEN IN THE NAME OF LOVE Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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LOVE IS ON EVERY BREATH WE TAKE

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EMOTIONS

Do what you do with another human being but you never put them out of your heart, for to do so puts you out of your own heart equal measure. Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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UNENDING LOVE

My favorite poem, that I read and share with myself and others when I am in a place of forgetting., when I am thinking myself separate from Love. It sought of wraps its arms around me and invites me in from the cold, keeps me warm. Nigel Get full access to Tea and Zen - Threads at teaandzen.substack.com/subscribe
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