Poems, Quotes and Parables
Mantra
In a world carrying so much pain, this is a gentle call home— to what we are beneath it all.
TEA AND ZEN
Nigel Lott is a spiritual teacher, writer, and founder of Tea & Zen, offering reflections, podcasts, and meditations on presence, healing, compassion, and the quiet wisdom of the heart.
Sacred Lullabies
Grounding: A Sacred Lullaby
A sacred lullaby on returning to the body, the breath, and the quiet safety of what is here.
Field Notes
At the Edge of the Threshold
A quiet reflection on the growing instability in the world—and the deeper invitation to remain steady, present, and rooted within it.
Field Notes
Christ Consciousness: The Living Field of Love
A quiet reflection on Christ consciousness—not as belief or identity, but as the direct recognition of love, unity, and the undivided nature of all things.
Field Notes
The Longing That Cannot Be Named
A longing appears—unclear, unplaced, not for anything we can name. The mind reaches to define it, to give it somewhere to land, but it does not settle. If we allow it to remain, without trying to resolve it, something subtle begins to reveal itself.
Sacred Lullabies
Held
Rest now….nothing has taken you from this. Even here, even now, you are held. Not afraid. Not alone.....Only held.
Field Notes
The Intelligence That Is Already Here
When the question of where understanding comes from begins to dissolve, something gentle but profound is revealed: what we call insight may not be something we gain, but something we recognize.
Meditation
Nervous System Reset Meditation
A gentle return to the body… where breath becomes steady, the nervous system softens, and what once felt held in tension begins to loosen— not through effort, but through quiet presence.
This Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine… a quiet flame carried in small hands, flickering with joy, courage, and something timeless.
Love Notes
Poem on Faith: Little Summer Poem Touching The Subject of Faith by Mary Oliver
Let the unknowable touch the buckle of my spine.
Field Notes
Beyond the Senses: The Creative Act of Remembering Who We Are.
The body falls silent. The senses report an ending. And yet—something remains, untouched.
Love and Presence
Resonance and Presence
Like two instruments tuned to the same key, human beings sometimes awaken something in one another that words alone cannot reach.