SACRED COLLECTION OF REMEMBRANCE
Over the years, as I moved through and out of the darkness within, I began to reconnect with the light and love that had waited patiently for my return. In those moments of stillness and opening, certain “downloads” would simply appear—dropping gently into my consciousness.
Over the years, as I moved through and out of the darkness within, I began to reconnect with the light and love that had waited patiently for my return. In those moments of stillness and opening, certain “downloads” would simply appear—dropping gently into my consciousness.
My students, clients, patients at the time affectionately called them Nigel’isms. I never felt they were mine; rather, I experienced myself as a conduit through which they flowed.
I have edited, refined them, gathered many of them here in this collection, and I offer them to you with the hope that they find a home in your heart.
Love as the Organizing Principle
“Love is the organizing principle of all dimensions — the unseen geometry upon which all things rest.”
“If our thoughts, words, and deeds are not rooted from the very onset in love — the creative force of the universe — then they cannot flower. So no matter what you do or how you do it… do it all in the name of Love.”
“You can have the facts of any given matter, but if they are not wrapped in Love, they cannot be the truth of any matter.”
“When surrendered to, Love heals all pain — not through effort, but by revealing what was whole all along.”
“Love does not arrive; it remembers itself through us.”
“Long may your awareness of Love and its power abide within you — its undying beauty always to remain.”
Silence, Presence & Remembrance
“It is the stillness within meeting the stillness without. In that space beyond time, all truth can be found — beyond even a whisper.”
“From the other side of Silence, all things are known, all things are held, and nothing is ever lost.”
“It is in the stillness between breaths that the soul remembers.”
“Silence is not the absence of sound; it is the presence of the Infinite.”
“In the deep listening of the heart, even sorrow becomes luminous.”
“The threshold is not a place we arrive at, but a remembering of what has always been present.”
“When the mind quiets, Love whispers what the world has forgotten.”
“Stillness is the language of the soul; everything else is translation.”
Unity, Belonging & the Myth of Separation
“The absurdity of seeing ourselves as separate — as if there were not enough Love to go around.”
“There is no ‘other.’ There is only Love meeting itself in countless forms.”
“Belonging is not granted; it is remembered.”
“We are not trying to become whole; we are remembering that we already are.”
“The membrane between us and the Infinite is thinner than breath.”
“In Love’s field, there is no distance — only differing angles of remembrance.”
Grief, Thresholds & Transformation
“Grief is not a mistake; it is the echo of Love’s presence where form has changed.”
“The ache beneath the water is not despair — it is Love longing to be remembered.”
“To stand at the threshold is to be undone and remade by the same hand.”
“Sorrow is a doorway through which the Infinite enters quietly.”
“When the heart breaks open, it is not the end — it is the beginning of a deeper seeing.”
“The threshold asks of us not courage, but surrender.”
Practice, Compassion & Embodiment
“What matters is not what you do or how you do it, but that it arises from Love.”
“Presence is not learned; it is uncovered.”
“Be the space into which another may rest their burden without fear.”
“Compassion is not a sentiment; it is the architecture of awakened being.”
“Our task is not to fix, but to remember together.”
“Loving-kindness is not a technique; it is the natural fragrance of a heart returned to itself.”
“To offer safety to another soul is the simplest and most sacred act.”
Threshold Reminders (Short Invocations)
“Welcome Home, Beloved.”
“Love is here. Presence is here. My heart is held in ease.”
“All is remembered in the Silence.”
“The Infinite breathes you.”
“There is no ‘other.’ There is only Love meeting itself in countless forms.”
“Belonging is not granted; it is remembered.”
“We are not trying to become whole; we are remembering that we already are.”
“The membrane between us and the Infinite is thinner than breath.”
“In Love’s field, there is no distance — only differing angles of remembrance.”
Grief, Thresholds & Transformation
“Grief is not a mistake; it is the echo of Love’s presence where form has changed.”
“The ache beneath the water is not despair — it is Love longing to be remembered.”
“To stand at the threshold is to be undone and remade by the same hand.”
“Sorrow is a doorway through which the Infinite enters quietly.”
“When the heart breaks open, it is not the end — it is the beginning of a deeper seeing.”
“The threshold asks of us not courage, but surrender.”
Nigel Lott sanctuary-teaandzen.org
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