{"podcast":{"title":"Tea And Zen - PODCAST","slug":"tea-and-zen-podcast-4263696","podcast_index_feed_id":4263696,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/teaandzen-threads/feed.xml","website_url":"https://teaandzen-threads.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21249598/5C7FED05-7E1B-47B4-8AF6-A8DFA3B89BF5.png","author":"Nigel Lott","episode_count":800,"summary":"“There are moments when words arise not from thought, but from presence — when the silence speaks, and the heart listens.” Welcome to a contemplative audio offering from Tea & Zen and Meditation Sans Frontières — a sanctuary of presence, remembrance, and the healing beauty of stillness. Each episode is a letter spoken aloud — drawn from the well of lived experience, grief, love, and the sacred technologies of being. These are transmissions from the inner sanctuary: not sermons or teachings, but invitations. Invitations to pause. To breathe. To feel. To remember. You’ll find here: Reflections from the edge of transformation Sacred quotes and poetic fragments Moments of presence, stillness, and soul Companion pieces to essays and writings from the Library And occasional soundscapes or musical offerings This podcast is a space to rest in — a companion to those walking through transitions, tending grief, or simply longing for something quieter, deeper, and more real. Feel free to sit with an episode. Let it move through you like a whisper on the wind. May these offerings meet you at your own threshold. Nigel Lott teaandzen.org","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T12:18:23.612511+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tea-and-zen-podcast-4263696"},"episode":{"title":"The Sacred Sound","slug":"the-sacred-sound","published_at":"2026-07-07T04:42:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tea-and-zen-podcast-4263696/the-sacred-sound","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tea-and-zen-podcast-4263696","url":"https://teaandzen-threads.podbean.com/e/the-sacred-sound/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ijd5szs4sapwn2ae/The_Sacred_Soundbw7l2.mp3","summary":"There is a sound hidden within every one of us—older than words, older than prayer. It is a sacred sound that carries both our deepest grief and our deepest love. Nigel Lott teaandzen.org In the quiet between heartbeats a whisper calls you home, you are not broken you are becoming. These threads of silence and sound are letters from the threshold, offerings from the edge of stillness. Nigel TEA AND ZEN - MAIN LIBRARY DONATE","meta_description":"There is a sound hidden within every one of us—older than words, older than prayer. It is a sacred sound that carries both our deepest grief and our deepe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":465,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tea-and-zen-podcast-4263696/episodes/the-sacred-sound/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tea-and-zen-podcast-4263696/the-sacred-sound.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}