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April Tea ’23

 

 

From Kathy

While turning the compost pile at the retreat yesterday, I remembered this poem
By Sasaki Sanmi “Taking a break, resting my chin on the hoe, I sense the hoe’s strong
attachment to this field”

From Sakina

holding each other gently / we share the depths of tea

From Lesley

respect for the before and the after…for the for and the against…for the rough and the
smooth…for the close and the distant.. for the finished and the unfinished… and all that
happens in between

From Siddiq

Objects are just things / devoid of living presence. / There are no objects.

From Karima

Respect the experience, the moment, the object Reverberates. Holiness. The
silent symphony of color thickens Embraces. Respect empties to purity Connection The
Ocean taught gentleness today deep respect

From Kim C

My deepest respect/ from my heart to you / as your generous spirit travels through time
/through this bowl /through the circling whisk / to the center of my heart/ as I rest here with
you.

From Deborah MN

no sound : Tea ceremony is such a gift, Life is a gift, Awesome appreciation, Ya Huqq
yes

May Tea ’23

May 16, 2023

From Gerow Purification... Meeting life as it is.... Acceptance orrecognition of the present moment... Respect.... Sense of freedom from "shoulds"   From Karen (who remembered this from another Lama Tea poet) Rains arrived... fire turns tosteam... renewal   From Deb...

March Tea ’23

Mar 15, 2023

From Ravi Austin through the universeeach space, each planet, each timeMatcha & me From Siddiq Hans von Briesen WE are found objectsWashed ashore in the sea of lifeGrateful to be alive. From Deborah MN Awe, the change of seasons, tea, remarkable and humbling32...

February Tea ’23

Feb 15, 2023

What courage, each year, has the treeto once again birth her leaves,her pink cherry blossoms or delicate dogwood petals,knowing in days, weeks or months,they will wither and fall to the ground.So, too, the crocus or tulip,who struggles through the frozen...

Preparation

Nov 1, 2022

Poems written by participants of Lama Tea, June 2, 2022 Prepare to face the moment, just how it happens. — Karen Higgins our attentive preparations join hands with the ringing clash of the unexpected past meets future two hands blessed and blessing — Lesley Maclean...

September Tea

Sep 9, 2022

Hopping bunny stops To sniff a morning glory Vining through lettuce — Tracy Cates Return to tea, Return to friends. Love and blessings everyone! — Kate Shane glowing jars of autumn bounty bunny madonnas crickets at my window it's autumn! — Kathy Lyons Hippity HOPPING,...

Reunion

Jul 7, 2022

Lama Tea, July 7, 2022 When we look up at the stars, what do we feel? Do we feel the awesome vastness of space? Do we stop breathing or thinking? Do we feel ever so teeny? Do we feel an inexplicable connection? Is there fear? joy? quiet? heart thumping brain...

A Letter from the Coordinator

May 27, 2020

Beloved Lama Community, So much has changed for us all in these last few months. Not long ago, residents were deep in retreat for our winter intensives, wondering if the Community Center kitchen project would ever be totally completed, and eagerly awaiting a summer...

Podcasts

Sep 15, 2018

Lama has a podcast page on SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-615961713 Listen on SoundCloud Remembering our recently departed Elaine Sutton, as she reads her works just days before passing on into the great unknown. Elaine Karen Sutton, B. 9/16/1949, D....

General Sale

Sep 3, 2018

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What’s New Behind The Scenes…

May 24, 2018

HELLO! FROM THE FUNDRAISER Last August my husband, Joe, our two kids, Miles and Keira, and I arrived in Santa Fe to a house we had rented sight-unseen (thanks to the help of our dear friend, Greg). Nestled between St. Francis Dr. and the DeVargas Mall, the house, now...