singing

Strong or soft, wild or serene -
Wherever breath flows there is song.
Hear its whisper touching behind the face,
Singing in the throat,
Dancing spirals in the sanctuary of your heart.

In this practice of listening,
A moment may come when you just want to lie down.
This is a doorway - surrender.
Fall into the wide-open embrace of life.
You are the instrument breath is playing.

All the meditations you have ever loved
Are vibrating in this luxurious hum,
Continuing even in sleep and dreams.
This is your school.  Just you and infinity.
The texture of the Self is untamed freedom.





Lorin Roche
The Radiance Sutras, 32
Photo:  Peter Bowers

love pulsating

The air I am breathing was exhaled in ecstasy
By an an ancient sun.
This earth I am standing on
Was born of cosmic fire.
The blood flowing through my veins
Is as salty as the primordial ocean.
The space permeating my body
Is infinite as the space all around.

Above, below, to all sides, within,
The elements of the universe
Are engaged in their ceremony of delight.

This is my religion.
The attraction between suns
Is the same
As the love pulsating in my heart.






Lorin Roche
The Radiance Sutras, 34
Photo:  Peter Bowers

worship

.

Emanating from the embrace

Of the Goddess and her God

Is a wheel of shimmering divine energies.

This is the sacred spot

Where worship is done.

The center of this wheel

Is right where you are.

Live here, and let your heart stream

With an unending flow of adoration.

In this way, tend the altar of love.  

The Radiance Sutras - 151

Lorin Roche 

Photo:  Peter Bowers

drink from this cup

Adorable Goddess,

These practices are a nectar I share with you.

Drink from this cup whenever you are thirsty

Or crave to be refreshed in the essence of life.

Know that this ambrosia is available to you 

Everywhere, for the universe is made out of it.

Simply go to the intersection of flesh and spirit,

Breathe the tiny sparks that fly.

Within this very body

Are many gateways to the infinite,

Where incarnation and immortality

Consummate their passion for each other.

Share these teachings

With all generous-hearted people

Who come your way and ask.

When you meet someone

Whose heart is vibrating

With the flow of love,

Share the teachings without reservation.

Let your words and energies

Be free as your breathing.

Friends, relatives, neighbors, people who abide

in your village, city, country...

Be not concerned with their attitudes

Towards these teachings.

Everyone is discovering the intimate universe 

in their own way.

Openings to this nectar are here

In every breath, every desire, every transition

From waking to sleeping and sleeping to waking.

Once you have set out on the path of intimacy with

The immortal essence of life,

Never turn your back on it, my shining one.

Never turn away.

Though every moment be surprising,

Revelatory, unrecognizable and full of wonder,

Continue to cherish each breath.

Live in gratitude for the supreme nectar we imbibe

In each turning, outbreath to inbreath into outbreath.

Lorin Roche

The Radiance Sutras
Photo:  Peter Bowers