Category Archives: Mantra

You Are the Ocean

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop. — Rumi

This is one of my favorite beaches. It is offshore from Nassau on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. When I can’t be here I visit in my mind’s eye in meditation.  The water is warm and inviting, and the sea breezes are so fresh and alive. Walking here brings a renewed sense of peace and ease. Agendas fall away, and as the water underfoot allows my feet to settle into the sand I know myself to be at home, to be at one with sand and sea.

Human bodies are made of earth, water, air, and fire.

Our bones are piezo electric crystal, our blood is salty like the ocean, our lungs continually take in and release air. Within milliseconds the oxygen in that air reaches and nourishes our cells. 

 🔥Oh yes, and there is fire in the belly that digests our food, as well as in the tiny power packs in each cell, the mighty mitochondria. They provide power for everything we do, say, think, and create.

I invite you to join me here if you wish, to feel this wet sand and breathe in the gentle air, to allow this place to fulfill the longing in you.  

Come and sing your heart open with me.

You can find yourself here. . .

 

 

 

A Garland for the World

Holding a Rudraksha Mala for mantra repetition

In a perfect storm of trouble may we offer our highest to those in peril, fear, and grief. To that end we will be posting music from various traditions now and in the coming days to help all of us. We wish you well.

This mantra from the Rig Veda of the Hindu tradition is for healing, for defeating death and the fear of death. It comes from one of the oldest spiritual practices on our planet. Traditionally sung 108 times in the morning and evening, we offer this garland of sound energy

as a way for you to imbibe peace and healing for yourself, your loved ones, and all the world.

The Maha Mrtyunjaya Mantra

om tryam bakam yaja mahe sugandhim puṣṭi vardhanam
urva ruka miva band hanan mrtyor muksiya mamrtat