“I have been listening to the love songs of
Form longing for formless.
What are these energies undulating through our bodies,
pulsing us into action?”
-The Radiance Sutras by Lorin Roche Ph.D.
The first time I read these words was the first time that I felt a deeper connection with myself. The first time I read these words was the first time I truly understood my wholeness. To me, it’s a compelling, energetic tantalizing experience meant to be experienced and embraced.
One of the few texts on my yoga journey that helped realize that I should engage with my life, instead of disconnecting disassociating separating and shaming. As a teacher and student, I walk the path of true self-understanding so that I am better able to understand others around me.
Here’s the full text of this passage. I hope the words resonate with you as they have with me.
Beloved and radiant Lord of the space before birth,
Revealer of essence,
Slayer of the ignorance that binds us,
You, who in play have created this universe
And permeated all forms in it with never-ending truth.
I have been wondering. . .
I have been listening to the hymns of creation,
Enchanted by the verses,
Yet still I am curious.
What is this delight-filled universe
Into which we find ourselves born?
What is this mysterious awareness shimmering
Everywhere within it?
I have been listening to the love songs of
Form longing for formless.
What are these energies undulating through our bodies,
Pulsing us into action?
And this “matter” out of which our forms are made —
What are these dancing particles of condensed radiance?