Blazing Light, Love's Song

We circle back to the first of three contemplations on Love that we did last week. The first is from the Great Mahayana Aspiration Prayer of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra: “May I realize the ten powers: the power of all beneficial activity, (and) the power of all pervading love.”

The second is from the Indigenous traditions of the world, phrased here from a Native American language: “All my relations.” or “We are all related.”

The third is from St. Francis.

We will be with each of the three for a week or more each.

Love

“May me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hate, let me sow love. Where there is injury, let me bring pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. And, where there despair, let me bring hope. Where there is fear, let me bring trust. For it is in giving that we receive. And, it is in dying that we know life.”

And adaptation of his prayer, no doubt.

“We are all related,” and “All my relations.” Yes, but what is relationship/relatedness?

We reflected on this from a Buddhist prayer of aspiration: “May I realize the power of all beneficial activity and the power of all pervading love.”

Innate. Thus accessible. Thus available. Within us.

Heart. A heart-wish. The depth of Being.