Radiance Sutras I

Lately, I have been reading from the book The Radiance Sutras. This is a translation by Lorin Roche of the Bhairava Tantra. There are 162 short verses that contain within them 112 practices for awakening to the true nature of the universe, our true nature; spacious, aware, and creative.

“The Bhairava Tantra is set as a conversation between the Goddess Who Is the Creative Power of the Universe and the God Who Is the Consciousness That Permeates Everywhere. For short, they are called Devi and Bhairava, or Shakti and Shiva. The are lovers and inseparable partners, and one of their favorite places of dwelling is in the human heart.

The language is crafted so that you may be able to recognize your own innate spiritual experience and have a flash of recognition.

…These verses are an invitation to wake up to the marvelous symphony within and around us.”

You can read the verses, even speak them out loud, letting them resonate in the mind, evoking the arising awareness within.

#20

The radiance of space permeates the body
And all directions simultaneously.
Space is always here.
Already here before your noticing of it.

What we call space is a presence,
Permission to exist,
And worlds within which to express.

Without thinking about it,
Without forming mental images,
Rest in this vast expanse,
Friends with infinity