Another exquisite book by Rashani Réa, known internationally for her stunning collages. "Shimmering Birthless" is a unique collection, incorporating the poetry of Alfred K. LaMotte, a well-loved poet from Washington! “These are poems that weave heaven and earth, body and soul, lover and beloved together with the colored threads of joy and tears. A tender and rich collection with beautiful illustrations by Rashani Réa.” –Roger Housden, Best-selling author of the Ten Poems to Change Your Life series “I will return to drink from this life-giving spring time after time. Here you will find truths from the source of life itself pouring into an oasis of eternal beauty. Here is rest and nourishment for all who travel that spiritual path which is its own destination. Every page is an invitation to see you are already home.” -Gloria Lee, Editor of The Nonduality Highlights “I have always been inspired by the elegance of Rashani Réa’s visual arts and Alfred LaMotte’s nourishing poetry of the heart. When I saw both of them merging here in this book as one sweet utterance of the beloved, I grew completely speechless because the intensity and timeless quality of their offerings took away all the words I have learned.” –Guthema Roba, Author of Wake Up and Roar: Poetry for Meditation and Awakening “With staggering immediacy, Rashani's images capture the breath, the spirit of Alfred K. LaMotte's poetry. They pierce my heart and my defenses and quicken true wakefulness. Rashani's exquisite designs bring alive the subtle meanings buried between and within the words of the poems.” –Dorothy Fadiman, Filmaker “I am completely enthralled, as the buoyant dance of these illuminated words and the magnificent designs that partner them, unfurls, one balletic, exquisite step after another. Shimmering Birthless is a sublime collaboration of wisdom and beauty; how does the poet channel such wisdom—and how does the artist create such beauty? Surely both by the Grace of the Unseen Hand. I shall savor each filament, fiber, and thread, caught up in a spun-gold web of remembering what my heart has always longed to express, if it could ... just this, just these. Deep gratitude for the songs and the movement found here, inside the glorious light.” –Aile Shebar, Writing facilitator, Compassionate Coach & Editor

Shimmering Birthless: A Confluence of Verse and Image

Arts & Photography

Réa, Rashani

Alfred K. LaMotte

Individual Artists

Rashani\Rea

Wounded Bud - Poems for Meditation by Alfred K. LaMotte The poet Shelley wrote: "Every original language near to its source is the chaos of a cyclic poem... A poet participates in the eternal, the infinite, and the one." Ancient cultures recognized that the mystery of creation is the mystery of "original language." So John's Gospel declares, "In the beginning was the Word." And India's Mandukya Upanishad says, "All that ever was, is, or will be is created through the syllable Om." The poems in this volume reflect this ancient science of mantra. "Man" is the Sanskrit root of the English "mind" and "tra" of our suffix "tron," meaning vehicle. A mantra is a vehicle to carry the mind back to the source of creation, divine silence. Here in the heart, love awakens. Fred LaMotte conceives language in this ancient tradition, where poetry is a means of taking us home, taking us Om. Many of these poems also reflect the tradition of the mystical marriage. Poets of Eastern and Western religions understood the intimate play of soul and spirit as the whisperings of Lover and Beloved. They created a common poetic iconography, a love-language both sensuous and mystical, which we find in Sufi poets like Hafiz, Hindu poets like Mirabai, the Biblical Song of Songs, the Medieval troubadours, and the parables of Jesus. Mystical poetry can dis- solve religious conflict. Fred LaMotte offers us a revival of atavistic poetics: poetry as meditation, poetry as devotion, or Bhakti, poetry as love-song in the Bridal Chamber of the heart. "In the lover's heart is a lute which plays the melody of longing." ~ Rumi

Wounded Bud: Poems for Meditation

Religion & Spirituality

Saint Julian Press, Inc.

<p>Wounded Bud - Poems for Meditation by Alfred K. LaMotte The poet Shelley wrote: "Every original language near to its source is the chaos of a cyclic poem... A poet participates in the eternal, the infinite, and the one." Ancient cultures recognized that the mystery of creation is the mystery of "original language." So John's Gospel declares, "In the beginning was the Word." And India's Mandukya Upanishad says, "All that ever was, is, or will be is created through the syllable Om." The poems in this volume reflect this ancient science of mantra. "Man" is the Sanskrit root of the English "mind" and "tra" of our suffix "tron," meaning vehicle. A mantra is a vehicle to carry the mind back to the source of creation, divine silence. Here in the heart, love awakens. Fred LaMotte conceives language in this ancient tradition, where poetry is a means of taking us home, taking us Om. Many of these poems also reflect the tradition of the mystical marriage. Poets of Eastern and Western religions understood the intimate play of soul and spirit as the whisperings of Lover and Beloved. They created a common poetic iconography, a love-language both sensuous and mystical, which we find in Sufi poets like Hafiz, Hindu poets like Mirabai, the Biblical Song of Songs, the Medieval troubadours, and the parables of Jesus. Mystical poetry can dis- solve religious conflict. Fred LaMotte offers us a revival of atavistic poetics: poetry as meditation, poetry as devotion, or Bhakti, poetry as love-song in the Bridal Chamber of the heart. "In the lover's heart is a lute which plays the melody of longing." ~ Rumi</p>

Wounded Bud

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