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“Yoga is a living tradition. Lorin is on the front lines as a meditation teacher, a champion of natural meditation, of awakening consciousness everywhere, in all places, in all times. He is bringing over into the Western world the deepest teachings of Tantra, giving them voice to sing out clearly.” Shiva Rea, Samudra School of Living Yoga

“Lorin Roche really knows his stuff.” Jack Kornfield, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

“Lorin Roche is probably the friendliest meditation teacher in America.” James Fadiman, cofounder of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology."

The Radiance Sutras is a fresh translation of an ancient Tantra Yoga text, The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, a love song between Devi and Bhairava, (Shakti and Shiva) in which they sing the classic tantra, chakra, kundalini, mantra, mudra practices.

 “This is my favorite text of all time.” —Shiva Rea

You can order it here.


There is also a spiral-bound edition and a little, CD-size version.

Events for Summer & Fall 2011

July 31-August 1, Radiance Sutras Meditation Retreat in Boston’s beautiful North Shore. The retreat starts Sunday and goes through Monday. We will spend both days immersed in The Radiance Sutras, deepening our experience in the body of these vibrant teachings. We will be at The Essex Conference Center and Retreat, minutes from the beach. The Center maintains 250 acres of wooded open space with trails, waterfalls, sculpture and tranquil paths, conducive to facilitating powerful teaching and practice. www.yogathree.com / 617.610.9642 / 800.YOGA.360

August 26-28: Wild Serenity at Esalen Institute in Big Sur

September 8-11 Bhakti Fest in Joshua Tree, California

December 9-11: Luminous Being: Embodying The Radiance Sutras at Esalen Institute in Big Sur

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and ask about the meditation practice Teleclass.

Actual Sanskrit Word of the Day: Samavaaya - coming together

Coming or meeting together , contact , concourse , congress , assemblage , collection , crowd , aggregate (ena or āt , " in combination " ; °yaṃ- √kṛ , " to meet , combine , flock together ") Gr2S. Gaut. Mn. &c conjunction (of heavenly bodies), (in phil.) perpetual co-inherence , inner or intimate relation , constant and intimate union , inseparable concomitance (= nitya-sambandha , the sixth padā*rtha or category of the vaiśeṣikas , expressing relation which exists between a substance and its qualities , between a whole and its parts [e.g. between cloth and the yarn composing it] , between a genus and its individuals &c ) Kap. Jaim. IW. 66 ; 69, course , duration (e , with gen. , " during ") MBh.



Invented Sanskrit Word of the Day: layasana - the resting, dissolving pose

I propose layasana as a replacement for savasana or shavasana. There is no getting around what sava is - śava, mn. (ifc. f(ā). ; prob. fr. √1. śū , or śvi and orig. = " swollen ") a corpse , dead body. Sure the ancient yogis meditated in graveyards and went around coated in the cremation ashes of the dead. But that is clearly Vampire Chic. I’m not into it.

Consider the great Sanskrit word laya.

  • rest, repose
  • place of rest, residence , house , dwelling W.
  • [mental inactivity, spiritual indifference
  • sport, diversion, merriness
  • delight in anything
  • an embrace




layasana is less obnoxious than savasana, plus it has the obvious pun in it.

And more:

laya

  • m. the act of sticking or clinging to (loc.) , S3is. ?? (layaṃ √ gā with loc., " to become attached to any one " Kuval. )
  • lying down , cowering MBh.
  • melting , dissolution , disappearance or absorption in (loc. or comp.) Up. Kap. &c (layaṃ √ gam or yā " to disappear , be dissolved or absorbed " ; layaṃ saṃ- √gam , " to hide or conceal one's self ")
  • extinction , destruction , death MBh. Ka1v. &c (layaṃ √ yā , " to be destroyed , perish ")
  • rest , repose S3is3. BhP. (cf. a-laya)
  • place of rest , residence , house , dwelling W.
  • mental inactivity , spiritual indifference Kap. Veda7ntas.
  • sport , diversion , merriness Va1s.
  • delight in anything Harav.
  • an embrace L.
  • (in music) time (regarded as of 3 kinds , viz. druta , " quick " , madhya , " mean or moderate " , and vilambita , " slow ") , Ka1lid. Das3ar. Pan5cat. &c
  • a kind of measure Sam2gi1t.
  • the union of song , dance and instrumental music L.
  • a pause MW.
  • a partic. agricultural implement (perhaps a sort of harrow or hoe) VS.
  • a swoon L.
  • the quick (downward) movement of an arrow L.
  • n. the root of Andropogon Muricatus Bhpr.
  • laya [L=182773] mfn. making the mind inactive or indifferent BhP.

Meditation Secrets for Women



Meditation Secrets for Women is essential reading if you are a woman and you want to thrive in meditation. It is also handy for guys wanting to understand women and what they need.


Meditation Made Easy is a great review of the essential elements of a meditation practice.


On this site


- offerings of books, seminars, and individual coaching to help you thrive with meditation in your daily life. If you are a yoga, meditation, or tantra teacher, I offer coaching in developing your own approach to practicing and teaching yoga meditation techniques. Meditation 24-7.com is one of my other sites and has some interesting notes on the senses and magnetism.

If you feel like meditating right now, you could head over here and listen to 14 different guided meditations. Each one is 3 to 7 minutes, and you are welcome to listen as much as you like. If you want to download, you can select any size, from small mp3’s to large AIFF files.

Or glance through The Radiance Sutras and notice what resonates with you. Keep it simple and be playful in your approach. Give yourself freedom to explore what delights you.

Invite Lorin to come speak to your conference or lead a workshop. One of my favorite things is training yoga teachers how to teach meditation.

The Instinctual Roots of Meditation

If you have a body and mind, you can meditate. Learning to meditate is a matter of finding out how to activate your innate abilities, and this is always an adventure. If you want to include meditation in your life, find your personal gateways. These are different for each of us, and also change over time as we evolve.

Buddha said that he gave 84,000 dharmas, for all the different kinds of people there are. The good news is there is something for everybody. The downside is that out of the thousands of meditation techniques, most of them will be wrong for your body type and life direction in the here and now. When you practice a technique that is not right for your type, it feels like an imposition and is slightly harmful, and wastes your time.

When you discover your personal gateways, it feels like love. You are falling into the center of your own heart. A relief, and exciting, and restful. The goal of a teacher such as myself is to assist you in spending more time in love with life and less time struggling with techniques that are not right for you in the first place. Instinctive Meditation is a way of accessing the wealth of knowledge of the ancient yoga meditation traditions, and discovering the practices that work for you – your body, your heart and mind, your life.