All posts by Alia Meira

Chants, Psalms

Seeing, Knowing, Loving Us

Havayah b’haychal kodsho, Havayah Bashamayim kiso
graphic: Seeing, Knowing, Loving Us in Hebrew
God is in his Holy Temple; God is on his Heavenly Throne.
Seeing, knowing, loving us! (Psalm 11:4)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 11 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

The Divine Mystery permeates this world, making it into a place of holiness. The Divine Mystery is consciousness itself, which has the widest perspective and sees us clearly. That Divine gaze is filled with forgiveness, compassion and an abundance of wisdom, piercing all illusion. When we enter into a state of being seen, known and loved completely, we are transformed by that Divine gaze and we can know ourselves from that widest perspective.

(In this chant I am pronouncing the unpronounceable יְהֹוָ֤ה as HaVaYaH which is a name that invokes the aspect of God that is Being itself.)

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Seeing, Knowing, Loving Us PDF. For the musical notation, click Seeing, Knowing, Loving Us notation PDF.

Chants, Psalms

Rise Up

Kumah Yah, Ayl n’sa yadecha, al tishchach anavim
graphic: Rise Up in Hebrew
Rise Up, Oh God; Lift up your hand; do not forget the most vulnerable. (Psalm 10:12)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 10 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

Knowing that God is ultimately not separate from me, I turn inward and call on the Divine power within me to rise up and manifest its awesome power. And then I am reminded to use that power in protection of the most vulnerable, both within me and in the world. This might mean guarding, with loving care, the holy, fragile places within me. Or it might mean protecting the rights and dignity of the poor, the refugee, the lonely, the outcast, the forsaken ones of my world.

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Rise Up PDF. For the musical notation, click Rise Up notation PDF.

Chants, Psalms

Entering the God-House

Va’ani, b’rov chasd’cha a vo vetecha
Entering the God-House in Hebrew
And I, by your abundant grace, enter your house. (Psalm 5:8)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 5 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

As I come into the fullness of my own presence, I am rewarded by the generous grace of the Divine. By that grace, that loving-kindness, I am given entrance to the God-House, which is Unity consciousness. Entering the God-house means receiving the truth of Oneness.

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Entering the God-House PDF PDF. For the musical notation, click Entering the God-House notation PDF.

Chants, Psalms

Happy Refuge

Ashray Kol-chosay vo

Happy are those that take refuge in Him (God). (Psalm 2:12)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 2 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

This Psalm tells about the dangers of the world and reassures us that all attempts at the ultimate destruction of goodness are doomed to fail. In the end, the key to our ultimate safety is in the gesture of taking refuge in God. It is only when we turn towards the Eternal and lean into the Divine embrace, that we will know ultimate joy, prosperity and success.

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Happy Refuge PDF. For the musical notation, click Happy Refuge notation PDF.

Chants, Psalms

Like a Tree

V’haya k’aytz, v’hayita k’aytz,
v’hayinu k’aytz shatul al-palgay-mayim

He shall be like a tree; she shall be like a tree;
We shall be like a tree planted by flowing waters. (Psalm 1:3)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 1 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

To plant ourselves by flowing waters, we need to find a place of nourishment, encouragement and support. There we can root ourselves in eternity, absorbing the flow from Eden, staying supple and open to blessing. That will be the secret to fruitfulness and success.

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Like a Tree PDF. For the musical notation, click Like a Tree notation PDF.