Opening to the Source of Flow: V’nahar yotzei

V’nahar yotzei me’eden, l’hashkot et haGan.

A river comes forth from Eden to water the garden. (Genesis 2:10)

My friend and teacher Melila Hellner told me that this line from Genesis was the most quoted sacred phrase in the Zohar, one of the central texts of Kabbalah. I was intrigued and began chanting this phrase with the intention of opening to the Source of Flow. Chant these words until the chant begins to chant itself. In the silence after the chant, open to the Flow.

As we delight in the garden of this moment, let us attune to the source of its vitality and beauty.

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

Opening to the Source of Flow

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 255.