The Radiance Sutras: 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight

Lorin Roche

Aug 2014 · Sounds True

About this ebook

The gateways to wonder and delight are flung open wide for all to enter. At once a beautiful love song and an encyclopedia of yogic techniques, the cherished text known as the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra shimmers with new effulgence in Lorin Roche's The Radiance Sutras. Lorin brings us his unique perspective on each of 112 Sanskrit teachings, along with his one-of-a-kind guidance in how to meditate with, embody, and practice them—what he describes as "answering the call of the sutras you love."

Here is an invitation to experience directly the ecstatic depths of yoga as revealed by the divine partners Shiva and Shakti, through an intimate exploration of:

• The divinity that is permeating your body at this very moment
• The alchemical power of Sanskrit
• Yoga meditation—harmonizing all the elements and levels of your being
• The depths of your connection to the energies of life

Taken as a whole, this teaching is startling in its breadth and the huge range of human experience that it encompasses. This is a book to savor one phrase at a time, over a period of days or years or a lifetime. With The Radiance Sutras, yoga and meditation students everywhere can nurture their own relationship with these living wisdom teachings.

Ratings and reviews

I have already reviewed this book on Goodreads and Amazon, I believe, and I posted on Facebook that reading it was a life event for me. It so accurately recalls me to moments of insight and presence that I have had after meditating for extended periods of time, but it recalls those states and feelings instantly. I read much of it aloud to myself when reading for the first time in order to experience the surprise and delight of what I was saying and hearing, directly and nearly simultaneously. If you are the kind of person who is excited to hear the voice of the "One who is at play everywhere" directing your sensory attention to your inmost place of consciousness and telling you, "I am here. Are *you* here?" Then you will love this book and go through it slowly, for a long time to experience what it is reminding you about the amazing fact of your being alive and conscious. If you have no idea what I am talking about, then forget it. Go play somewhere else. You have all the time there is.

Not even close to a translation of a beautiful text the vijnana bhairava.

A true gem!!!

About the author

Lorin Roche

Lorin Roche signed up for a research project on the physiology of meditation in 1968 when he was eighteen years old and has been a meditator ever since. He teaches a form of practice that he calls Instinctive Meditation, which works with each person's uniqueness from the inside out. Lorin has written several popular books including Meditation Made Easy.

Shiva Rea

Shiva Rea teaches vinyasa flow yoga worldwide. She has studied many forms of yoga and dance in India, Africa, Nepal, Jamaica, and Bali. She is a well-known contributor to Yoga Journal and holds an MA in Dance from UCLA's World Arts and Cultures Program, where she also teaches.