From the recording Love Folding In On Love
Love Folding In on Love
A Meditation into the Heart of Being
Hi Brothers and Sisters,
This meditation was born from my song, “Love Folding Upon Love,” and a revelation I experienced about entering the heart of being.
“Love Folding In on Love” is an invitation to explore that inward movement gently. Through breath, loving remembrance, and quiet attention, we allow our awareness to settle within the heart: love folding in on love, light folding in on light, life folding in on life.
For me, the first time I entered into the domain of this meditation, I entered into and became my Higher Self. From there, I could see myself, and I could see the Holy Mother and be with her. I saw what she saw, heard what she heard, and felt what she felt. I could experience the fragrance of creation. Each of us was her breath within creation, riding upon the notes of her song.
My hands were her hands. My heart was her heart. My words were her words. My song was her song.
And I heard that each time I return, more of her love will become embodied in me as I carry that love into the world. Love itself was the door and the passage into her presence and into the heart of my being.
Take advantage of this new doorway meditation. Come as you are. Let whatever arises be enough, a feeling, an image, a quiet understanding, or simply a few moments of peace. There is room for your own experience as you rest in the loving presence of the Holy Mother and invite connection with your Higher Self.
Then, as we return, we carry that love into the way we listen, speak, care for one another, and serve.
My Heart is Your Heart. Your Heart is My Heart. Our Hearts Beat as One.
With love,
Craig
Lyrics
Love Folding In on Love
A Meditation into the Heart of Being
Settle gently into the place where you are.
Feel the support beneath you. Let your hands rest comfortably, and allow your eyes to close if you wish.
Take an easy breath. Let it leave you slowly.
For these few moments, give yourself permission to be here, just as you are.
[Pause]
Imagine a small warmth within your heart, like a coal beneath the ashes, softly glowing on its own.
Give it your gentle attention.
Perhaps you feel warmth, perhaps you see light, or perhaps you simply hold the thought of love within you. Let whatever comes be enough.
Love waiting in your bones.
Life moving with your breath.
A quiet stirring in your heartbeat.
[Pause]
With your next breath, imagine your attention resting a little more deeply within your heart.
Let these words move gently through you:
Love folding in on love.
Light folding in on light.
Life folding in on life.
Imagine the petals of a flower gently folding toward their center, each held within the others.
Let your awareness gather in that same gentle way.
Your thoughts settle within your attention.
Your attention settles within your heart.
Your heart rests within love.
[Pause]
Love folding in on love.
The love you have given.
The love you have received.
The love you are learning to offer yourself.
Allow them to meet here.
Let a moment of kindness return to you. A loving face. A hand that held yours. A small creature entrusted to your care.
Feel the tenderness these memories awaken, and let that tenderness fold inward, toward the warmth at your center.
[Pause]
Life folding in on life.
Feel the quiet movement of your breathing. The beating of your heart. The living presence of your body.
Remember the trees, their roots drinking deeply from the earth. The leaves receiving the morning light. The nests holding eggs and newborn wings.
Hold these living things gently in your awareness.
With each breath, imagine your own life resting within the greater life that surrounds and sustains you.
Life within life.
Breath within breath.
Heart within heart.
[Pause]
Now allow even the images to grow quiet.
Let your awareness rest at the center.
You might imagine this as a small room of light, an altar within your spirit, or the still center of a flower.
Here, hold the intention of resting in the center of all being.
Love folding in on love.
Life folding in on life.
Each phrase brings your attention home.
[Long pause]
If it feels natural, turn toward the Holy Mother.
Holy Mother, I bring You my heart.
I bring You my love.
I rest within Your loving presence.
My Heart is Your Heart. Your Heart is My Heart. Our Hearts Beat as One.
Let the words become quiet.
Rest with the feeling they awaken.
[Long pause]
From this stillness, gently invite connection with your Higher Self, the deeper wisdom and loving awareness you seek within.
You might say:
I am here.
I am listening.
I welcome the wisdom that helps me live with love.
Allow a little space between the words.
Perhaps a feeling comes. Perhaps a word, an image, or a simple understanding. Perhaps there is only silence.
Receive whatever arises gently, giving yourself time to understand it.
[Long pause]
Ask quietly:
What would love have me remember?
[Pause]
What kindness can I carry into my life today?
[Long pause]
Let the questions rest.
Return to the warmth within your heart.
Love folding in on love.
Light folding in on light.
Life folding in on life.
Rest here for a few breaths, with nothing more required.
[Long pause]
Now imagine the flower at your center slowly opening.
The warmth you have held within begins to move through every chamber of your body, through your hands and through your skin.
Let it reach the room around you.
Imagine the windows receiving light, the doorways opening into the day, the trees moving gently in the air.
The love you have gathered inward can accompany you outward in the way you listen, the way you speak, and the care you offer.
[Pause]
Holy Mother, thank You.
Holy Creator, thank You.
Thank You for the life within me.
Thank You for the life around me.
Thank You for these moments of listening.
May I carry this love with gentleness.
May I recognize opportunities to serve.
May I remember to return to my heart.
[Pause]
Feel the support beneath you again.
Notice your hands, your feet, and the air against your skin.
Take a comfortable breath. Move your fingers and toes.
When you are ready, open your eyes.
Love folding in on love.
Life folding in on life.
And love opening through me,
into the life before me.