Im aylech b’kerev tzarah, t’chayayni

Even when I walk in the midst of trouble,
you are giving me Life. (Psalm 138:7)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 138 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

As I cultivate resilience, I meet the obstacles of reactivity, overwhelm, alienation, despair and feeling cut off from my Source. With this practice, I first acknowledge, with compassion, the difficulties of Life. Then I open to the help that is available in each moment — the unseen possibilities of renewal. When I activate my imagination, the possibilities of joy, curiosity, insight, and a wider perspective are revealed moment by moment and then I simply open to them. In that moment of opening, I let go of my story; I become curious; I connect with inner and outer resources that were always there; I reignite my enthusiasm for the journey.

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

• Resilience 1
• Resilience 2
• Resilience Mix

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Resilience PDF.

Harofay Lish’vuray Lev, u’m’chabaysh l’atzvotam

Oh Healer to the Broken-hearted, you bind up our wounds. (Psalm 147:3)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 147 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

With this practice, we invoke the Divine Force of wholeness and allow our own broken hearts and the broken heart of the world to be held within that loving, accepting and healing embrace.

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

• Healer to the Broken-Hearted 1
• Healer to the Broken-Hearted 2
• Healer to the Broken-Hearted mix

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Healer to the Broken-Hearted PDF.

Nachon libi Elohim,
Ashira va’azamra af k’vodi

My Heart is steadfast, Oh God;
I will sing and chant even with my soul. (Psalm 108:2)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 108 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

When my heart becomes steady, firm in its commitment, resolute in its love, unwavering in its loyalty to the Unity of Being… then the music of my soul can soar. When my song is anchored in the steadfast heart, each note expresses and magnifies my love. The energy of the heart unlocks the fullness of my soul’s glory.

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

• A Steadfast Heart 1
• A Steadfast Heart 2
• A Steadfast Heart 3
• A Steadfast Heart Mix

To download the PDF file for this chant, click A Steadfast Heart PDF. For the musical notation, click one of the musical notations for A Steadfast Heart Music: A minor, B minor, or B-flat minor.

NOTE: The provided MP3 versions are in B-flat minor.

L’cha yom af-l’cha laila

Yours is the day; Yours is the night.
Yours is the dark and Yours is the light,
I am Yours and You are mine;
where ever I look it is You I find. (Psalm 74:16)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 74 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

There is a love inside me that is almost unbearable. It makes no sense, and I often just shut it down, bottle it up or let this force of love simmer within me. Sometimes, when I find a way to express this love fully, I let it out as a great wave of devotion and service. It is such a relief. When I came across this line in Psalm 74, I felt so grateful to have found a vehicle for this inner force of surrender to the One. The relief comes from releasing the illusion of control, letting go into the widest, wildest embrace, and dissolving the excruciating tension of Duality.

(To magnify the surrendering force of this practice I add bowing. In the downward motion, I give myself over and empty; and in the upward motion, I receive the gift that has been waiting for me.)

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

• Yours (underchant)
• Yours (overchant)
• Yours Mix

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Yours PDF.