{"title":"Alfred K. Lamotte","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-nectar-of-this-breath-paperback","title":"The Nectar of This Breath - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE NECTAR OF THIS BREATH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e - explores the liminal space between poetry and meditation. Many of the poems are prompts for contemplative practice, either by individuals or groups. They unite the mind with the heart, reaching even into our cell physiology to refresh the weary body with \"the nectar of this breath.\" Without using esoteric or religious terminology, these poems probe the most subtle science of breathing, a spiritual practice handed down through wisdom traditions of both East and West. There are also longer poems, full of humor and rebellion, breaking into ecstatic incantation in the tradition of Walt Whitman and the Beats. The book gently reminds us that the same power who spins the galaxies and sings the stars comes to indwell us as our very breath, \"and the dignity of this inhalation, how it softly places the spirit in each cell of your flesh, is your Lover's secret name.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378352160991,"sku":"9781955194020","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/gToNghegiS9781955194020.webp?v=1789254472"},{"product_id":"savor-eternity-paperback","title":"Savor Eternity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSAVOR ETERNITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlfred K. LaMotte is truly the rarest kind of alchemist. With each poem in this exquisite collection, he weaves ordinary words into pure gold, inducting the reader into a direct experience of the sublime ineffability of life itself. Sourced from the depths of his own awakened heart, his words will pierce straight through to your own tender heart, igniting and awakening you. LaMotte stands with Rilke, Rumi, and Hafiz in beckoning our souls to awaken. Let each poem be a mystery that you discover and savor as you would a lover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e TINA M. BENSON, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e A Women Unto Herself: A Different Kind of Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poetry of Alfred K. LaMotte speaks to my soul of long lost love, and redeems my heart from a fall that I cannot even remember. Somehow he makes the total mystery of existence feel all right. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Susanne Marie, meditation guide and founder of Transformation Through Presence TM \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside this poetry is the deep perfume of God, a vast pool of light and pure generosity. Here are bees, honey, and simplicity of Being. That is why every time we read his poetry, we are nourished, uplifted, and we never tire of reading them again and again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Guthema Roba, poet, author of \u003ci\u003ePlease Come Home \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWake Up and Roar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlfred K. LaMotte's writing simply and actively opens the heart, inspiring and enlightening without ever a heavy-handed word of preaching or lecture. In pure authenticity and elegant vulnerability, he writes with the clear heart of a true meditation teacher, and shows us the way \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dian Lang, Author of \u003ci\u003eOpening to Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e, Huffington Post columnist, and director of LifeWorks Center for Growth in Los Angeles TM. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a stunning and prophetic book, courageous in its commitment to the living milk of the Mother, disturbing our complacency and our stagnant idealization of who She is or how She must appear. These poems joyously report that here, and right here, is where we taste the cardinal fulfillment of our essential nature. The Feminine, as a psychic force, reaches far beyond biological sex, and thus cannot be wholly claimed by the female voice (tempting as this might be after centuries of inequality and abuse). In his new book, Alfred K. LaMotte speaks from a breadth and wholeness that is the undeniable sign of Her presence. These poems help us see that the creaturely and the divine are not eternally set apart: they can be recognized as a single gesture of invitation to a much finer, more generous participation in the real. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Britt Posmer, painter, performance artist and poet, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Angel and the Heretic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378507350239,"sku":"9780996523141","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JOS72jDZ2E9780996523141.webp?v=1789257932"},{"product_id":"strangers-pilgrims-paperback","title":"Strangers \u0026 Pilgrims - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese poems express our estrangement from the heart, our longing for return, and our pilgrim journey to wholeness. Sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant, they explore the liminal space between word and silence, poetry and guided meditation. Useful for individuals and groups seeking spiritual nourishment, the book is dedicated to Mary Magdalene, the archetypal pilgrim who journeyed south of France after the death of her beloved, Jesus, to bring his illuminating consciousness to the West. The author dedicates this book to her, who \"lifts us up into our fallenness.\" Some of the poems reflect Nonduality. Others reflect a devotional yearning for the Beloved. Some poke fun at the new age spiritual marketplace, while others are full of reverence for sacred tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author advises us not to regard these as contradictions but as paradoxes. And when these poems peel away the layers of paradox, we discover that we may arrive at the goal of the pilgrimage with every step. We may breathe the divine with every inhalation. We may explore the wonders of the cosmos in this human body. The first poem embraces fear and helplessness at our present condition on earth; the rest, in various ways, respond to that despair, giving us hope and joy. The poems are rooted in earthly experience: \"Get mud between your toes!\" Yet they are filled with images and talismans from Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity mystical traditions. \u003cbr\u003eWhile these poems honor the mystical journey, they remind us that the way from the mind to the heart is a single breath, received as a gift of grace. While elevating our vision beyond the stars, these poems root our flesh in the ground under our feet. They remind us that our breath always leads us back to the place where we already are, in the miracle of the present moment. Alfred K. LaMotte is a college instructor in world religions and an experienced teacher of meditation who has spent a lifetime in the dialogue between Eastern and Western spiritual traditions. He has studied with meditation masters of India and in Benedictine monasteries in Europe and the U.S. This is the author's sixth volume of poetry, his fourth with Saint Julian Press.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378533171423,"sku":"9781955194211","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9zmHFhjaPG9781955194211.webp?v=1789257990"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/alfred-k-lamotte.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}