Happy 44th Anniversary of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme!

[Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke]

Watch a YouTube video of jazz musician John Coltrane performing A Love Supreme.




9 Days After A Love Supreme by Ananda Leeke

Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke.

Excerpt from That Which Awakens Me (Winter 2009, iUniverse, Inc.)


What's Next. 43 ends. 44 begins.
Grounding myself in my spiritual practices.
Studying Buddhism more intensely. Eightfold path.
Deepening my yoga practice and teaching.
Understanding my koshas and Reiki energy.
Intentionally choosing to navigate life mindfully.
Inhaling A Love Supreme. Om Prema.
Exhaling an awakened heart. Om Karuna.
Melting into God. Becoming a boddichitta.
Surrendering to the Journey in Satchidananda.
Flowing with divine order. Giving thanks.
AND SO IT IS. AMEN. ASE.




Today is December 9. In nine days I will turn 44 on December 18. Yep that's right in nine days I will greet the world as a 44 year old. Today is also the 44th anniversary of the recording of A Love Supreme written by jazz musician John Coltrane. Coltrane recorded the four-part suite in one session in 1964 at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. A Love Supreme was my first introduction into the spiritual music written and performed by John and Alice Coltrane. It echoes Coltrane's awareness of and gratitude for his life as an artist guided by Spirit. It honors the beauty and power of surrendering oneself to Spirit in the creative process. Below are the words that Coltrane wrote about A Love Supreme. Enjoy!



A LOVE SUPREME by John Coltrane (Impulse Record AS-77)

I will do all I can to be worthy of Thee, O Lord.
It all has to do with it.
Thank You God. Peace. There is none other.
God is. It is so beautiful.
Thank You God. God is all.
Help us to resolve our fears and weaknesses.
In you all things are possible.
Thank you God.
We know. God made us so.
Keep your eye on God.
God is. He always was. He always will be.
No matter what... it is God.
He is gracious and merciful.
It is most important that I know Thee.
Words, sounds, speech, men, memory, throughts,
fears and emotions--time--all related...
all made from one... all made in one.
Blessed be his name.
Thought waves--heat waves--all vibrations--
all paths lead to God. Thank you God.
His way... it is so lovely... it is gracious.
It is merciful--Thank you God.
One thought can produce millions of vibrations
and they all go back to God... everything does.
Thank you God.
Have no fear... believe... Thank you God.
The universe has many wonders. God is all.
His way... it is so wonderful.
Thoughts--deeds--vibrations,
all go back to God and He cleanses all.
He is gracious and merciful... Thank you God.
Glory to God... God is so alive.
God is.
God loves.
May I be acceptable in Thy sight.
We are all one in His grace.
The fact that we do exist is acknowledgement
of Thee, O Lord.
Thank you God.
God will wash away all our tears...
He always has...
He always will.
Seek him everyday. In all ways seek God everyday.
Let us sing all songs to God.
To whom all praise is due... praise God.
No road is an easy one, but they all
go back to God.
With all we share God.
It is all with God.
It is all with Thee.
Obey the Lord.
Blessed is He.
We are all from one thing... the will of God...
Thank you God.
--I have seen ungodly--
none can be greater--none can compare
Thank you God.
He will remake... He always has and He
always will.
It's true--blessed be His name--Thank you God.
God breathes through us so completely...
so gently we hardly feel it... yet,
it is our everything.
Thank you God.
ELATION--ELEGANCE--EXALTATION--
All from God.
Thank you God. Amen.