Rain has wiped out the Fourth of July; therefore, I thought I would write a reflection on Leonard Cohen, Canadian composer and performer.

Darkness Storm Clouds over Lake Chatuge

I was first introduced to Leonard by Matt Fox in one of his lectures from the first ChristPath Seminar in California earlier this year. Cohen has spent some time in an ashram in India, I believe he said. The song that Matt analyzed was Halleluia which since its composition in the 80s has been performed by many artists.

The lyrics went through many renditions and many verses ended up as balls of paper on a hotel room floor. Leonard obviously struggled with putting his thoughts into word—a problem common to mystics. I am calling him a mystic because his lyrics see through to the ultimate realities. BTW, Cohen is still performing his music. Continue reading →