For Meditation & Poetry Lovers (Live)

Tiger Singleton & Friends recorded a special live performance of spontaneous music and poetry. Recorded Live at Angsbacka in Sweden.

Opening Poem text...

The Dreamer's Dream

Had a dream,
that I was dreaming.
Only to discover,
a waking up from this.

Disappeared, this one
who believed a thought
that said -they were something.

Released, is no one.

Emptied, all of nothing.
What remained,
was, what always was.
This, right now
-the most colorful
silence of being.

"Now what?"
The dreamer said.

Then this space...
became a canvas;
gently held for the sake
of a playful blooming.

Transcript

I had a dream that I was dreaming.

Only to discover a waking up from this.

Disappeared this one.

Who believed a thought that said they were something.

Released is no one.

Emptied all of nothing.

What remained was what always was.

This right now.

The most colorful silence of being.

Now what?

The dreamer said.

Then this space became a canvas.

Gently held for the sake of a playful blooming.

Mauer's If I want the butterfly to land on me,

Then I proclaim that it is not free.

For if I want what is not,

Then how can I love and let it just be?

Openness is the only solution,

For it extends freedom in all directions.

If it dances,

I let it dance.

If it sits,

I let it sit.

If it rests on my being,

I let life rest.

No need to capture what has been seen.

Why would I cling to that which was meant to be free?

Why would I want what is not,

As if I could somehow complete me?

Openness,

The remedy in the emptiness,

Extending to all of life,

I am freedom's witness.

Openness,

The remedy in the emptiness,

Extending to all of life,

I am freedom's witness.

Openness,

The remedy in the emptiness,

Extending to all of life,

I am freedom's witness.

Openness,

The remedy in the emptiness,

Extending to all of life,

I am freedom's witness.

Openness,

The remedy in the emptiness,

Extending to all of life,

I am freedom's witness.

You have the freedom.

You have the freedom.

You have the freedom.

You have the freedom.

You have the freedom.

Inside you.

Inside you.

Inside you.

Inside you.

There is a dance happening between the all and the not.

There is a romance unfolding within what I remember and what I forgot.

There is a play in session,

A movement of good and bad.

There is a harmony of emotion and innocence within the happy and the sad.

As we watch the blooming,

Life gives birth to each beginning.

Shall we condemn the end,

Or hold steady through each passing season?

Shall we get up and leave,

All because we argue with the falling of each leaf?

Should the dance end,

All because we fight the same lessons again?

My dear,

Why this rush,

This hurry to be done?

What is this war,

This violence on self?

As if something must be won.

What can be achieved if distance is only an illusion?

What can you become if what you are now is still with confusion?

Music would not be if not for this and that tree.

And the forest could not live without the sting of a honeybee.

Shall we kill them all,

This that we fear?

Shall we take away life so that this that I am can avoid its tears?

Can I cut off my left foot so that my right will be prized?

Can I sever my emotion so that I can hide,

Hide,

And hide?

But of course,

The dance stops.

Life no longer live,

It is I who says no,

All because I want the sunshine and not the snow.

Innocence in everything.

All is the dance.

All is part of me.

For if it was not for both sides,

I simply could not be.

So,

I carry the human hand until its I heard my heart cooing like that of a mellow bird,

Not asking,

Not wanting,

Just waiting,

The hope that love might be heard,

Flushed with coyness,

Unabashed by my bashfulness,

Eagerly patient,

I am so in love with the love in this.

I am so unafraid of all that I am afraid of,

Walking without grasping,

Life stands,

Unmoved,

Free to smell the pungent,

Free to kiss the ugly,

Just love and allow for the heart to live.

Thisists only love,

This is only love,

What we dare to be,

Just underneath the clamborne Shedding our disguise,

Though it may feel impossible at times There's only love,

There's only love,

Only love Standing face to face with our deepest fears in our veins Until nothing else remains,

No There's only love,

There's only love,

Only love When we dare to see beyond eternal lies Self-images from new sunrises,

Time has come we realize There's only love,

Only love There's only love,

There's only love,

Only love I'm grateful for protection That served me when I was small When the world was big and scary And I did not know at all I am grateful for those who taught me Not to run away from fear Now I lay down my protection I am safe and you are here There's only love,

There's only love,

There's only love Only love,

There's only love,

There's only love Only love,

There's only love,

There's only love Hello Who am I?

I am the space that gives rise to all expressions I am the silence from where music flows I am the river from which life is created I am the wind as it comes and as it goes The experience exists because I am present Because I am aware If at any time there is conflict,

It can only be because I am with fear Fear that my I am is in something I don't have As though I was lost,

So I seek,

Grasping for self in the sand Until I realize the truth of being The identity I search for is not found out there It was always present,

Always still I just wasn't aware The thoughts that come are not the thought about My thoughts of others are not the other They are thoughts about my egoic self No mental form could be the love others already are No effort from me could define how bright their star Any desire to judge or condemn is only an expression of the separation that's been created within In those moments I attempt to define myself in them Is the moment I don't realize Division perceived divides the mind Leaving the soul without a friend I am the nameless without definite form In the infinite I live It is all of life that I adore I live in I live in Infinite In the soul of life,

All of life I am In And if you don't feel it If you don't see it I welcome you To begin I want to see you Like the sun sees the morning To look deep within and rise To support your gorgeous blooming I want to see you like the dolphin sees the water To swim in your presence our dance becomes one breathing in sync with each other I want to see you just as the night sees the stars To hold space for your beauty so you shine light in this world of ours I would love to see you in the ways a desert sees the rain To empty myself completely and receive all of you without complaint I would love to meet you like distance meets infinity All boundaries of logic fall and I get lost in your mystery I would love to meet you like distance meets infinity Oh,

Really I see you like a flower I see you and I am like one too I love you and I love all of you I love you and I can't do anything without you This is how we are This is how we are I welcome you like the desert welcomes the rain I honor you I honor you I love you It's how we are And I feel it's how we are How we are Already done is this poetic life of being If you cannot see it,

Then only is the mind disagreeing A door already open,

A breeze already permitted All of life is dancing and the realness of you is not separate from this If you wait,

You wait for nothing Permission already given Fall into this,

My friend This is the only transformation Understood is the fear Somehow you could go wrong Completely missing the discovery These are the moments that create the most beautiful love songs Remember?

The point?

It's not to capture the future This life is a dance of the heart And letting go The only cure The only restriction is a denial that drowns your spirit You're the only one who says no And the only voice that will claim you're worth it How we are Already done is this poetic life of being If you cannot see it,

Then only is the mind disagreeing A door already open,

A breeze already permitted Fall into this,

My friend This is the only transformation How we are Already done is this poetic life of being If you cannot see it,

Then only is the mind disagreeing A door already open,

A breeze already permitted Fall into this,

My friend This is the only transformation How we are I have what some call an illness Only set by those who refuse to understand I am giving over the breath of my soul To the heart of life And every human To pretend any longer Is to deny that I know it's time The delay of such I'm learning Is not worth the ultimate fine Not leaving,

Just transforming A distance not really there I would give to you my everything so I am By being an authentic mirror Nothing's really lost If you care not about illusions,

Opinions,

And false expectations What you are left with is the truth of the heart Resting softly within every good How we are I have what some call an illness It's not up to me,

The little one who is sometimes afraid to be seen It's not up to you either,

The one who wants to judge because they wish their own walls were a little bit more free and wider All is well,

Even when waves get higher If doing a dance,

This allows the soul to become brighter Life,

Death A million melodies And everything in between What calls to you my love What waits patiently to be seen Cheers to the memories Farewell to everything past Life bearing a new beginning Cheers again May love be the one thing that lasts May love be the one thing that lasts May love be the one thing that lasts Aloha and cheers to the beauty you already are

Reviews

If you only knew how much your music and your words and your loving voice touch me, it is really beautiful, I started playing the flute three years ago and I'm not really good but I enjoy the sounds and I also enjoy your flute, I don't love being perfect, but human and we laugh a lot, my daughter plays the piano and the violin and she is really, really good and she says I can play the flute with her once a year, not more often, but it is a lot of fun and we get along well, you have to have a good sense of humor. I love your beautiful meditation. Thank you very much anyone can be a lover you definitely are

This was so lovely. I may have to figure out how to get to one of your retreats.
Blessings Tiger
🙏🏽✨️

Really helps me when I’ve lost myself to come home…thank you Tiger

Love...♥️
Freedom...🕊
Spirit song...✨
Dance...🙏🏼
Beautifully done, lovely background...
Cheers🥂

So beautiful, thank you

Beautiful. So beautiful. Thank you.

Amazing! Love🙏🌈 to hear some more

Beautiful, just beautiful. Heart and soul. Namaste 😊

Unique, original, & a completely new experience for me. Loved it! So much to absorb. Bookmarked, will revisit. 💕

Thank you so much ♥️

Amazing! Intense and deep! Wow! Love your voice, pace and music 🎶 in all your work. You could fill an arena in SW Florida! Grateful! 💕🙏

I fell asleep my first two listens and finally got to enjoy the whole performance as a "slow morning" reveille and found it lovely.
"I want to meet you... like distance meets infinity."

Out of sight . Thabk you, thank you, thank you.

Bookmarked, Love this !

Thank you sooo much 💯❤️🙏🏽✨

Loved it. Very Leonard Cohen-styled.

Incredible. So unique and beautiful. The music is amazing and the poetry perfect for a quiet contemplative sitting. I love the length as well. Thanks so much for sharing this. You have a beautiful gift.

What a treat! So much to marinate in. I'll be listening again. "Cheers to the beauty you already are."