Jai Maha Lakshmi

Jai Maha Lakshmi

This week’s podcast has a few surprises. There’s a different format — it starts with a meditation on abundance with a chant to Lakshmi from Deva Premal & Miten’s 21-Day Mantra Meditation. That’s followed by more chants to Lakshmi from...
He Ma Durga

He Ma Durga

Durga. She is one powerful goddess. Later this week I’ll be posting the talk on the deities given by Dr. Manoj Chalam last month at the Denver Chant Fest. His murti of Durga practically leaped off the table at me during that talk, and now here she sits, riding...
Invoking Tara

Invoking Tara

The chants from this week’s podcast invoke Tara, the Goddess of Peace & Protection. Tara appears in virtually every culture on Earth, and represents the Mother Creator — the eternal force that fuels all of life. The Tara mantra is widely used in Tibetan...
The One For Peace

The One For Peace

It’s election season once again, and here in the United States we have been subjected to a constant barrage of poisonous political ads for months. It’s hard to stay isolated from the negativity, but this week’s podcast may help you remember what is...
120 Kirtan

120 Kirtan

Lately I’ve been seized by a strong desire to get fit. Maybe it’s the impending spring, but the desire to get out and move around is really strong. So, true to my geeky nature, this week I downloaded an app that gave me the beats per minute of all the...