by Crystal | Apr 17, 2016 | From the Bhakti Trail
It is wonderful to see devotional chanting and mantra practice develop into this huge wave here in America and worldwide. And it feels especially rewarding to be among those who helped create this wave. Here is that story … In late eighties, the west was just...
by Crystal | Dec 20, 2011 | Mantra Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
I’ve been haunted by the song “Bismillah” since I heard it several weeks ago. The word “Bismillah” comes from the Islamic tradition, and it can be translated in several ways. It expresses our prayer that we may have the blessing of...
by Crystal | May 19, 2011 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Sunday Satsang
I love the Sunday Satsang sets. I know if I cue one up on my IPod, soon I’ll be singing along. It’s better than just about anything I know to get me feeling skippy again. As I explain in the podcast, these sets are designed to be used as a group kirtan...
by Crystal | May 19, 2011 | Mantra & Consciousness
Why Do We Fear An Empty Mind? Natasha Dern/Huffington Post/May 15, 2011 Why is it so hard for us to tolerate emptiness in our minds? The prevalent belief that action always equals progress may be a contributing factor. We perceive emptiness as an undesired state,...
by Crystal | May 19, 2011 | Mantra & Consciousness
There’s a lot to absorb here, but it’s so worth the time. If you have a continuing Yoga practice, have you experienced the changes Dearbhla writes about? Asana As Eros/Dearbhla Kelly M.A./May 3, 2011 Let me outline a not untypical scenario: Sue starts...
