Live Kirtan Rocks Big Time
Oh my. I've never been to a concert like this one. No applause. Meditation between songs. Musicians totally accessible. The loving community created between strangers gathered to sing kirtan together. Leaving with a feeling of peaceful alignment with what makes...
Road Trip!
If you've been reading this blog and listening to the podcast you know that our Sunday satsang group sings kirtan to CDs, and that's the music which forms the backbone of this podcast. Since we live in a small town, live kirtan doesn't get here very often, so most of...
Welcome Spring
Sometimes the feel for the whole podcast is inspired by a song. "Bhaja Mana Ma" by Shantala combined with the sun in my eyes served as inspiration for this week's set. It has been seventy degrees here for the last few days, and I've been walking with spring in my...
You Can Be the Change
This week's set has MC Yogi's "Be the Change" as the bonus track. I hope you like it. Artists such as MC Yogi & the Kirtan Rabbi show the transformational power of chant & spiritual music as it crosses generations, faiths and musical genres, opening us all...
Walking With Kirtan
I"m just back from a walk with the music from this week's set. It's a cold, nasty windy rainy day . . . and I expected the kirtan to do its usual magic. It did, but it took me awhile to get there as it was cold and rainy and I was all woe is me. Eventually my...
The River Saraswati
I don't know a lot about the mythology of the Hindu gods, but being involved in an artistic pursuit (voice acting) always has me searching for the elusive muse. Saraswati fits the bill. She represents purity and creativity, especially in the context of...
Sunday Satsang
I was introduced to kirtan in an unusual way. Years ago I met Sujita, a Yoga teacher who lived in an old farmhouse just outside of town. She had classes there, and on Wednesday evening people came to chant. I didn't know what chanting was, but I was going through a...
Only One Sin . . .
Late last spring an Indian woman named Mother Meera came to our town and I went to see her. The experience changed my life. She's coming again this month and I've signed up for her 2 PM darshan. To say I'm anticipating the event is putting it mildly! Since Mother...
Choose Love
"All my life, I had a choice of hate and love. I chose love, and I'm here." A. R. Rahman had that to say when he won two Oscars for his music in Slumdog Millionaire. You can see and hear his award winning song “Jai Ho” here. Listen to the song, go feel the spirt...
Spreading The Kirtan Vibe
I’m so excited to share the amazing music I’ve been finding for this podcast, the problem is there’s just not enough time to play it all. So I’m going to add one more track as a substitution for the time our satsang group spends with the Adyashanti readings. A free...