Not In Our Town

There was a candlelight vigil in our town tonight.  It was organized as way to surround a mosque firebombed this weekend with light and community support.  The outside world comes to Corvallis–the mosque was attended by the young man who attempted the car...

Kirtan For Election Night

Probably like most of you, I’m constantly struggling with my need to be informed and my desire to stay positive.  A balance has been especially hard to achieve  during this demoralizing election season.  Kirtan, as always, has been my refuge–and...

Travelling Kirtan

A good thing about travelling is I have time to listen to a lot of kirtan on the plane, and this trip there were CDs from a lot of new artists.  It’s good to be back home, and back to a regular schedule, and now it’s my pleasure to share the music of the...
BhaktiFestified!

BhaktiFestified!

I read the word “BhaktiFestified” somewhere recently, and it so perfectly describes how I feel—I’ve had a taste of the Bhav, and now there’s no going back—and whyohwhy would I ever want to? Bhakti Fest is over, but little pieces of it have broken off and...