by Kitzie | Mar 14, 2011 | Mantra & Consciousness
In Following Sound into Silence, Kailash (Kurt A. Bruder, Ph.D., M.Ed.) urges us to take up chanting as an authentic and effective spiritual practice. Although this is an ancient spiritual tool, it’s well suited to our contemporary lifestyle. No generation before us...
by Kitzie | Mar 8, 2011 | Mantra Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
Spring is springing up here in Oregon, and so the set this week was inspired by the life force represented by the goddess Tara. In the Buddhist tradition, Tara is more than a goddess — she’s a female Buddha who can take human form. There are many chants to...
by Kitzie | Mar 8, 2011 | Mantra & Consciousness
Amazon Best Books of the Month, January 2011: Yoga, even as it furthers its storefront-by-storefront takeover of American leisure hours, remains a punchline, a shorthand summing-up of a certain way of life. One of the charms of Poser, Claire Dederer’s memoir of...
by Kitzie | Mar 2, 2011 | Fresh Tracks, New World Kirtan Podcast
This week’s set features all new kirtan, and it also holds another theme — one of healing for the planet. We’re all in for a ride, and it will be much better to go through it supporting & helping each other, don’t you think? Several...
by Crystal | Feb 17, 2011 | Mantra & Consciousness
“How to Be Happy” written by Justine van der Leun for AOL Health | Published on September 29, 2010 Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard claims you can practice your way to happiness, and he should know: After MRI scans showed that he experienced extreme levels of...