The live recordings I share below will give you a small sampling of kirtan in the musically rich tradition of bhakti. In these recordings, oftentimes you can hear the hundreds of voices responding. These tempo of these kirtans generally start off slow and meditative...
In his youth, Sri Chaitanya was known as the most erudite scholar in Navadvipa, which rivaled the famous Benares (Varanasi) as a hub for intellectual giants. Despite his scholarship and renown as a teacher, he wrote almost nothing down. Instead, his teachings were...
In Prema Kirtan: Journey into Sacred Sound, I mention that there are various manifestations of divinity. Here I discuss them in further detail. The Supreme Absolute manifests himself in countless ways. For many unfamiliar with the yoga universe, this can be confusing,...
Below are prema mantras categorized by the Personality the mantra calls on. You can listen to all the mantras shown below here. Addressing Radha and Krishna hare krishna, hare krishna, krishna krishna, hare hare hare rama, hare rama, rama...
Reading books that teach or enhance one’s bhakti is a form of kirtan and fortifies one’s daily practice by helping to fix the mind in yoga. The following books are broken out by topic. The title of each book is a link to where you can get your copy. Maha-mantra...
This trilogy is the retelling of the famous well-loved Ramayana, the beloved ancient story of Prince Rama Vrinda Sheth is an excellent writer and storyteller and her mother Annapurna has painted many exquisite watercolors that grace the books throughout. For the most...
This is a compendium of interviews with some of the more prominent kirtan leaders. Each interview opens with a short bio and then goes into the questions and answers. You get a feel for the individual and their sentiments about kirtan. This is an interesting way to...
The subtitle of this book is important: A Garland of Poems, Prayers and Meditations on Love I thought this was a book of poetry but discovered much prose. There is some poetry interspersed throughout. The author reflects on the relationship she has with Govinda...
From the Flap: “This highly readable introduction to India’s classic yoga text—scholar-practitioner Joshua Greene has created a bridge between the Gita’s millennial wisdom and the world we know.” This is a very simple (but not dumbed down) rendition of the Gita. Each...
This photographic essay of the author’s move off the grid in Los Angeles into the remote wilderness of a 1,600 acre valley in British Columbia is a page turner. Visakha muses before moving there, “Perhaps those long winter nights and endless summer days...
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