In the Service of the Divine Mother
How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?
We are spirits projecting into this material world, into this Babylon. We grow weary of our exile. When we chant, for a little while, our spirits find rest in the comfort of home.
We remember thee, Zion.
We picked up a Swarmandal/Tanpura from Old Delhi Music, and it’s perfect for chanting japa (using a beaded mala to keep track of repetitions).
It’s a little hard to tell from the video, but the vibrations are just marvelous. This practice really seems to promote a state of profound relaxation, calm and peace – similar to what we experience at a gong bath.
Obviously, after only four days with this instrument, I still have a lot to learn. Very much looking forward to further explorations with it.
I took the guitar out front of the house to the big rainbow bench to sing the Maha Mantra.
We’ll be singing this one together at our next Key City Kirtan gathering.
Some thoughts on why we sing Bhakti. Also, little snips of the Gayatri and Adi Mantras.
I went live on Facebook this afternoon to share one of the chants that we plan to sing Friday Evening at the March gathering of Key City Kirtan.
Here’s the link to register for the event.
https://www.alignlightyoga.com/event-details/key-city-kirtan-kankakee-bhakti-gathering-6
This is one of my favorite chants to the Divine Mother.
Kali Durge Namo Namah
Uma Parvati Namo Nahah
Shakti Kundalini Namo Namah
I did a quick Facebook Live session to help get the word out about our next Key City Kirtan gathering on October 9th, 2020.
The mantra is Om Dum Durgayei Namaha – a chant to Durga, the fierce and mighty protector.
Some Relevant Links
Washington, DC Meditation Study – In the video I mistakenly said that they chanted. They didn’t. They practiced an advanced TM meditation technique.