PLEASE consider >> this!
Pass it on...
15.11.07
:. Before you see a DOLPHIN show, consider this...
PLEASE consider >> this!
Pass it on...
:. Soothing 5 minute visual meditation...
Oregon Coast 2004, set to Vangelis' Oceanic - Memories Of Blue
14.11.07
:. Halves of the whole.... Wisdom from Rumi
"God instills the desire of every part for the other:
from their union, generation results.
And so night & day are in mutual embrace:
they appear to be opposites, even enemies,
but the truth they attend is one,
each desiring the other like kin,
for the perfection of their work.
Both serve one purpose, for without night,
human nature would receive no income:
what then could day expend?"
~ Rumi (1207-1273)
Translated by Camille & Kabir Helminski
from "Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance"
9.11.07
:. Join me for KIRTAN with GIRISH
Saturday 10 November, 7:30-9:30pm
at Integral Yoga Institute, 227 W 13 St (bet 7/8 Avs) NYC
# 212.929.0586 | >> iyiny.org | $15 advance / $20 day of event
"...the music's mesmerizing trance-funk groove & trip-hop devotional dirges boldly goes where Sanskrit has never gone before..."
Featuring
GIRISH :: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonium
LUKE NOTARY :: drums, percussion
MOTO FUKUSHIMA :: bass guitar
KAMANIYA :: support vocals, harmonium
Hope you'll come sing with us, it's sure to be a bhakti groove-fest!
Kirtan with Girish is FUNKALICIOUS! I'm honored & excited to join him again for part of his North East tour. Girish's CDs are best sellers & his live kirtan is fantastic. He's a dynamic musician & an amazing vocalist, his original chants will grab you & won't let you go. Be sure to bring your dancing feet...
Visit Girish's >> website for his complete tour schedule. Be sure to play his videos, they're clips from his most excellent Yoga Vision DVD which he produced himself & projects as a stage background at his kirtan events.
at Integral Yoga Institute, 227 W 13 St (bet 7/8 Avs) NYC
# 212.929.0586 | >> iyiny.org | $15 advance / $20 day of event
"...the music's mesmerizing trance-funk groove & trip-hop devotional dirges boldly goes where Sanskrit has never gone before..."
Featuring
GIRISH :: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonium
LUKE NOTARY :: drums, percussion
MOTO FUKUSHIMA :: bass guitar
KAMANIYA :: support vocals, harmonium
Hope you'll come sing with us, it's sure to be a bhakti groove-fest!
Kirtan with Girish is FUNKALICIOUS! I'm honored & excited to join him again for part of his North East tour. Girish's CDs are best sellers & his live kirtan is fantastic. He's a dynamic musician & an amazing vocalist, his original chants will grab you & won't let you go. Be sure to bring your dancing feet...
Visit Girish's >> website for his complete tour schedule. Be sure to play his videos, they're clips from his most excellent Yoga Vision DVD which he produced himself & projects as a stage background at his kirtan events.
:. Happy Diwali!
Friday November 9 is Diwali! (a.k.a. Deepavali)
"Diwali (also called Deepavali) is the one Hindu festival that unites the whole of India. It is traditionally known as the "festival of lights", for the common practice is to light small oil lamps (called diyas) and place them around the home, in courtyards, gardens, verandas, on the walls built around the home and also on the roof tops. The celebration of the festival is customarily accompanied by the exchange of sweets and the explosion of fireworks. Diwali is an occasion for cheerfulness and togetherness. This is an occasion for young and the old, men and women, rich and poor - for everyone to celebrate. Irrespective of their religious and economic background, the festival is celebrated throughout the country to ward off the darkness and welcome light into life as light is always associated with hope for the future"
~ From "Rainbow Bridge"
From the very name of today's festival - Deepavali, it can be inferred that the Divine effulgence is manifest in it. Deepavali means "the array of lights." "Tamaso maa jyotir gamaya" (Lead me from darkness to light) is an Upanishadic prayer. This means that where there is darkness light is needed. What is this darkness? Sorrow is one form of darkness. Lack of peace is another. Disappointment is one form of darkness. Lack of enthusiasm is yet another. All these are different forms of darkness. To get rid of the darkness of sorrow, you have to light the lamp of happiness. To dispel the darkness of disease, you have to install the light of health. To get over the darkness of losses and failures, you have to usher in the light of prosperity.
~ Sai Baba
"Diwali (also called Deepavali) is the one Hindu festival that unites the whole of India. It is traditionally known as the "festival of lights", for the common practice is to light small oil lamps (called diyas) and place them around the home, in courtyards, gardens, verandas, on the walls built around the home and also on the roof tops. The celebration of the festival is customarily accompanied by the exchange of sweets and the explosion of fireworks. Diwali is an occasion for cheerfulness and togetherness. This is an occasion for young and the old, men and women, rich and poor - for everyone to celebrate. Irrespective of their religious and economic background, the festival is celebrated throughout the country to ward off the darkness and welcome light into life as light is always associated with hope for the future"
~ From "Rainbow Bridge"
From the very name of today's festival - Deepavali, it can be inferred that the Divine effulgence is manifest in it. Deepavali means "the array of lights." "Tamaso maa jyotir gamaya" (Lead me from darkness to light) is an Upanishadic prayer. This means that where there is darkness light is needed. What is this darkness? Sorrow is one form of darkness. Lack of peace is another. Disappointment is one form of darkness. Lack of enthusiasm is yet another. All these are different forms of darkness. To get rid of the darkness of sorrow, you have to light the lamp of happiness. To dispel the darkness of disease, you have to install the light of health. To get over the darkness of losses and failures, you have to usher in the light of prosperity.
~ Sai Baba
8.11.07
:. Join me with Kirtan Rabbi in NYC Fri Nov 9!
Friday 9 November, 8-10pm (doors close 8:30pm)
at Integral Yoga Institute, 227 W 13 St (bet 7/8 Avs) NYC
# 212.929.0586 | www.iyiny.org | $10 suggested donation
Featuring
Rabbi Andrew Hahn a.k.a. Kirtan Rabbi – lead vocals, harmonium
Shoshana Jedwab percussion | Angela Babin bass
Josh Wotman lead & support vocals, harmonium
Kamaniya lead & support vocals
Kirtan Rabbi & friends continue to mold a new form of devotional practice during their popular monthly evenings of simple but powerful call-&-response chant in the vibrational language of Hebrew. Kirtan Rabbi will also lead us in some Kabbalistic teachings as well as meditation techniques. No knowledge of Hebrew necessary. No need to be Jewish! In commemoration of Krystallnacht, the theme of this evening will be ‘From Fear to Love: The Sh'mantra’
This is my first time collaborating with Kirtan Rabbi. I know him to be a sweet, earnest & light-hearted bhakta whose love for the Divine Spirit is apparent in his chanting. Joining us also is my sweet friend Josh Wotman, an emerging kirtan singer & long time chanter, wait till you hear his rich, resonant voice!
Upcoming Integral Yoga Kirtan Rabbi Dates:
All evenings begin at 8pm, with doors closing at 8:30pm.
Fri, Dec 21 (The Hallelujah Special!) | Fri, Feb 15 | Sat, Mar 15 (Special Havdallah Kirtan) | Fri, Apr 18 | Fri, May 16
at Integral Yoga Institute, 227 W 13 St (bet 7/8 Avs) NYC
# 212.929.0586 | www.iyiny.org | $10 suggested donation
Featuring
Rabbi Andrew Hahn a.k.a. Kirtan Rabbi – lead vocals, harmonium
Shoshana Jedwab percussion | Angela Babin bass
Josh Wotman lead & support vocals, harmonium
Kamaniya lead & support vocals
Kirtan Rabbi & friends continue to mold a new form of devotional practice during their popular monthly evenings of simple but powerful call-&-response chant in the vibrational language of Hebrew. Kirtan Rabbi will also lead us in some Kabbalistic teachings as well as meditation techniques. No knowledge of Hebrew necessary. No need to be Jewish! In commemoration of Krystallnacht, the theme of this evening will be ‘From Fear to Love: The Sh'mantra’
This is my first time collaborating with Kirtan Rabbi. I know him to be a sweet, earnest & light-hearted bhakta whose love for the Divine Spirit is apparent in his chanting. Joining us also is my sweet friend Josh Wotman, an emerging kirtan singer & long time chanter, wait till you hear his rich, resonant voice!
Upcoming Integral Yoga Kirtan Rabbi Dates:
All evenings begin at 8pm, with doors closing at 8:30pm.
Fri, Dec 21 (The Hallelujah Special!) | Fri, Feb 15 | Sat, Mar 15 (Special Havdallah Kirtan) | Fri, Apr 18 | Fri, May 16
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