Tag: kirtan
Music Release: Bhavtape
On Friday, 1/20/23 at 4pm PST, I livestreamed my devotional mixtape, “Bhāvtape,” a collection of music and video recorded between 2020-2022. Three of the songs were preorecorded live, and the fourth is a live kirtan audio recording put to a generative video. Watch the videos below and play the songs on your favorite music app…
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One Mantra Festival Interview
I was recently interviewed by One Mantra Festival as a prelude to their upcoming event: “Chanting for Ram and Hanuman,” which will be a 24-hour worldwide event of chanting the Hanuman Chalisa. We discussed Hanuman, the Hanuman Chalisa, Neem Karoli Baba, Ram Dass, chanting kirtan, Love, Grace, and all of the other usual suspects. I…
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Stuart Watkins Podcast
I was recently a guest on the Stuart Watkins Podcast. On it, we discuss Ram Dass, Love, Bhakti, kirtan, Hanuman Maui, Kripa, and the recent album that Kripa produced, “A Bhaktimala for Ram Dass.” About the Stuart Watkins Podcast: Each week Stuart dives deep into a wide range of topics, all focused on inspiring humanity…
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Transformative Ecstasy
This is a collection of talks and chanting from an event, “Transformative Ecstasy: exploring the inner essence of the devotional mood,” that was recorded live on 9/28/19 in Arcata, CA. Hope you enjoy! Related Posts: Message to Pandemos International Quantum Alignment Podcast The Humboldt Lighthouse Podcast EartHeart Radio Interview
The Nectar of the Name- A Story about Kirtan, Lila, and the Hanuman Chalisa
“People don’t know- every line of the Hanuman Chalisa is a Maha Mantra” –Neem Karoli Baba Many of us have come to kirtan and felt inspired, felt our sorrows lifted, or even experienced a deep healing or surrender. These are beautiful experiences that are meant to be cherished, but they are also ultimately just initial…
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Radio Interview
About a year ago, I was interviewed by Reverend Derek Moody and Sister Tracy on the Church of Rock radio show out of Southern Oregon (KSKQ 89.5 FM & 94.1 FM). They just recently posted this on their youtube channel. We discussed our love for Ram Dass, the power of living from the heart, Be…
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What’s in a Name?
They say that these are revealed Names, that ancient Rishis pulled these from the depths of consciousness and placed them in this world as gateways to that Infinite Abode. They say there is something invariably healing about these vibrations, that they melt the ego as they ripple through our being. They say that these Names…
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Improv Chalisa
Today during my morning puja I was messing around with some chords and improvising a Hanuman Chalisa. I thought I would share with y’all what I came up with, so I recorded this 🙂