
Kirtan in Montana
I am compiling resource links for Kirtan and will be updating this page frequently.
You can check the front page of the Perfectly Well website for our Kirtan events and those of others in our area.
“Kirtan is a means of finding our way back to the core of our Being, to our heart, and to our connection with each other.” ~ Ragani
Books
– The Yoga of Sound by Russill Paul
– Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path by Linda Johnsen & Maggie Jacobus
– Following Sound Into Silence by Kurt A. Bruder (Kailash)
Links
Music
– About the Harmonium (Pump Organ) – Wikipedia”
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Here are the words to the two chants we did on Saturday October 19 at Yoga Heart Studio:
Sat Narayan Wahe Guru Hari Narayan Sat Nam
Translation:
Sat Narayan is True Sustainer,
Wahe Guru is indescribable Wisdom,
Hari Narayan is creative sustenance
Sat Nam is True Identity.
More Information:
This mantra is chanted to create inner peace so one can project outer peace, happiness and good fortune. Narayan is the aspect of Infinity that relates to the water element. This mantra helps you “go with the flow” and takes you beyond the world to the experience of Infinity.
and
Sita Ram
Sita is the perfect wife. Her absolute commitment to her husband Ram(a) is an allegory for the devotee’s all-encompassing love for God. Ram(a) is God pictured as the perfect king and husband. The Indian epic “Ramayana” chronicles his adventures. His passionate love for Sita, his wife, is an allegory for God’s love for each human soul. From Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path by Lindas Johnsen & Maggie Jacobus.