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KRISHNA DAS in CONCERT 2013, on 2 and 3 july
Mozes en Aåronkerk, Waterlooplein 207, hartje Amsterdam, 1011PG
Concerten op 2 en 3 juli. Concerts on july 2 & 3
Toegang, voorverkoop/admission 27,50 euro.
Kaarten aan de deur Door € 30,-.
Korting voor CJP, 65+, Stadspas, studentenkaart €2,50
Doors open/De zaal gaat om 18.45 open en het concert begint om 19.30. End 22.15
(neem een kussentje mee als je vooraan op de grond wilt zitten)
Kaarten zijn te bestellen, betalen en printen via deze link. Ordering, paying and print your tickets.Problems with ordering from abraod? mail prembuda@dds.nl
Krishna Das has released many CDs and now leads chanting workshops around the world, helping us to turn within and find our own inner understanding.
Krishna Das has also studied Buddhist meditation for more than 30 years. www.krishnadas.com
Heart of Devotion, concert with
Krishna Das
Krishna Das
first travelled to India in 1970 where he met his guru Neem Karoli
Baba (Maharaji).
Through Maharaji, he was introduced to the devotional practice
of kirtan, an ancient method of heart purification.
He has released several CDs and now leads chanting workshops
around the world, helping us to turn within and find our own
inner understanding.
Krishna Das has also studied Buddhist meditation for more than
30 years.
Chanting, helps us dive into a
deeper place in our hearts. Peace of heart comes as the process
of coming closer to our Self continues to burn our shortcomings
in the fire of the deepest Love. "Love is what lasts the
24 hours." Chanting helps remind us and strengthens our
ability to remember that deeper Reality We get a chance to immerse
ourselves in the stream of devotion. For an hour or two, nothing
else is required. We have nothing else to do. We can gather ourselves
and jump into that riverrushing to the Ocean of Love. Sometimes
I say to a group, "I guarantee you one thing tonight: No
one's problems will be solved. So just forget about everything
and sing. There is no reason to hold onto anything. Let go and
give yourself wholeheartedly to what we're doing for this short
period of time. Sing your heart out and we'll see what's left
to worry about when it's over." I sing to save my own soul.
I am happy to be able to sing with people because that helps
me give myself to the practice with a greater intensity.
GREATEST HITS OF THE KALI YUGA
Greatest Hits Of The Kali Yuga gathers tracks from all of Krishna Das's 5 previous CDs and includes a brand new track and a rarity or two. Also included in the package is a FULL LENGTH DVD Documentary One Life At A Time that traces his evolution into "the chant master of American yoga" (NY Times). As he reflects in the film "I didn't even know there was a (spiritual) path never mind that I could be on it. "
Together this specially priced CD and DVD present a full and captivating picture of the transformation of a seeker. It should be noted that prior to 1995 Krishna Das had no public persona. All the more remarkable then that this unassuming searcher would evolve into a conduit of Bhakti yoga tenets to allow others to relate to themselves. As Ram Dass remarks in the film: "Krishna Das and I are puppets dangling at Mahara-ji's (their spiritual leader Neem Karoli Baba who passed in 1973) behest, doing what we do with out attachment. I guess we're doing ok because we haven't been fired"
"ONE LIFE AT A TIME" DVD
This DVD, which is bundled with the Greatest Hits of the Kali Yuga CD, has been referred to as "worth the price all on it's own".
It features the 50-minute documentary ONE LIFE AT A TIME, and also 60 minutes of kirtan recorded March 2003 in Los Angeles with 1000 chanters in attendance!
ONE LIFE AT A TIME was recorded over a year and a half, and features intimate one-on-one interview footage that includes stories and personal revelations from Krishna Das recorded at retreats at Shivananda in The Bahamas, Maui, The Omega Institute, Shivananda in upstate New York, The Self Realization Center in LA, and at KD's home.
The film traces KD's own spiritual path, and his relationship with Maharaj-ji (Neem Karoli Baba). The film brings Maharaj-ji's presence front and center through the usage of a variety of film clips of him. The story is further fleshed out through the contributions of Ram Dass, Sharon Salzberg, Ty Burhoe, KD's daughter Janaki Kagel, and John Friend. A couple of tapings include very personal interaction between KD and Ram Dass. The film also takes us to Rick Rubin's LA recording studio for up close exploration from the DOOR OF FAITH CD sessions. All creatively woven together, this movie truly opens the heart.
A major bonus is the inclusion
of one hour's worth of kirtan that is also utilized in the movie.
The multi-camera footage is a very intimate opportunity for the
viewer to "be with" KD in the comfort of their own
home. The footage captures the devotion and power of the kirtan,
and the 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound gives the viewer the
chance to be in the middle of a thousand other chanters-it is
an amazing aural experience that enables one to go deep!
The DVD was Produced and Directed By Mahavir Michael Drumm of
Music Link Productions
Chanting: The Power of the Word By Nancy Jackson
I received the YTAA email news update the other day from Sally Dawson and I noticed that Krishna Das was coming to tour Australia. Krishna Das is billed as the chant master who has inspired people all over the world. His CDs and DVDs have become best sellers and his concerts and chanting sessions bring capacity crowds. Why? His gravelly intonations don't lift him into the realm of star singer. He can't copyright the words to the songs as they are thousands of years old. And his basic sit-at-the-harmonium-and-sing-along style doesn't offer the same attraction as rock bands and light shows.
How can a repetition of Hara Hara Mahadev (praise to the highest who removes delusion and ignorance), which spans only a few notes, resonate so deeply not only with individuals but now with an entire culture? One reason is the blending of East and West. When traveling Westerners and Eastern teachers began to infuse Western culture with Vedic liturgies thirty to forty years ago, it was novel and exotic. As the intonations became intertwined with many of the schools of yoga and yoga teachers used chanting as backgrounds for classes, chanting naturally blended with contemporary music.
But there's more. Some words or phrases have particular power, in themselves or along with their meaning. In addition, when these words are combined with devotion, or benevolent intent, they can be sublimely uplifting.
The bhajans, or devotional songs, that Krishna Das leads, have their roots in prehistoric India. Many of them are melodic, often intoned as a call-and-response from a lead singer or singers, and accompanied by musicians. They may be sung by an individual or in a group, and are usually informal, although they can be presented in concert.
Sacred words or phrases of spiritual significance are called mantras. When given expression by the voice, they are known as kanthika. When repeated silently, they are called ajapa. Mahatma Ghandi helped bring mantra into Western consciousness with his highly publicized repetition of Ram, Ram, Ram, one of the thousand names of the divine. By the late 1960s the Broadway show of the counterrevolution, Hair, both regaled the use of mantra and brought it further into popular culture with the repetitions of the classic Buddhist om mane padme hum (meaning the divine is the jewel in the lotus of the heart). Transcendental Meditation also popularized personal mantras. Today, the mantra Om Namah Shivaya (meaning I am Shiva, the divine, or I honour the divinity within) is on dozens, if not hundreds of recordings, and is used in many yoga lineages brought to the West as well as throughout India.
What happens when hearing a
mantra?
Listening to a choral or musical ensemble of chanting can relax
the body and mind. It can calm the emotions. Participating in
chanting opens the heart. And for those with open hearts, it
allows love to pour forth in appreciation of the divine. Yogis
who practice chanting regularly for short or long intervals often
have the experience of dissolving problems, making stronger connections
to their teachers, family and friends, and having a deep experience
of the power and expansiveness of the inner Self. The main benefit
of mantra repetition is to focus the mind, which reduces agitation
and worry and helps strengthen the mind for meditation, concentration
and clarity of thought in everyday life. Over time, the meaning
of the mantra resonates so deeply that it repeats itself and
uplifts the person who repeats it.