Krishna Das' Heart As Wide As the World, Released March 2010
Here’s something I highly recommend you add to your bucket list:
Attend at least one Krishna Das Kirtan.
It is an experience beyond words… transcendent. Normally I’m pretty shy, so I was very surprised when midway through my first Krishna Das concert I found myself standing up and dancing around…. I couldn’t NOT dance. Soon every one around me stood up and danced, too. And afterwards my heart felt lighter.
Today, Krishna Das shares his story in an article on The Huffington Post, so click on over and read it. An excerpt:
So what about here in the West? Many of us just want to do our practice and “get off.” Most of us find a lot of difficulty bringing the peace and joy we get from chanting into our daily lives. We can't extend those feelings to the so-called “Real” world. I think this is because we have not been brought up to love ourselves. My parents didn't love themselves, so how could they show me how to love myself? We might be able to touch the “Loving Presence” when we chant, but we lose it when we “live”. This is because of the way our minds work. We keep reacting the same way to the same situations, over and over again. “We” have learned to hide behind the wall of “me,” and we will only let love in under very specific circumstances.
via Krishna Das: Chasing The Spirit Through Song.
Listen to Krishna Das’ latest album, Heart As Wide As the World, on his website.
Heart As Wide As the World Available on Amazon.com
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Yes I do recommend going to this great teachers shows. He is so very down to earth and speaks from the heart without any pretense at all. So much so that some may find him too “real”.
His voice is rich and evocative and welcoming. I wish I could hear him play there in the US sometime soon but alas my work is here in Australia. Someday soon…
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