This Saturday I'll be joined by some of the regulars: Marilyn Hart playing kartals, Dona O'Dou playing tamboura, Divya Shinn singing and Bob Weiner playing drums and percussion.

In addition to the regulars, Warrick Moses, a clarinetist from the Boston area who has been playing Kirtans in the Sikh tradition may be joining us as well.

Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat: your shoulder is against mine.

You will not find me in stupas, nor in Indian shrine rooms, nor in the synagogue, nor in cathedrals, not in masses, nor kirtans, not in legs twisting around the neck, nor in eating nothing but vegetables.

When you look for me, you will find me instantly. You will find me in the tiniest house of time.

Kabir says, "Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath."

 

                                              - Kabir

 

Experience the Joy Kirtan

Experience the Joy is a time for people to come together, open their hearts and sing. For years chanting has helped people to effortlessly reach a state of quiet and stillness that easliy leads to meditation. While it's true that we can chant  in our car or in the solitude of our home, there's nothing like chanting with others and with live musicians. Every kirtan is different depending on the energy of the group, but as the evening progresses one becomes saturated with the Name and the  mind becomes one-pointed. The tempo may increase but all the while there is this soft center, this open heart to which we ever return.