Hamilton, Ontario
Good Things Come in Three
There were three chanting
sessions, with water/bio breaks in between, and it worked so well. First,
Mahadev and Annapurna led us with guitar, harmonium, and, of course, the human
voice. They selected a melody I’d never heard before. So serene. It was a warm
up. From there it stayed warm, or perhaps got hot.
Monica’s dreamy yoga studio, in
Hess Village of Hamilton’s downtown, is just the ideal escape place. So, for
the second session, we used mantra once again, and also incorporated
clapping and body movement from the waist up. Finally, our third session
involved placing the musicians in the middle, while the rest of us, in
continuing kirtan, now added dance from the feet up. It ended up being a
natural build-up of devotional intensity.
The sun was streaming its rays
through the skylight. Heat was rising. It was the beginnings of a good sweat.
Some of the attendees came for
the first time, not knowing what to expect. At intervals (bio breaks) I
explained that our technique of kirtan enjoys a history of thousands of
years and, thanks to initiator of ecstatic chanting, Chaitanya, we now have
this regular uplifting approach to reaching Godhead.
After the third session we mingled
and got to know each other much better. To chat or not to chat – that is not
the question. We are there to enthuse. To chant or not to chant – that is also
not the question.
May the Source be with you!
4 km
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