Bhakti and Music
Kirtans, Bhajans, Stories, Sanskrit Mantras, and HymnsKirtan & Singing for Opening the Heart
DEVOTION TO THE DIVINE
This continuous flow of love brings about a a close relationship with God and culminates in Divine Union in which the worshiper and that which is worshiped become One.
Kirtan
“Kirtan is singing of God’s name, with feeling. Such singing has a benign effect on both the physical and subtle bodies. It is an excellent method of soothing the nerves and directing the emotions to a positive goal. Kirtan melts the heart, fills the mind with purity and generates harmony and divine love. The chanting of Sanskrit kirtan, even when mechanically done, produces certain effects. When done with devotion, and awareness of the meaning, its benefits are immeasureable.”
– Swami Sivananda
Communicating with the Divine
The term Bhakti comes from the root ‘Bhaj’, which means ‘to be attached to God’. Bhakti is love for love’s sake. The path of Bhakti appeals particularly to a those of an emotional nature.
The Bhakti Yogi is motivated chiefly by the power of love and sees God as the embodiment of love. Through prayer, worship and ritual the devotee surrenders to God, channeling and transmuting his/her emotions into unconditional love or devotion.
Chanting or singing the praises of God form a substantial part of Bhakti Yoga.
Mantras and Rituals
A “Mantra” is a mystical spiritual energy encased in a sound structure. At its simplest, the word Om serves as a mantra.
In more sophisticated forms, they are melodic phrases with spiritual rendition such as human longing for truth, reality, light, immortality, peace, love, knowledge and action.
Sacred Sound
Mantras, as sacred sounds, are known to affect our vibratory being and consciousness as the word mantra itself means both protection and instrument.
Vedic Rituals
The experience of mantra and chanting are best when accompanied by ritual. Ritual, in the very way that it is performed –the same time each day, also mirrors the rhythmic quality of mantra or the universe’s ebbs and flows.
Without sound encompassed in ritual that it is difficult to release the accumulation of psychic toxicity in our spiritual system.
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