KIRTAN

Kirtan, which literally means, "to praise what is exalted," fosters Divine Relationship. There is a very intimate relationship between the name and what is being named. Sanskrit literature tells us that Brahman, the Supreme Truth, is sound, and when sacred sound is coupled with soulful intent, it creates a divine emotional condition, an insightful state of being called Bhava. Bhava, the enlightened devotional mood, not only allows us the ability to taste the refined spiritual essence but also creates in the practitioner humility and dharma fortitude.

The effects of chanting, or even effortless listening, can be felt immediately. When we engage in kirtan with bhava, the Bliss Being who resides at the core of the mantra is awakened and in that grace-filled circumstance, the singer or even listener can experience the Awakened Meeting that is called darshan.