Today we welcomed the newest member of the ashram, Sol. At just over a month old, he’s the first of the fourth generation of devotees. A joyful occasion, celebrating his arrival and Swamij’s birthday. There were so many beautiful songs from so many different devotees alongside readings, and chanting. Thank you Yogini and Rohan.

Listen to the blissful bhajans, songs and talks from the day.

Songs including Sati’s “If I have a light within me, I know that light is Ramakrishna…”

Bhajans including Jai Guru Nam, Imogen/Narayani led bhajans and Tryambaka sings “All that exists art Thou”, Marian’s songs, ShivaShakti notes

Songs from Sanjana, Yogini, Tryambaka. Sarasvati reads, Yogini sings including “I have surrendered my soul…”

Songs from Imogen/Narayani, Shanti and Emily including “It starts with Aum”

Hari Om, Julie, Sanjana and Steve welcomed devotees to a blissful kirtan in London. Please enjoy the recording MahaYogini has shared below.

“The Kirtan God is a harbinger, an author, and also interpreter, and also a reader- all you have to do is to assimilate, and ruminate, and practise…

Take your heart and offer it as a flower to God; Offer to God what belongs to God.”

Jai Guru Nam

Part I

Part II

Part III

Tryambaka, Yogini, Shiva Shakti, Satchitananda, Sanjana, Lillie, Ambika were on retreat with JaiNarain, MahaLakshmi and SriLakshmi joining for Sunday. There was kirtan, chanting, discourse and prasad with the focus on Shiva Christ consciousness.

Sunday: music, readings and chanting

Monday kirtan

JaiNarain read a discourse given by Swamiji at a kirtan at Corfton Rd in 1989:

From Swamiji’s discourse: Doubt is a dark cloud, a dark sun, a parasol. Close the parasol and the sun is seen. No need to know what the sun is, just follow the ray. Power of worship makes the unmanifest manifest. It is both light and darkness, and beyond both of them. The right spirit is ignorant of scripture; it is the revealer of scriptures. Get the right spirit and you will see the Spirit of God, scripture understood by the cosmic ray of God intelligence. Read more