Feb 1980, Kirtan at King’s Cross

A joyful celebration of Sri Ramakrishna’s birthday
Ambikananda led devotees in repeating Sri Ramakrishna’s celebrated prayer to the Divine Mother:
‘I prayed for pure love and devotion with flowers in my folded hands…
“Mother, here is Thy virtue, and here is Thy vice. Take them both and grant me only pure love for Thee. Here is Thy purity, here is Thy impurity. Take them both, Mother, and grant me only pure love of Thee. Here is Thy dharma, righteousness, and here is Thy adharma, unrighteousness. Take them both and grant me only pure love of Thee.”

Govinda Hare Murare (Swamiji)
Sing o bird (Swamiji)
Meditation (Swamiji)

Memborable songs included Sita Devi’s ‘All creation is the sport of my mad mother Kali.’

All creation is the sport (Sita Devi)

There were more songs from RajaRam and SitaDevi

Ramakrishna (RajaRam)
The full moon (Sita Devi)
Narayan (Sita Devi)
O man if you would live in bliss (Sita Devi)
Why has my body turned so golden (Raja Ram flute)

Swamiji read from the Condensed Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

GSR reading (Swamiji)

And then more beautiful songs from devotees including Shiva Shakti, Atma and Gayatri. With further songs by Swamiji.

Kali is one with the highest Brahman (Shiva Shakti)
Mother ever blissful as thou art (Atma)
Ambika (Gayatri)
Kali, my Mother (Swamiji)
Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi (Swamiji)
Thou art the first cause (Swamiji)
Sri Ramakrishna (Swamiji)
The Marriage of Shiva (Swamiji)
My religion and piety have come to an end (Swamiji)