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Guru Stotram
02:16
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gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇu
guru devo maheśvaraḥ
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma
tasmai śrī guruve namaḥ
[The Guru (the teacher within, that which guides us) is the creator, the preserver and the destroyer, the absolute, limitless one. With great respect and love I honour the Guru.]
dhyāna mūlaṁ guror mūrtiḥ
pūjā mūlaṁ guroḥ padam
mantra mūlaṁ gurorvākyaṁ
mokṣha mūllaṁ guroḥ kṛpā
[The Guru’s form is the root of meditation, the Guru’s feet are the root of worship, the Guru’s speech is root of mantra, the Guru’s grace is the root of liberation.]
akhaṇḍa maṇḍalā kāraṁ
vyāptaṁ yena carācaram
tat padaṁ darśitaṁ yena
tasmai śrī guruve namaḥ
[Endless like the shape of circle, encompassing the infinite universe. I honour the Guru, who reveals this infinite cosmos.]
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All I Know Is Love
15:40
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For all I know is Love, and I find my heart infinite
I find my heart infinite and everywhere
For all I know is Love, all I know is Love
oṁ namaḥ śivāya oṁ namaḥ śivāya
oṁ namaḥ śivāya namaḥ oṁ
oṁ namaḥ śivāya oṁ namaḥ śivāya
[“with great respect and love, I honour my heart my inner teacher” – translation from Mukunda Styles]
English lyrics from the poem “How Does It Feel to Be a Heart?” by Hafiz – translation from Daniel Ladinsky in his book “I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy”. Used with kind permission of the author.
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Hanumān Chālīsā
10:54
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Resilience
11:20
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Resilience: to stand in the path of lightning,
Resilience: to walk when darkness falls at noon,
Resilience: to grind yourself fine on the turning mill.
Resilience will come to you
oṁ kālī mā kālī kālī mā mā mā
oṁ kālī mā kālī kālī mā
[a calling out to kālī – the aspect of ourselves and creation that is She who brings us directly to the present moment, helps us to let go of that which doesn’t serve us, to have the courage to be resilient.]
English lyrics from a poem by Lalleshwari – translation from Ranjit Hoskote in his book “I, Lalla”. At the time of print, permission was sought to use the poem with no response.
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Ambe Mā
11:06
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Woman of Love
17:03
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He bartered my heart,
looted my flesh,
claimed as tribute
my pleasure,
took over
all of me.
I’m the woman of love
for my cenna mallikārjuna [śiva – the beloved as the white jasmine flower]
śivāya śivāya śivāya
śiva mahādevāya
[for śiva, my great heart-centred beloved]
oṁ mallikārjunāya namaḥ
[I honour my beloved white as the jasmine flower]
English lyrics from a poem by Akka Mahadevi – translation from A.K. Ramanujan in his book “Speaking of Śiva”. At the time of print, permission was sought to use the poem with no response.
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Śrī Munīndra Sūkta
03:03
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Body of Love
11:05
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bhakty udrekād viraktasya yā dṛśī jāyate matiḥ
sā śaktiḥ śāṅkarī nityam bhavayet tāṁ tataḥ śivaḥ
Translation:
“Be wildly devoted to someone, or something.
Cherish every perception.
At the same time, forget about control.
Allow the Beloved to be herself and to change.
Passion and compassion, holding and letting go –––
This ache in your heart is holy.
Accept it as the rise of intimacy
With life’s secret ways.
Devotion is the divine streaming through you
From that place in you before time.
Love’s energy flows through your body,
Toward a body and into eternity again.
Surrender to this current of devotion
And become one with the Body of Love”
(From The Vijñana Bhairava Tantra, English version from “The Radiance Sutras” by Lorin Roche – Used with kind permission of the author)
Become one with the Body of Love, Become one with the Body of Love
Become one with the Body of Love, We are one with the Body of Love
śiva śaranam śiva śaranam
mahādeva śaranam mahādeva śaranam
[I take refuge in śiva mahādeva, the Body of Love]
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Jai Mā
14:51
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jai mā jai mā jai mā
mahākālī jai jai mā
mātaṅgī jai jai mā
kamalātmikā jai jai mā
jai mā
[This mantra is a celebration of the divine feminine aspect of ourselves and creation. In triple Goddess form: Mahākālī, She that helps us to let go of that which doesn’t serve us; Mātaṅgī, the wild aspect of our creative expression that knows no limits, the lives on the edge, dancing naked singing her poetry and being completely true to who She is; Kamalātmikā, She of pure delight and pleasure, that innocence of joy of the simple things in life.]
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Jasmine Garden
17:57
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I entered the jasmine garden,
where Śiva and Śaktī were making love.
I dissolved into them, I dissolved into them,
and what is this to me, now? what is this to me, now?
You may think that I am here,
but really I’m walking in the jasmine garden.
oṁ namaḥ śivāyai oṁ namaḥ śivāya
[the feminine version and masculine version of the mantra in which we honour consciousness, creation, the inner teacher, they who dwell in the jasmine garden, the heart.]
English lyrics based on a poem by Lalleshwari – translation from Coleman Barks in his book “Naked Song – Lalla”. Used with kind permission of the author.
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Sweet As Honey
16:24
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In this place,
Where the Sky kisses the Earth,
Where heart meets heart,
A stream of nectar runs
Full of inspiration,
and delight.
Taste This
Sweet as Honey.
In this place,
Where the Sky kisses the Earth,
Where heart meets heart,
There is no thing
Shadow or light,
That is not sacred.
Dissolve in This
Sweet as Honey.
In this place,
Where the Sky kisses the Earth,
Where heart meets heart,
In the Lover’s embrace,
A union so complete.
What is there
That is not This?
Sweet as Honey.
(poem by Sivani Mata Francis © December 2016)
madhuram madhuram madhuram
[“sweet, pleasant, charming, delightful, sounding sweetly or uttering sweet cries, melodious, mellifluous” translation from Lucy Crisfield]
This Kirtan is based on the idea of madhura bhāva (the sweet mood) of bhakti in which one expresses one’s love for creation as a lover.
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Sivani Mata London, UK
Sivani Mata is an artist who is moved by a sensory and elemental exploration of life through practice that evokes the liminal experience of trance-like states of consciousness (such as Kirtan – Music as Medicine, communion through sound and art as a healing modality) as a way to cultivate a harmonic relationship with the Earth, and to build the relationship of self love and acceptance. ... more
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