Eight Hour Kirtan - Non-stop enchanting mantra music experience.
ReadHide full description

Edinburgh City Centre

Sorry, this ad is no longer available.

Eight Hour Kirtan - Non-stop enchanting mantra music experience.
Second year running.
Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, Lutton Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9PE.
http://goo.gl/maps/ibCQu
Date: Saturday 6th October 2012.
Time: 1pm-9pm
Vegan food will be served.
Drop in at any time. Everyone Welcome.
Admission: donation (suggested amount - £5)
Contact: 07726688778.

KIRTAN (pronounced keertahn) is an ancient participatory enchanting
mantra music experience. One of the oldest sacred music traditions of
the world, the kirtan call-and-response chanting genre comes to us
from India. It is currently experiencing a worldwide renaissance.
Using ancient Sanskrit mantras to the accompaniment of instruments,
the kirtan calls upon sacred energies which serve to quiet the mind,
remove inauspicious things from the heart, to bring us back to the
centre of our own identity and awaken divine peace and love within us.
It is the yoga of sound.
The word “mantra” means to deliver (tra) the mind (mana), and it is
one of the easiest methods to use. The mantra itself, depending on
which one used, often incorporates a vibrational formula to call
various energies or powers to oneself, or to awaken one to higher
states of awareness, perception and realization.
Kirtan is a spiritual journey: usually starting off with a slow tempo,
gradually building up to euphoric crescendos bringing with it the
concomitant emotions of joy and elation. The captivating nature of the
melodious tunes fused with the eclectic blend of instruments induces
the heart with deep sentiments and enlivens the self to profound
levels of delight.
All can participate in this chanting, the more participants, the
greater the efficacy. Whether one is musically gifted or hasn’t got a
rhythmical inclination, not considering caste, creed, colour,
religious background or gender; all unite through the medium of this
musical experience, transcending the mundane platform and transporting
them to a spiritual realm.
Organisers : Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace,
EICSP, Scottish Charity, SC038996, www.eicsp.org and ISKCON Scotland,
Scottish Charity, SC001127

Suggested similar ads Subscribe to email alerts for similar ads

View all ads
nuggad