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Kirtan opens the heart and stills the mind. It is the yoga practice of ecstatic chanting. Through repeating the Divine Names in Sanskrit, the mind is cleared of worry, doubt, fear and all limiting concepts. The joy of peace and infinite love is given to the practitioner, and transmitted through the world by chanting. This is the practice of bhakti yoga or the yoga of devotion. - contributed by Pat Sandford

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“Music that is saturated with soul force is the real universal music, understandable by all hearts.” — Paramahansa Yogananda

“Kirtan is for all people. There are no experts, no beginners. The practice itself is the teacher, guiding us to ourselves. Kirtan allows us to enter into a mystery world—a world where all the logic of our minds, all the condition and learning are left outside. And in this mystery, we create a temple inside of our hearts, a place of refuge, a place of love, a place of just being.” —Jai Uttal

"Chanting is a way of getting in touch with yourself. It's an opening of the heart and letting go of the mind and thoughts. It deepens the channel of grace, and it's a way of being present in the moment." -- Krishna Das

"You start doing chanting as technique. You start to sing ‘Shri Ram, Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram.’ You start thinking it means, Honorable Ram, Hail Ram, Hail Hail Ram. Then after an hour you stop thinking about all of that and you are just singing it. You are realizing the aesthetic of the music and how beautiful it is. Then after a while it starts to go deeper until your heart is just singing, it’s singing from inside you. Then there’s a point where true bhakti starts- where dualism ends and you become like the chant. You are in a space where it’s not emotional anymore. It’s moved into the deeper, intuitive quality of love. Touching that love leaves you with trust in the method and trust in where the method takes you—trust in the Beloved and trust in how you get there." –Ram Dass

"If we know anything about a path at all, it's only because of the Great ones that have gone before us. Out of their love and kindness, they have left some footprints for us to follow. So, in the same way that they wish for us, we wish that all beings everywhere, including ourselves, be safe, be happy, have good health, and enough to eat. And may we all live at ease of heart with whatever comes to us in life."
- Kirtan closing prayer by Krishna Das


Thursday, October 13, 2011

Sat Oct 29th 6pm - midnight


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011...

Ashtaprahar Kirtan presents...

Diwali Celebrations & Nama-Yagna 2011 Fundraiser Night!

*** All donations are subject to receiving a tax-deductible receipt and will be used to organize North America's largest & most diverse 24-Hour Kirtan Festival in 2012. Please donate generously!***

The Hindu Sabha Temple 9225 The Gore Road, Brampton, Ontario

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Featuring the All-Star Line-up of: ★★★ Kirtaniyas ★★★

* Ayush Sharma (Seattle, USA)
* The Kirtaniyas (London, UK)
* Gaura Shakti (Toronto, Canada)
* Uttam Bhakta Das (Atlanta, USA)
* Haimshinee Persaud (Toronto, Canada)
* Radha Govinda Kirtan Mandali (Toronto, Canada)

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Event consists of:

6:00 p.m.: Appetizers
7:00 p.m.: Bhajan Sandhya
11:30 p.m.: Fire Works
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This event is being supported by:

Hindu Sabha Temple
ISKCON Toronto
HYN

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***This is a free festival!***
***Free Parking***
***Prasadam will be served throughout the evening***

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Contact us:

(e) info@ashtaprahar.ca

(t) Ashtaprahar: 647.928.9860
(t) Hindu Sabha: 905.794.4638
(t) ISKCON Toronto: 416.922.5415
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