Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Sat Nam Everyone.... I wanted to share an experience.....it's one of those times when I don't know if words will do...but I should try. A few weekends ago I was in Eugene Oregon, taking a workshop weekend with Snatam Kaur and GuruGanesha Singh....and along with some other musicians they put on a Sacred Chant Concert in the evening. My experience was very profound, as it often is, anytime I go to these sorts of events. I attended the event on my own, which gave me the opportunity to really focus inward and have an experience. The weeks leading up to the event, I felt strongly that I needed to attend because I would recieve an understanding of some kind, if I went. I have spoken before about my experiences with kirtan and with Snatam and GuruGanesha as they sing and play music, so it wasn't much of a stretch for me to travel to attend...I was willing! The first event I attended was sadhana...and as I we were doing Ky prior to the singing of the Aquarain Mantras, I began to feel a tremendous amount of fear arising within me....I noticed it and began to allow it and it was escalating in intensity...then the live music began... They had me on the first "Wah Yantee".... Snatam's voice was 10 times sweeter than I had ever heard it before (and I have had the pleasure of hearing it before on several occassions).....It was as if, it was an an arrow, dead set on penetrating to the core of my heart...but in a very feminine way...it was like the ocean...a force to be reckoned with, but with a rhythm and gentleness that swirled around the heart encompassing it and permeating it with ease. Contact was made and the facade fell......my crown opened and words flowed into the space....words that healed me to my core....words I had been needing to hear in relation to myself....and the tears began to flow....flow might be an understatement...they poured from my heart...soaked kleenex after soaked kleenex...I finally gave up on trying to sing along and just surrendered to the cleansing that was taking place... Everytime I thought I had come to the end of the tears...another wave of love would engulf me..and it would begin again. Tears of rapture... I recieved two major understandings that weekend...this is the one that I feel is important to share at this time.... As my heart opened, what I felt was "one heart"....there was no separation.....this is not news to anyone on a spiritual path....but my point is that with every teaching there is always a deeper level of understanding to be had......you can know something intellectually, without embodying the essence of that knowledge....True knowing, comes from the inner experience of it. Somebody came up to me after the weekend ended and said "you know I come to sadhana and I sing with Snatam...but until this concert, I didn't understand the depth of this experience and the opportunity that I have in my community on a daily basis....I had no idea, people were willing to travel a thousand miles to be in her presence as she sings". So my intention with this story is to draw our attention towards the places and spaces within our communities that do offer these opportunities of connecting with the sacred.... The other night during a meditation with a class...all of a sudden I became aware of how many other people in my city were sitting in meditation in that exact moment....in one moment i was a teacher and some students...in the next, my perspective had expanded to...I am one person within a network of light spread across my city and beyond... May we continue to seek out the Sacred. All Light, Sat Sangeet Kaur (Alberta, Canada) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Dear Sat Sangeet, Thank you for sharing, it was uplifting just reading your experience, it was expressed very well. Linda Sat Nam Everyone.... > I wanted to share an experience.....it's one of > those times when I > don't know if words will do...but I should try. > > A few weekends ago I was in Eugene Oregon, taking a > workshop weekend > with Snatam Kaur and GuruGanesha Singh....and along > with some other > musicians they put on a Sacred Chant Concert in the > evening. > > My experience was very profound, as it often is, > anytime I go to > these sorts of events. I attended the event on my > own, which gave > me the opportunity to really focus inward and have > an experience. > > The weeks leading up to the event, I felt strongly > that I needed to > attend because I would recieve an understanding of > some kind, if I > went. I have spoken before about my experiences with > kirtan and with > Snatam and GuruGanesha as they sing and play music, > so it wasn't > much of a stretch for me to travel to attend...I was > willing! > > The first event I attended was sadhana...and as I we > were doing Ky > prior to the singing of the Aquarain Mantras, I > began to feel a > tremendous amount of fear arising within me....I > noticed it and > began to allow it and it was escalating in > intensity...then the live > music began... > > They had me on the first "Wah Yantee".... > > Snatam's voice was 10 times sweeter than I had ever > heard it before > (and I have had the pleasure of hearing it before on > several > occassions).....It was as if, it was an an arrow, > dead set on > penetrating to the core of my heart...but in a very > feminine > way...it was like the ocean...a force to be reckoned > with, but with > a rhythm and gentleness that swirled around the > heart encompassing > it and permeating it with ease. > > Contact was made and the facade fell......my crown > opened and words > flowed into the space....words that healed me to my > core....words I > had been needing to hear in relation to > myself....and the tears > began to flow....flow might be an > understatement...they poured from > my heart...soaked kleenex after soaked kleenex...I > finally gave up > on trying to sing along and just surrendered to the > cleansing that > was taking place... > > Everytime I thought I had come to the end of the > tears...another > wave of love would engulf me..and it would begin > again. Tears of > rapture... > > I recieved two major understandings that > weekend...this is the one > that I feel is important to share at this time.... > > As my heart opened, what I felt was "one > heart"....there was no > separation.....this is not news to anyone on a > spiritual path....but > my point is that with every teaching there is always > a deeper level > of understanding to be had......you can know > something > intellectually, without embodying the essence of > that > knowledge....True knowing, comes from the inner > experience of it. > > Somebody came up to me after the weekend ended and > said "you know I > come to sadhana and I sing with Snatam...but until > this concert, I > didn't understand the depth of this experience and > the opportunity > that I have in my community on a daily basis....I > had no idea, > people were willing to travel a thousand miles to be > in her presence > as she sings". > > So my intention with this story is to draw our > attention towards the > places and spaces within our communities that do > offer these > opportunities of connecting with the sacred.... > > The other night during a meditation with a > class...all of a sudden I > became aware of how many other people in my city > were sitting in > meditation in that exact moment....in one moment i > was a teacher and > some students...in the next, my perspective had > expanded to...I am > one person within a network of light spread across > my city and > beyond... > > May we continue to seek out the Sacred. > > All Light, > Sat Sangeet Kaur > > (Alberta, Canada) > > > > > > Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes./filing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 SAT NAM, It was great reading your experince SAT SANGEET. Would you please send an email the next time such an event is held in Oregon, I live driveble distance and would like to make atleast once. Thanks AKkama IDAHO, US Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes./filing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Sat Nam Akkama, There are concerts going on in Ashland, OR Feb 28th, Portland, OR March 27th and Seattle March 13th....the contact person is Bettina 425-814-7367 If you haven't already...you should check out Yogatech.com for Snatam's Cd's....Shanti and Prem are amazing...and I think it deepens the experience if you have heard the music before.....and once you've seen the live performance when you go back to listen to your Cd ...you end up going into that sacred space that is evoked during the concert...atleast that is my experience. Blessings, Sat Sangeet Post your free ad now! Canada Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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