Guest guest Posted November 10, 2002 Report Share Posted November 10, 2002 Hare Krsna, devotees. Please accept my respectfull obeisances. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! Just to relieve us from the serious conversation on kirtana subject matter here's the letter by HH Jayadvaita Maharaja sent to "Jokes" conference. It's funny... and sad but true at the same time. ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Text PAMHO:6174587 (36 lines) Jayadvaita Swami 07-Nov-02 15:44 (10:44 -0500) Cc: Jokes [4026] the essay on kirtan --------------------------- THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR KIRTANA IN THE ISKCON RELIGION 1. Thou shalt chant as many tunes as thou canst think of. 2. Thou shalt not chant any one tune for more than three minutes. 3. Thou shalt not chant the morning tune in the morning. Or if thou start with it thou shalt quickly switch to something else. 4. Thou shalt start fast, speed up, speed up more, then stop and start all over again. The more times the better. 5. If thou art the mrdanga player, thou shalt always set the pace, following whatever mechanical pattern thou art used to, and let the singer follow thee or go to hell. 6. Thou shalt always chant "Jaya Prabhupada,Jaya Gurudeva,Jaya Gaura-Nitai,Jaya the names of all the Deities in thy temple (and then some)," and as many other "Jayas" as thou canst think of. Thou shalt never end a kirtana without those "Jayas." 7. Thou shalt always add "Jaya Radhe" to the kirtana. (And if thou canst vary it with "Jaya Sri Radhe," so much the better.) 8. Thou shalt not allow the Hare Krsna mantra to take up more than ten percent of the kirtana. And heaven forbid thou shouldest chant it all the way through. 9. If thou art Indian, thou shalt try to sound like a professional bhajan singer. If thou art not Indian, thou shalt try to sound like an Indian devotee imitating one. 10. Thou shalt forget about the way Srila Prabhupada led kirtana. (Text PAMHO:6174587) ------ ------- End of Forwarded Message ------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 RG Prabhu, Would you be so kind as to also post the exact "essay on kirtan" which elicited discussion? Danyavadah. --gkd _____________ Get the FREE email that has everyone talking at http://www.mail2world.com <> > Just to relieve us from the serious conversation on kirtana subject >matter here's the letter by HH Jayadvaita Maharaja sent to "Jokes" >conference. It's funny... and sad but true at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 > RG Prabhu, > > Would you be so kind as to also post the exact "essay on kirtan" which > elicited discussion? > > --gkd As you wish. ys, kkd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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