Music Archives - The Monk Dude

1 This song was inspired by a story from Shri Ramakrisna, the great 19th Century Indian saint. In his later years Ramakrsna was training his young monks in the ashram. Amongst them was Narendra, later to become Swami Vivekananda, the first Indian yogi to come to the West, who initiated into spiritual meditation, amongst others,…

1 Mantra chanting, or kiirtan (aka kirtan) is a beautiful way to create the mood for meditation, either alone or in a group. This mantra, Baba Nam Kevalam, means ‘only the feeling of limitless love’. The tune was written by a friend of mine from the Netherlands, Didi Ananda Advaeta.

0 Back in 2011 I attended a spiritual event in California. There was a big crowd of around 6000 and we’d all come to see Amma – the hugging saint from India. Everyone was singing kiirtan, chanting sanskrit mantras, and the vibe was amazing. There was such a charged atmosphere of love – we were…