I am glad to hear that you are listening to the great bhajans sung by my old pal Krishna Das. He is indeed an amazing artist.
Speaking of Das, you might recall from one of my previous post that several of us became students of Neem Karoli Baba in the late sixties. My old pal Bhagavan Das and I visited the Baba shortly after we departed Rishikesh. Later, Bhagavan Das introduced Richard Alpert to the Baba, and Alpert became Ram Das, who wrote "Be Here Now." Jeffrey Miller became Surya Das about this time. Another pal of mine from Texas, Charan Das, also has many interesting observations concerning the Baba. If you are interested in learning more about the type of Bhajan chanting in this tradition you might consider reading the book by Bhagavan Das called "It's Here Now. Are You?" in which Bhagavan Das (Michael Riggs) relates some amazing experiencies on his journeys in India. Surya Das has several books in print and you can read about Charan Das, the 'Sadhu from Texas' by Anne Cushman, at Salon. [image: Inline image 1] Krishna Das - Pilgrim Heart - Live Kirtan http://youtu.be/xRDaMkDMWII "The book is an intriguing portrait of what it was like to be right in the middle of it. The real gurus, the fake gurus, the zealous devotees, the drugs, the sex, the confusion. In India he studied with several famous teachers and when he gets back to America, Allen Ginsberg, Alan Watts (who was apparently a notorious drunk!) and Ram Dass, among others are constantly floating in and out of his life. It is also an interesting to see how he dealt with his unwanted fame..." 'It's Here Now (Are You?)' By Bhagavan Das Broadway, 1998 Amazon reviews: http://tinyurl.com/3q3puzo On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 8:55 PM, <yifux...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzTGSITIckw > >
