Dansen Met de Goden 2

Als opening van de carnaval , als opening van een nieuwe lente, als opening voor de energie in alle chakra s, maar vooral om het leven te vieren en te genieten, nodig ik je uit om op vrijdagavond 17 februari gezamenlijk mantra s te komen zingen en een dansje met de goden te maken.

Je hoeft geen een mantra te kennen om gewoon mee te kunnen doen. De mantra s worden namelijk voorgezongen door Hansuman , en wij zingen na. Deze vorm van mantra zingen heet Kirtan. Het geeft vreugde in het hart, verbind je met je bron en tegelijk met alle andere levensvormen waarin die ene bron zich uitdrukt.

Kortom het gevoel van eenheid en verbondenheid wat door meditatie wordt verkregen kan ook al dansend, zingend en feestend worden ervaren via de weg van Kirtan. Ook al is het carnaval, er komt hier uiteraard geen druppel alcohol aan te pas, maar het is wel leuk als je verkleed komt. Alle leeftijden zijn welkom, dus neem gerust je kinderen en opa s en oma s mee.

Speel je een instrument en wil je meedoen met de muziek geef dit dan bij je aanmelding aan dan kan je van te voren even overleggen met Hansuman wat de mogelijkheden zijn voor `jam sessies` .

Krishna Das over het zingen van de Naam: Kirtan / Krishna Das on Repetition of the Name

Neem Karoli Baba: By repeating the Names of God, everything is brought to completion, everything is made complete. 

Krishna Das: Things that are not helpfull to us are removed from our flow of life, and things that ere helpfull to us are brought into our flow of life.

Hans(uman) 

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In den beginne was het Woord

"In den beginne was het Woord en het Woord was bij God en het Woord was God. Dit was in den beginne bij God. Alle dingen zijn door het Woord geworden en zonder dit is geen ding geworden, dat geworden is. In het Woord was leven en het leven was het licht der mensen". 

(Johannes 1:1-4)

Om, Aum = scheppingsklank; het geluid, dat ontstond bij de oerbeweging, de trilling, die werd veroorzaakt doordat de Ene zich omhulde met maya, de schepping.

Dat is waarom we Kirtans en Mantra's zingen: alles is energie, energie is trilling, spreken en zang is trilling.
Zingen van de Naam brengt ons weer in contact met waar we vandaan komen, de Bron.

Hans(uman) 

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In the beginning was the Word

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it. 

(John 1:1-4)

OM / Aum:

Hindus believe that as creation began, the divine, all-encompassing consciousness took the form of the first and original vibration manifesting as sound "OM". Before creation began it was "Shunyākāsha", the emptiness or the void. Shunyākāsha, meaning literally "no sky", is more than nothingness, because everything then existed in a latent state of potentiality. The vibration of "OM" symbolizes the manifestation of God in form ("sāguna brahman"). "OM" is the reflection of the absolute reality, it is said to be "Adi Anadi", without beginning or the end and embracing all that exists. The mantra "OM" is the name of God, the vibration of the Supreme. When taken letter by letter, A-U-M represents the divine energy (Shakti) united in its three elementary aspects: Bhrahma Shakti (creation), Vishnu Shakti (preservation) and Shiva Shakti (liberation, and/or destruction). 
(from Wiipedia)


That's why we sing Kirtan and Mantra's: everything is energy, energy is vibration, speaking, chanting and singing is vibration.
Singing of the name brings us back in contact whit where we came from: the Source.

Hans(uman) 

www.kirtan.nu

www.dezingendeziel.nl

Electronic tanpura / Electronische Tanpura

Hansuman uses an electronic tanpura.
I use an analog version, by Raagini, and an electronic Itanpura version for the iPhone, and now also on the Ipad Itabla.

Itanpura and Itabla is available at the Itunes store, for iPhone, Ipod-touch and Ipad

Itabla on the Ipad (dont mind the trendy intro music :-)

 

Here is a video of the Raagini

They both sound nice.

Itanpura has more possibilities, it can play 2 tanpuras and other things, you can tweak it more, but if you use it on an Iphone you should put it in airplane-mode, to avoid ringing of your Iphone while chanting or meditating :-)

Itabla Pro on the Ipad is also very usefull for making music, as it can run in the background, while playing on any kind of keyboard or synth on the Ipad (example on video is on 2 Ipads, now you can do this on one)

Hans(uman) 

www.kirtan.nu

www.dezingendeziel.nl

Third eye opening with Gayatri Mantra

Ajna (6th) Chakra Activation with Gayatri Mantra composed in specific Raga. Hope this is useful for spiritual aspirants to activate their pineal gland which is also known as Ajana Chakra which will be the future communication tool for the humans who can transform themselves as Divine Human beings. Pandit Sriram Sharma Acharya pioneer of Scientific spirituality has composed Gayatri mantra in various Ragas to activate various Chakra.

The sound-level is a bit low, so turn up the volume

 

Hans(uman) 

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www.dezingendeziel.nl

Pythagoras Golden Ratios: Pythagorean Harmonic Healing by Dr. James Hopkins

As a result of independent research on the life and teachings of Pythagoras, Dr. James B. Hopkins was inspired to comission a series of unique musical instruments for healing purposes.
The sound of this Pythagorean Monochord resembles very much the indian Tanpura.
Listen to it here: 

About the Pythagorean Monochord

This Divinely Inspired Instrument is 7 feet long and has 117 strings. When all the strings are tuned to precise frequencies, the Instrument generates infinite harmonic overtone ratios. These frequencies emanate organically and combine mathematically to create exquisite cosmic symphonic orchestrations that unfold geometrically. I call them "audible fractals". Within these pure harmonic overtone series you will hear fathomless galactic choirs and instruments unimagined.

The Harmonic Proportions are to sound as the Golden Ratio is to structure- both of which are attributed to Pythagoras 569 BC.

When you listen to this recording, it is hard to believe that it is entirely acoustic! There are no synthesizers, no computer enhancements, and no special effects. I use only my fingers on the strings which are attached to a wooden resonant chamber (like a giant guitar or a massive cello) The Instrument is designed to be played while a human being is lying on top the chamber so that your body is bathed in these Sublime Harmonic Frequencies. Even more difficult to believe is that all the strings are tuned to only two notes. (D&A) This Phenomena is known as the Lambdoma Sequence.

All videos on Dr. James Hopkins instruments can be seen at this playlist 

He has a recording that is avalable on Itunes " Golden Ratios - Pythagorean Harmonic Healing 1"

On Pythagoras

Pythagoras who lived 500 BC is credited with being the father of mathematics, the inventor of geometry, and the father of music. He was the first to calculate accurately the mathematical relationships between the musical scales, the harmonic ratios, and the overtone series.

Pythagoras was the first person to prescribe harmonic frequencies and music to treat human conditions. He invented instruments and with the use of sound and vibration he was able to bring an individuals attention and awareness to their Divine Nature in order to facilitate healing.

On Wikipedia you can  find more on Pythagoras and on his Harmony of the Spheres

Hans(uman) 

www.kirtan.nu

www.dezingendeziel.nl