Vrikshavalli Hare Krishna — Jahnavi Harrison — LIVE at The Shaw Theatre, London

The power of transcendental sound has been accessed by various traditions, throughout history and throughout the world. Chants, prayers, hymns, recitation of sacred texts, can awaken our inherent spiritual nature. ’Mantra’ is a sanksrit word meaning ’that which liberates and cleanses the mind’. Mantra refers to a sacred sound formula that is vibrated repeatedly, as a process of purifying the heart and mind, allowing the innate brilliance within to shine out into every aspect of our lives. So simple, but so powerful! The maha-mantra: ’Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare; Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare; awakens the heart to its divine nature, and brings about joy and true inner satisfaction. This tune was inspired by the song ’Vrikshavalli Amha’ by the medieval saint-poet Tukaram, as popularly sung by Lata Mangeshkar: [ In his song, Saint Tukaram describes his joy in singing the names of God repeatedly, as he sits in nature. [WATCH HERE! He sees the trees and birds as his dearest friends, as they sing along with him! In this state he realises that he has no need of any material possessions - he is fully nourished by the sacred sound of God’s names. This track can also be heard on the 2015 album ’Like a River to the Sea’: Musicians: Shammi Pithia: Keys/Flute/Percussion Ben Hazleton: Double Bass Mali Harrison: Percussion/Vocals Madhva Anderson: Percussion Balarama Perez: Percussion Matt Coldrick: Guitar/Vocals Ananda Monet: Vocals Caitanya Cintamani: Vocals Jahnavi Harrison: Violin/Vocals Filmed and edited by Filmwork Studios: