(not necessarily in that order)
That’s what tonight’s performance of Christ Lives: An Oratorio was: an experience beyond words!
In fact, we had to invent some new ones to capture how we felt when it was over.
Instead of “shell-shocked”, we were “JOY-shocked”; and instead of gobsmacked, we were “GOD-smacked.”
It was such a powerful experience that I can’t even write about it yet.
With so much going on, I slightly dropped the ball on this project which is very dear to my heart. Yes, despite heading into bone marrow transplant mode, I wanted to keep my aura wrapped around it because I was so eager to see it happen again, for the second year in a row.
Why so eager? Well, not only was it a deeply powerful experience last year, but this year I’ll be receiving my high dose of chemo on September 12 and I can’t imagine anything better than spending the following 24 hours joining in with the vibration of AUM Guru being chanted by devotees around the world.
Details are below and all are welcome to participate.
We invite you to join with devotees and truth seekers everywhere for a repeat of last year’s 24-hour global chant vigil!
We’ll be chanting AUM Guru to strengthen and unite Ananda communities, meditation and teaching centers, and individual devotees around the world, and to send healing vibrations to all beings and the entire planet.
Starting with a mini-kirtan, which will be broadcast live from the Temple of Light at the conclusion of the Swami Kriyananda Spiritual Anniversary event on Monday, September 12 at 8:30pm (PDT).
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Ending Tuesday, September 13 at 8:30pm (PDT) with another 30 minutes of mini-kirtan, live broadcast from the Temple of Light.
Everyone is encouraged to add energy in real time, helping to build spiritual magnetism:
CLICK HERE for information about Swami Kriyananda’s Spiritual Anniversary event.
CLICK HERE to view both the event AND 24 hours of AUM Guru chant videos.
CLICK HERE for an audio mp3 of the AUM Guru chant.
CLICK HERE to listen to last year’s AUM Guru chant vigil.
Today was all about slowing down and coming back to center.
Last night’s Oratorio was the kind of deep and powerful experience that needs time to integrate and reflect on in order to fully comprehend it.
Somehow the process made me think of a mandala, because the bits and pieces of the experience — the initial vision, the challenges, the hopes, the compromises, the highs, the lows, the people stuff, the music itself, the thrill of performance — all have their perfect place in the intricate complexity of the whole.
A much needed day of resting and doing a whole lot of nothing was a good start to the process.