What You’ll Discover in These 8 WeeksnIn this 8-week transformational intensive, KD will guide you through the fundamental body-mind-spirit skills you’ll need to discover the love that lives within you through devotional chanting.

nnModule 1 — Gathering in the Heart Space: Welcome & Overview With Chanting (August 12)nnIf we find a better way to go through these days, it will reverberate throughout our lives.n— Krishna DasnnIn this opening module, KD will lay out the foundation of this course and begin sharing his experiences on the spiritual path. Your understanding of life will expand, and the possibility of living each day with powerful joy will unfold for you.nnHe’ll share teachings he’s received from Buddhism, Hinduism, Tantra, and more. And you’ll discover how there will be a LOT of spontaneity as KD responds in the moment to the group dynamic and its needs… beginning with a powerful guided chant.nnIn this module, you’ll:nnStart this session (as you will every session!) with the Hanumat Stawan — a prayer, invocation, and mantra all in onenGather in the virtual heart space with your fellow participants to experience new breakthroughsnLearn how KD’s time in India profoundly influenced him, providing a whole new context for living in the worldnExplore different wisdom traditions and practices KD has been immersed in over the last 50 years — including how these varied wisdom streams influenced him, complementing each other as they filled the lake of his heartnParticipate in a guided chant, “Sri Ram Jai Ram,” “Hare Ram,” or similarnnModule 2 — The Practice of the Repetition of the Name (August 19)nnOne of KD’s most beloved chanting practices is Repetition of the Name — meaning the Divine name (or names) of God.nnIn this module, he’ll share how every aspect of his life has been positively affected by this powerful practice.nnHe’ll also explain how many of the spiritual benefits of this practice can’t be explained using the intellect — instead, you’ll feel it from within as you expose yourself to all the different aspects of practice.nnDuring this session, you’ll explore:nnHow the Sacred Names are revealed names that come from within — and have been spoken in this world, revealed by the Great Beings who manifest TruthnThe practice of Kirtan, chanting with melody, music, and quiet recitationnPowerful devotional poetry chosen in the moment, for the moment — perhaps from Kabir, Namdev, Rumi, Mirabai, or TukaramnHow taking refuge in the depth of your own heart can conquer fear, anxiety, and sufferingnThe underlying philosophies behind Repetition of the Name, illuminated by stories of these saints: Sri Ramakrishna, Ramana Maharshi, Neem Karoli Baba, and Anandamayi MannModule 3 — Dr. Robert Svoboda: The Ramayana (August 26)nnThis week, KD welcomes a special guest and friend, Dr. Robert Svoboda — who’s been immersed in Indian spiritual culture for many years and is the first Westerner to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and become licensed to practice Ayurveda in India.nnThroughout this module, the two will share how the spiritual culture of India has impacted their lives. You’ll hear stories about their gurus and teachers… and how they still feel these presences intimately in their lives.nnDuring this module, Robert and KD will guide you to:nnUnderstand why the Ramayana, a sacred ancient text, still provides a framework for living your life in this day and agenExplore short readings and chanting prayers, including Sita’s Prayer and RudraashtaknDevelop the “wiring” for unconditional love through the practice of devotional (Bhakti) yoganExplore the recognition and ripening of Real Love — a love that transcends romantic or emotional lovenReceive practices for opening your heart, calming your mind, and developing altruistic intentions towards all beings, including yourselfnnModule 4 — The Hanuman Chalisa (September 2)nnThis week you’ll dig deep into one of the most revered hymns of the Indian devotional tradition, the Hanuman Chalisa… and how chanting its 40 powerful verses can align you with a deep flow of Grace — an inner presence that can remove obstacles on your path, fill you with divine energy, and allow positive desires to be fulfilled.nnAs you’ll discover, many people who’ve heard KD chant the Hanuman Chalisa live or in his recordings have made it a part of their own regular practice — and you may decide to bring it into yours, too…nnAs KD guides you to study the Hanuman Chalisa, you’ll explore:nnWhat it means that this prayer is also mahamantranThe powerful story of how KD was encouraged to learn the 40 verses of this transformational prayernWhy chanting the Hanuman Chalisa has been the most powerful root practice in KD’s spiritual worknKD’s pronunciation recording and transliteration text to help you recite this chantnA guided chanting as KD leads you to sing the Hanuman Chalisa with musical accompanimentnnModule 5 — Hanuman & the Path of Service, Devotion & Surrender (September 9)nnHow to transcend the ego and find a way to live in the world that is deeply fulfilling. By studying Hanuman, we can learn what service meant to Him and develop the same strength that He has through devotional practice.nnHow did Hanuman look upon Ram, who was Ram to Him? How is it possible to be fully active in the world with all its negativities and difficulties, and still be completely and still be immersed in Love? We’ll engage in spiritual practices that will develop this ability.nnThis week, KD will share:nnHis understanding of the mystery of “All One”nPowerful stories of Hanuman that will deepen your connection to Hanuman as the Breath of GodnDiscussion of the many different forms of Hanuman: baby Hanuman, 5-faced Hanuman, Warrior HanumannGuided devotional chants to Hanuman that expand on the Hanuman ChalisanGuided spiritual and meditation practices that will open you to being fully engage in life and immersed in lovenThe way in which being with his guru Neem Karoli Baba opened his understanding of these spiritual realitiesnnModule 6 — Puja & Prayers (September 16)nnThis week, you’ll discover the power of puja and prayers. Puja, long-form mantra chanting, can be formal and ceremonial, done in a group — or it can be part of your personal practice.nnAs you’ll discover, doing puja offers a way of entering into deeper communion with the Universe by invoking and bowing to the presence of Great Beings.nnThese beings radiate love and compassion and can help lift the veil of illusion — showing you the beauty of your true being.nnIn this module, you’ll explore:nnHow doing puja is a way of collecting the mind, creating an atmosphere of sincerity and whole-hearted intentionnKD’s experience of doing puja in the temples of IndianKD’s stories about the Tewaris, his Indian parents — and what he learned from them about living in a spiritual waynPowerful lessons from Devi (Goddess) puja, including prayers, verses, and hymns such as Narayani Stuti, Sri Argala Stotram, and Devyaparadha Kshamapana StotramnA guided chant with KDnnModule 7 — Sharon Salzberg’s Loving-Kindness Practice Philosophy (September 23)nnThis week you’ll explore the Loving-Kindness practice and how it’s been so useful to KD over the years.nnTo lead you in meditation and share powerful insights about this practice, KD will welcome meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg, a central figure in the field of meditation, New York Times bestselling author, and co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society.nnAs you’ll discover, Loving-Kindness is a uniquely powerful practice for Westerners who suffer from self-loathing, negative self-image, and similar struggles.nnIn this module, KD and Sharon will share:nnSharon’s crucial role in bringing meditation and mindfulness practices to the West and into mainstream culturenThe story of how Sharon and KD met in Bodhgaya, India in 1970 at the site of the bodhi tree where the Buddha was enlightenednSharon’s guided Metta (Loving-Kindness) meditation and teachings about this practicenHow Metta and devotional practices complement each other and move you more deeply into your own heartnnModule 8 — Integrating These Practices in Your Life (September 30)nnIn this closing module, KD will share the ceremonial closing of a puja, with arti (a ritual in which light is offered to a deity)… and sing “Jaya Jagadisha Hare,” a song taught to Western devotees by K.K. Sah, a dear elder and Indian devotee.nnAs you bring this exploration to a close, you’ll:nnParticipate in a longer guided chanting sessionnReview past modules and explore how to put all these teachings into practice — including a chance to ask anything you’ve been wondering during a Q&A session with KDnDiscover how the puja, prayers, and chants that KD’s been doing all these years continue to deepen and ripen his being… and how they can do the same for younReceive KD’s guidance for continuing your own spiritual practice …nn

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