To add spiritual divine to your aartis and poojas, Gaana curated a Jai mata di playlist for you all. They add the perfect vibes to your festivity. But as some as the fish is put back in its natural environment which is water, it becomes happy and satisfied.Devotional bhajans are one of the main elements during the festive seasons.
It can never be happy as that is not the natural environment.
It is similar to a fish being out of water. These activities immediately put us back in our natural environment and this making us happy and satisfied. It calms down and helps us focus and we all know that when we are focused, we can contribute a lot more to our family profession and society etc.Īlso since we are all spiritual beings, our natural environment is also spiritual which we don’t pay attention to. The mantras sung in a kirtan hep is deliver our mind from all kinds of anxieties. Mind is called “man” in Sanskrit and to cure it we need a Mantra (man+tra)-That which relieves the mind is called Mantra. Also the major issue in today’s world is the mental health. They prevent the wear and tear and help us redirect our desires in the proper direction and this helping us in making the right decisions in daily life. So in our life bhajans and kirtans act as lubricants. So to take care of the heat generated and the wear and tear in a machine we need a lubricant. Just like in a machine, various parts are working and as a result friction is inevitable thereby generating heat and thus causing wear and tear, similarly we are being pulled in different directions by different thoughts and desires and all this makes us anxious and may lead to wear and tear of our entire existence as well.” Nityanand Charan Das, monk at ISCKON temple says, “It help us reduce the inner friction because of various kinds of thoughts that occur in our minds and which this reduce our productivity. In its heartfelt expression kirtan can induce profound states of meditation and bliss. Mantra music has the power to open our hearts and reconnect to our natural state of love and joy by bringing us in a mood of meditation. The ancient Indian texts prescribe invoking of our ever blissful spiritual consciousness in the modern age through the medium of sound vibrations. Today, kirtan music has become popular around the world and is sung in a variety of styles and languages. Mantras are accompanied by instruments such as the harmonium, the two-headed mrdanga drum, tablas, and kartal hand-cymbals. This changed in the 15th Century, as the Bhakti movement spread throughout the region, bringing devotional singing – often Sanskrit mantras sung to simple melodies – out into the streets to the masses.), the ancient call-and-response practice from India’s devotional traditions, revolves large gatherings of people and the rhythmic singing of mantras or poetic names of God. Prior to that time, sacred verses were largely confined to temples and taught to a limited audience. Kirtans (commonly referred to as mantra meditation or sacred chants is a type of devotional singing that originated in India, in its modern form, around 500 years ago. Whether it is the harmonious sound of gongs in Buddhist meditations or Jewish hymns since ancient times, people from all cultures and traditions have used music to further people on their spiritual journey.