Karnamrita dasi biography of donald
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We told him we were not studying music. Because I cannot control my mind, just like a fool I desire lusty pleasure from an insignificant man.
11.8.31
santam samipe ramanam rati-pradam
vitta-pradam nityam imam vihaya
akama-dam duhkha-bhayadhi-soka-
moha-pradam tuccham aham bhaje jna
I am such a fool that I have given up the service of that person who, being eternally situated within my heart, is actually most dear to me.
My mother’s ashes rest deep beneath the rivers currents and tides, so when I recorded this song, I went back there and sat on the banks, and sang to my mother. Tracing the Moon by Kumari Ellis was wonderful, as is Barbara Savage's book, Miles from Nowhere.
What do you like about presenting at the ashram?
Each time I came to the ashram for the last 12 years, the silent meditation in the morning and evenings amazes me.
She continued with musical training in Indian classical vocal in Vrindavan, India, and today she is the first female Western performer to be classically trained in India in this sacred art. The first night our rickshaw driver took us to the Meerabai temple where they sang her songs. Therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu, must be pleased with me.
We are alive, and we have vibrations that want to be energized
How did you come to your path? Be sure to check back in the future. I was able to experience both of these steps profoundly and it changed my life.
IYM: What was the training like?
KD: For two months I just listened from the depth of my heart. The songs reflect the styles of chants, Bhajans and Kirtan.
For at the end of our lives, Yamuna Devi embraces us in her waters.
IYM: What about the song, “Devaki?”
KD: Since childhood, I was strongly moved by the story of Devaki. Therefore, I am in fact fortunate and have received the mercy of the Lord. My mother was a Krishna bhakta (devotee) so I wanted to bring her ashes to river Yamuna in Brindaban.
I also wanted to study classical music but I was not clear about which style to study. The artist has composed the music and arrangements in dedication to her late mother, Kunti Devi.
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She studied Indian classical music in India for 10 years and sings worldwide, offering the blessings handed down by her teachers.We lived in the mountains of Appalachia and its simplicity allowed me to find so many moments of self realization. Listening to these musicians, combined with my classical studies, and singing our Ashram kirtans, I could feel music becoming the essence of my life.
Although it is not representational of Dhrupad nor classical Indian music, I wanted to compose these prayers in such a way as to enable the listener to enter the mood and bhakti in each song. Having given up my sinful desires for ordinary sense gratification, I now take shelter of Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
11.8.40
santushta sraddadhaty etad
yatha-labhena jivati
viharamy amunaivaham
atmana ramanena vai
I am now completely satisfied, and I have full faith in the Lords mercy.
She has the voice of a gandharva (angel) and her songs of women saints are transcendental, as is her own story. The Vedas say that the process of getting closer to the Divine starts with sravanam (listening) and then goes to kirtanam (singing). I shall enjoy life with only the Lord, because He is the real source of love and happiness.
(Translation from Srimad-bhagavatam, courtesy of The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.)
For more information about Karnamrita music and her touring schedule, please visit: dasimusic.com
Karnamrita Dasi grew up in Ashram community in United States, and has sung bhajans and kirtans since childhood.