Kirtan Leader With A Difference - London 2009

[ARVIND276]

In Narad Purana, Sri hari Vishnu told Narad, "Where ever his devotees do kirtan, he is always present there". "Hare Krishna, Hare rama" the maha mantra of devotion.

[HTdasa]

Thank you for your support. These opinions do not come from within ISKCON. Prabhupada would see the enthusiastic devotion and overlook such things. Mind you I should be less sensitive. Hare Krishna!

[nandanugent]

Kirtana is kirtana, Krishna is pleased whether the mic level is high or low, or the singing is high or low in pitch. The Names are there, that is all that matters! Thank you for posting, Hare Krishna!

[HTdasa]

Well hello there,

Yes, noisy it is, but I hear through shastra chaksus not through mundane likes and dislikes or mental speculation. It was only a cheap camera, what can one expect from time to time. Anyway, the holy name is the holy name and your criticism doesn't change that!

[Rexicano]

God awful racket;

sorry, but for me the mike setting being off leads to a distortion that hurts the ears.

NO transcendental value at all despite the claim...

[HTdasa]

Then don't listen! I can't change the recording. I may agree with every point except the transcendental one but at the end of the day we have to learn the art of balance and stop finding faults even when they are.

Chant Hare Krishna and be happy!

[Rexicano]

@HTdasa

You should grow up, listen to the case I make...and do better...

you are lazy and vain.

The person who does not find faults and try and improve things....is dead.

[HTdasa]

@Rexicano

Oh, and what about my other recordings? I put that video up because it has some redeeming features.

Anyway, you are not just a one dimensional fault finder but are insultive to boot. What do your insults do for improvement? Improvement of what for gods sake? What's done is done! Anyway, I changed my camera recently and have learned to use it better.

Anyway, are you always so offensive and self opinionated? You really do read like a spiritually asphyxiated buffoon.

Ta ta for now.

[Rexicano]

@HTdasa

What a crybaby;

oh, such an enlightened one...

who goes on to complain of insults...

and then launches attacks after crying.

I had the feeling you were just a hypocrite.

[HTdasa]

@Rexicano

Just testing you.

[HTdasa]

If you read my explanation it is very clear and nothing more needs to be said.

As for "some transcendental quality" I have not understood that the Holy Name is partly transcendental. The Holy Name is not a mundane sound vibration and I prefer not to judge devotees who try their best to serve Krishna. Fast or slow, slow or fast, what is the difficulty! I agree that on occasion certain things may grate on the senses but ultimately we have to see the divine within everything. Thank you.

[krsnakris]

Hare Krishna! The kirtan quality isn't really the fault of the mike, there is some screaming on there, and it is much too fast, but yes, of course some transcendental quality is there. Janananda Goswami has emphasised in his recent lectures that we should concentrate more on the quality and pace of kirtan. But thanks for posting this, it's nice to see, as I had to stay with the supply truck at Trafalgar square the whole day! Jay Jagannatha Baladeva Subhadra!

[HTdasa]

I have to plead guilty here. I was using a Canon G10 which I'd just bought. I didn't realise that the mic has settings for manual and automatic. It was set on manual at the top end so that is why the kirtan sounds so raucous. I have to say that although it may be more appealing to be quieter and slower there is no difference to the transcendental effect, it is absolute. Your comments are appreciated. I may convert the file through a programme to change the sound.

[merkywave]

If they would do it slower the Kirtan would sound so much better. We di not have to Scream Krsna's name! Goodness!

Hare Krsna!