1. religion and spirituality
2. hinduism

Lyrics and Chants from all of David’s CDS
TRAVEL WELL
1. Sri Guru Sharanam
Sri Guru Sharanam
Hare Rama Rama Rama Ram Hare Rama Rama Ram
Sri Guru Ram Sri Guru Ram
He Bhagavan He Bhagavan
2. Change of Heart
My heart, it was broken. Now it’s broken open.
These words I had longed to hear, until my heart had spoken.
I’ve had a change, a change of heart, I’ve had a change, a change of heart
A change of heart, it came over me.
The touch of an unseen hand, gave me the strength I needed.
In the quiet of night, to my heart, my will conceded.
I’ve had a change, a change of heart
I’ve had a change, a change of heart
A change of heart, it came over me, it came over me.
A pieced together identity, unraveled in a moment of truth.
It was the love that you showed me that would see me through.
I’ve had a change, a change of heart, I’ve had a change, a change of heart
A change of heart, it came over me, it came over me, it came over me.
3. Jai Hanuman!
Jai Hanumanji Bolo Ram Jai Hanumanji Bolo Ram
Jai Hanumanji Bolo Ram Jai Hanumanji Bolo Ram
Jai Bajarangi Jai Jai Ram Jai Bajarangi Hanuman
Jai Bajarangi Jai Jai Ram Jai Bajarangi Hanuman
Jai Bajarangi Hanuman
Siya Rama Rama Ram Siya Rama Rama Ram Siya Rama Rama Ram…
Jai Hanumanji Jai Bajarangi Jai Bolo Sita Ram
4. New You
Om Ram Agniyai Swaha
There’s a new you, the one you’ve always known yourself to be
The true you, not the one that you believed we all wanted to see
Not the person you believed we wanted you to be
At times Gods walk upon the earth, for those with eyes to see
I believed in you, you believed in me
Om Ram Agniyai Swaha
Bonded in eternity, like beads of love upon a string
Round and round, in all directions
As the fog clears from our eyes
Guided by what we can’t see
Homeward bound, a true reflection…
Om Ram Agniyai Swaha
There’s a new you, the one you’ve always known yourself to be
5. Roots Radhe
Radhe Radhe Govinda Radhe Radhe Radhe Govinda Radhe
Radhe Radhe Govinda Radhe Radhe Radhe Govinda Radhe
Radhe Radhe Govinda Radhe Shyam
Radhe Radhe Govinda Radhe Shyam
Radhe Krishna Radhe Krishna Krishna Krishna Radhe Radhe
Radhe Shyam Radhe Shyam Shyam Shyam Radhe Radhe
6. Beloved’s Blues
Jai Sita Ram • Ram Ram Sita Ram • Sita Rama Rama Ram
7. Summertime
Summertime, gonna take some time for me
Summertime, just to let my spirit be
This is what I really need
To let the sun shine down on me
Summertime, no place I would rather be
Summertime, my beloveds next to me
This is what I really need
To feel the peace wash over me
Summertime, as the trees sway side to side
Summertime, I’ll watch the world just pass me by
This is where I need to be
To let this beauty carry me
Summertime in Gods sunshine
Kindred Souls
Just passing through
Summertime under the starry sky
To see your eyes, lit by the moon
All our cares so far from view
Could be forever, summertime with you…
Summertime Summertime…
This is how it’s supposed to be
Summer in eternity
8. Ambe Ma
Ambe Jagatambe Ambe Jagatambe
Ambe Ma Jagatambe Jai Jai Ma Ambe Jagatambe Jai Jai Ma
Jai Ma Jai Ma Ma Ma Jai Ma
9. Halo
Never have I ever felt a love like this, it warmed me to the core of my belief
Now yesterday’s a shadow, a dream that I once had and much to my surprise
and my relief.
I saw a halo, a halo, halo, halo
A halo, above my angel watching me
A halo, I circled round your love toward the light till I could finally see
Endless was my reach, elusive by design
And all the shining toys that caught my eye
Much further from the bone, enraptured by the veil
And every explanation I could find
I saw a halo, a halo, halo, halo
A halo, above my angel watching me
A halo, I circled round your love toward the light till I could finally see
We’re all God’s children the hands that turn the wheels of destiny.
We’re all God’s children the threads you weave to serve humanity
You draw the line, all hearts will follow in time
Saw a halo, saw an angel watching over me, my angel, she was watching over
me, halo…
A halo, above my angel watching me
A halo, I circled round your love toward the light till I could finally see
10. Resting in Rasa
Govinda Radhe Shyam Bolo Radhe Radhe Shyam Bolo Ram Bolo Ram Bolo
Ram Bolo Ram Bolo Ram
Govinda Hare Govinda Hare Govinda Hare Govinda Hare
11. Travel Well
Asatoma Sadgamaya Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya Mrityorma Amritam Gamaya
Travel well my friend, Travel well my friend
Travel well we pray, that you find your way
If you should fear, know that we are here
Travel well my friend, travel well.
Travel well my friend, Travel well my friend
Travel well where you roam, on your journey home
Through the cold of night, let God be your light
Travel well my friend, travel well
Travel well my friend, Travel well my friend
Travel well through the dark, with our love in your heart
Leave your worries behind, seek and you will find
Travel well my friend, travel well
Travel well my friend, Travel well my friend
Travel well be safe in the hands of Grace
Know the pain you feel, in time will heal
Travel well my friend, travel well
Travel well my friend, Travel well my friend
Travel well fly high into the open sky
Find eternity in the mystery
Travel well my friend, travel well
Travel Well Travel Well
Travel Well Travel Well
Travel Well my Friend Travel Well
Travel Well my Friend Travel Well
Asatoma Sadgamaya Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya Mrityorma Amritam Gamaya
Om Shanti Shant Shanti
STARS
1. Dreaming
I’m always dreaming
I’ve been dreaming of you
Seeing is believing that dreams do come true
I’m dreaming, I’m dreaming
Heavenly bodies moving through space
Come back to the arms of your Beloveds embrace
I’m dreaming, I’m dreaming
A beautiful dream with you
Infinite beauty, oceans of peace
All that your heart burns for, you’ll find it in me
I’m dreaming, I’m dreaming
My mother’s love awaits me
My father’s song I hear
Held in the everlasting
So near, so dear
I’m dreaming, I’m dreaming
A beautiful dream with you
A beautiful dream with you
2. Durga Maharani
He Ma Durga Maharani Ma Durga He Ma Durga Maharani Bhavani Ma Durga
Jai Ma Jai Ma Jai Ma Jai Ma Jai Ma Jai Ma Jai Ma
3. Love Belongs to Everyone/Gayatri
Om Bhur Bhuva Svaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo
Yo Nah Prachodayat.
Love belongs to everyone, love belongs to everyone, love belongs to everyone…
we belong to Love.
Frame by frame, here and now, yours and mine is just a stepping stone, love will
never let you go, it will satisfy your soul!
4. Ancient Spirals Shiva
Om Namah Shivaya • Hara Hara Hara Mahadev
5. Thinking of You/Sri Krishna
Open your heart, let the light of the world shine through you
The greatest of joy is to see u in me and me in you.
Be Bold Be Free Be Beautiful
Believe Be Love Be True To You
As far and wide remember there’s someone who’s thinking of you
We’re all thinking of you.
Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare He Natha Narayana Vasudeva
Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare He Natha Narayana Vasudeva
6. We Are What we Are/Sri Ram
Sri Ram Jaya Jaya Ram
Does the ocean search for water
A memory a place in time
Would light seek illumination
And wish upon a star to shine
We are what we are, divine and liberated
We are what we are, spirit incarnated
We are what we are, at one with all creation
We are what we are, we are our own salvation
Sri Ram Jaya Jaya Ram
Does a rainbow search for beauty
A songbird for a pretty tune
A stroke of genius inspiration
A rose to find a sweet perfume
Would a selfless act of mercy
Wish to earn its own reward
And would grace offer sanctuary
To only those who could afford
7. Tulsi’s Bliss (Maha Mantra)
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
8. Stars
A friend, you’d call a stranger, a mountain more like the wind,
We crossed that fateful hour, and won’t be back again.
As one, two crimson heartbeats steady as any hand could be
Like clay held in your fingers, you made a lover out of me.
I felt your eyes upon me and a stirring in my Soul
I watched the current rise and tide turn for another shore…
A river finds it’s ocean, the light brings darkness to its knees
All that we’ve forgotten and all that we were meant to be…
We are like stars, stars in the sky
The darker this night, the brighter we will shine.
On a distant highway, beyond where the horizon can be seen
We gave back all we borrowed, to find our destiny.
I felt your eyes upon me and a stirring in my Soul
I watched the current rise and tide turn for another shore…
A river finds it’s ocean, the light brings darkness to its knees
All that we’ve forgotten and all that we were meant to be…
We are like stars, stars in the sky
The darker this night, the brighter we will shine.
9. Ganesha Under Moonlight
Jai Ganesha Sri Ganesha Ganapataye Ganapataye Ganapataye
Ganapataye Ganapataye…
TO BE HOME
1. Jaya Gurudev/Ganesha Sharanam
Gurur Bramha Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwarah
Guru Sakshat Param Bramha Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah
Akhandamandala karam vyaptam yena characharam
Tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai shri guruve namah…
Jaya Jaya Gurudev
Ganesha Sharanam Sharanam Ganesha
Ganesha Sharanam Sharanam Ganesha
Siddhi Vinayaka Sharanam Ganesha
Buddhi Pradayaka Sharanam Ganesha
Ganesha Sharanam Sharanam Ganesha
Dhyana Mulam Gurur Murti, Puja Mulam Gurur Padam
Mantra Mulam Gurur Vakyam, Moksha Mulam Gurur Kripa
Guru is the intelligence which illuminates darkness and thereby reveals what is
real. Gurudev refers to the highest truth and can reveal itself in many ways. When
it is embodied within a person, that person is known as a great teacher or Guru
and is often referred to as Gurudev. While chanting this mantra, it is important to
reflect on how you connect and open to that truth.
2. Heartsong
It’s time for healing, time to have faith.
Time for living with trust in God’s Grace
Time for releasing all the things that you fear
Listen to your heart and tell me what you hear.
Time for giving and time to believe.
Time to reap harvest time to receive.
There’s no time for wasting with happiness so near.
Listen to your heart and tell me what you hear.
On a journey of a lifetime
Above the noises of the crowd
In the throws of passion’s fire
Can you reach the higher ground
Oh can you feel it, isn’t it clear
Listen to your heart, tell me what you hear.
It’s time for kindness, compassion and care
Time to take action be bold and unaware
Time to move forward while your vision is clear
Listen to your heart
Tell me what you hear
Amidst the cries for freedom
On the wings of prayer
For the hunger, the desire, to feed a soul lost in despair
Oh can you feel it, isn’t it clear
Listen to your heart and tell me what you hear.
Listen to your heart and tell me what you hear.
Gonna Listen to my Heart and tell you what I hear!
My heart song sings love each other
My heart sings see god in the other
My heart song sings love each other
See god in the other
Be kind and live as one, live as one…
3. Heartsong Part 2 (Om Shivaya)
Om Shivaya Namah Om Shivaya Namah Om Shivaya Namah Om
Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya • Shivaya Namah Om
Om Shivaya Parameshwaraya Shashi Shekaraya Namah Om
Reverence to Shiva whose eternal state of equanimity and peace watches over
the world. Shiva is the truth of oneness behind the many forms. Om is the sacred
or primordial sound that contains within it the creation, preservation and changing
nature of the universe. The last line calls out to names of Shiva meaning, the
Supreme Being resplendent with the marks of the radiant moon.
4. Ram’s Journey
Jai Sita Ram • Hare Rama Rama Rama Sita Ram • Jai Sita Rama Ram Rama
Rama Sita Rama Ram • Jai Sita Rama Rama Ram • Rama Rama Ram • Sita
Ram Sita Ram Rama Rama Sita Ram
Victory to Sita and Ram, the very essence of happiness and fulfillment. Rama
and Sita, the Divine masculine and feminine found themselves in each other.
From two, they became one, merging in eternity while maintaining the duality of
form to carry out their dharma and serve humanity. This union serves as a
healing salve to seekers, expressing the teaching of Sub Ek – meaning all One!
5. Like Rain/ Radhe Bolo
Jai Radhe Radhe Radhe • Jai Radhe Jai Radhe Jai Radhe
Radhe Radhe Radhe Bolo Radhe Govinda Bolo • Radhe Govinda Radhe Gopal
It'll lift you up, make you whole
Like rain it's falling shower blessings on us all
Make you strong, comfort your soul
Like rain it's falling shower blessings on us all
Like Rain Like Rain Like Rain
Like rain it's falling shower blessings on us all
It’ll know your heart, hear your call
Like rain it's falling shower blessings on us all
And light the path guide your way home
Like rain it's falling shower blessings on us all
Like Rain Like Rain Like Rain
Like rain it's falling shower blessings on us all
Victory to Radha, the Divine lover. Govinda and Gopala are sacred names of
Krishna, meaning ruler and protector of the cows respectively. This chant
speaks of Krishna who not only dances with His beloved, but who protects all of
creation and all forms of life. Bolo is to speak or sing - as we do in this mantra to
the eternal beloveds intoxicated with Love for each other. The dance of their
infinite hearts blesses the world and heals all hearts.
6. To Be Home Namo Bhagavate
I have been hiding out
I have been holding on
Like a bird in the ocean, looks up to the sky
Been Bound to my freedom
Crawling on high
It’s been such a long time
Since your heart has felt mine
Down the straight and the narrow
With wings I would fly
As the path fades before me
I just let it go by
To be home with you again
All alone with you again
Measuring distance beyond space and time
What I haven’t lost, I will never find
I’ll be on my way now
Let this old wheel keep spinning round
From a drop of your water
To a grain of your sand
From the distance between us
Back to the touch of your hand
To be home with you again
All alone with you again
All that I’ve chosen and all that I fear
I must carry on now
Please wait for me here
To be home with you again
All alone with you again
To be home with you again
All alone with you…
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
This is a sacred mantra meaning we offer our reverence to the Divine Presence
dwelling within. It is associated with the sweetness of the Krishna mood.
7. Bhavani Jaya Jaya
Bhavani Jaya Jaya • Jagatambe Jai Jai Ma • Bhajamana Ma • Jai Ma
Victory to Bhavani, the living Goddess! Salutations to Jagatambe, the Mother of
the Universe! Bhajamana Ma – sing the name of the great Mother! Salutations to
the Mother!!
8. Lover of God
I met a lover of God, a lover of wisdom, a lover of truth
I met a lover of God, our hearts were singing, singing in tune
I met a lover of God, a lover of mercy, a lover of all
I met a lover of God, who gave his life and heard his call
Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram
Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram Sita Rama Rama Ram Sita Ram
I met a lover of God, a lover of spirit, a lover of faith
I met a lover of God, we were both headed in the same way
Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram
Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram Sita Rama Rama Ram Sita Ram
The gifts were given, the riches shared,
all you could ask for, it was all there…
I met a lover of God, a pilgrim of peace, a king among men
I met a lover of God, I’ll never be the same again
Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram
Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram Sita Rama Rama Ram Sita Ram
I met a lover of God, a lover of beauty, a trusted friend
I met a lover of God, I pray in time, we meet again.
9. Devi Narayani
He Mata Ambe Mata Devi Narayani • Jai Jai Ma • Narayani Narayani Narayani
Namostute
This is a hymn to the Divine Mother in many aspects celebrating Her as the form
from which all forms arise and dissolve; as the great abode of eternal peace and
compassion.
10. Beautiful Soul
How you have feared not knowing where you stand
A blessings shared does not ask you for your power
You called out to your God, you got on your knees and prayed
For a reason that he came to you this way
Hard to see that it’s worth its weight in gold
Or even worth anything at all
Do you know…
You’re a beautiful Soul a beautiful Soul
Do you know…
You’re a beautiful Soul a beautiful Soul
So much to bear swept away in holy waters
Not knowing where this heart would find a home
You reached for a hand
and you made your presence known
Seeking an answer how this time could slip away
Hard to believe beyond a shadow of a doubt
There’s beauty in suffering, the rise greater than the fall
Do you know…
You’re a beautiful Soul a beautiful Soul
Do you know…
You’re a beautiful Soul a beautiful Soul
Do you know…
You’re a beautiful Soul a beautiful Soul
Om Namah Shivaya Namah Shivaya Shiva Om
In this mantra we give praise to the Great being known as Shiva - that exists
infinitely as all and intimately within each of us. Shiva is the auspicious or pure
Self that dwells within.
LOVE PEACE CHANT
1. HE MAHA LAKSHMI
He Maha Lakshmi He Saraswati He Mata Kali Jagatambe Jai Jai Ma
He Ma Durga He Ma Durga He Ma Durga Jagatambe Jai Jai Ma…
We call out to the great Divine Mother in the forms of creator, preserver and
transformer. We offer our salutations to She who embodies the highest reaches
of Love, the Mother of all.
2. RISING SUN/GANESH GAYATRI
Gang Ganapataye Namo Namah
Reverence to the one who watches over the details of existence. To He who
brings grace, removes obstacles and paves the way for dharma.
Om Ekadantaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dheemahi Tanno Danti Prachodayat
We meditate upon the Divine Elephant faced One, who has a broken tusk and a
curved trunk. May He grant us Grace and enlighten us.
In the rising sun, I can see myself
What I’ve become, feels like someone else
I’ve come this far just to let you go
But what I’ve found, I’ve yet to know
I have served you
I have kneeled down
I have known love
I have cried out
I’ve seen the tears of fate and the crimes to Soul
In these two hands, I’ve held the weight of all
And like the wind, through fields I roam
To find the place, I call my home
I have served You
I have kneeled down
I have known love
I have cried
Gang Ganapataye Namo Namah
3. MATA BHAVANI
Mata Bhavani Jagatambe Jai Jai Ma
Kali Durga Namo Namah
Jai Jai Ma…
Bhavani, Jagatambe, Kali and Durga are all names for beloved MA, the Divine
Mother of all.
4. THE PROPHET/HARE KRISHNA
The words slip off my tongue and I sing and praise Your name
I sing and praise Your name, I sing and praise Your name
This world that I imagine it draws me ever near
It draws me ever near, it draws me ever near
The light moves through the shadows like moonbeams in the sky
Moonbeams in the sky, moonbeams in the sky
The light moves through the shadows like moonbeams in the sky
We walked down to the waters edge throw roses at Your feet
Roses at Your feet, roses at Your feet
Amidst the burning embers we watched the phoenix fly
We watched the phoenix fly, we watched the phoenix fly
Amidst the burning embers we watched the phoenix fly
Oh my God the Prophet came
Gave us signs and showed the way
Wed our Souls as One we stayed
As fast as He came, He was gone, now His message remains
As fast as He came, He was gone, now His presence remains
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Victory and Salutations to Krishna and Rama – two avatars of the Great Divinity
known as Vishnu – the preserving force. Vishnu incarnates in various forms and
at different times to uphold dharma and illuminate darkness. The is a sacred and
honored mantra known as the Maha Mantra or “Great Mantra”.
Krishna literally means “The All Attractive” and Rama “The Ever-Blissful”.
5. RADHE SUITE I
Jaya Radha Madhava Kunja Bihari
Gopi Jana Vallabha Giri Vara Dhari
Jasoda Nandana, Braja Jana Ranjana, Jamuna Tira Vana Cari
This mantra praises the enlightened and amorous affairs of Krishna with His
adored Radha and the cowherd maidens - the Gopis in the sacred land of
Vrindavan. The prayer celebrates the beautiful way in which our Beloved dances
in the groves and gardens of our hearts, enchanting our Soul and awakening us
to love.
6. RADHE SUITE II
Radhe Radhe Radhe Radhe
Jai Jai Govinda Hare Jai Jai Gopal
Radhe Radhe Shri Radhe Radhe Radhe Jai Shri Radhe
Radhe is “the fortunate One”. She is the archetype of the lover, who sacrifices all
for her Beloved. She gives Herself completely to Her cherished Krishna, who is
also known as Govinda or Gopal - the sacred cowherd. This mantra celebrates
the festive fruit of Their union.
7. RADHE SUITE III
Radhe Radhe Radhe Bolo Radhe Govinda Bol
Sing the names of Radha and Govinda – the lover and beloved!
8. LOVE, PEACE AND FREEDOM/SITA RAM
Jai Siya Ram…
To Ram - meaning the “Blissful One” and to Sita or Siya - the embodiment of the
purest feminine beauty and strength.
We sing to the one who guides us and to you who reminds us
We sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing to the light around us and grace that does surround us
We sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We’re singing for the healing, for the love that we are feeling
Sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing in demonstration but more as a celebration
Sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing to the call of freedom and for what we believe in
We sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We’re singing for the healing, for the love that we are feeling
Sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing for the children that they find the strength within them
Singing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing to our lovers, fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers
Singing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We’re singing for the healing, for the love that we are feeling
We sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing to the plants and trees and water that gives life to these
Sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing to the Earth And Air, the Sun and Moon and Stars out there
We sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing to a vision beyond race beyond religion
We sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We sing to every nation from the heart of all creation
Singing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We’re singing for the healing, for the love that we are feeling
Sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL
We’re singing for the healing, for the love that we are feeling
We sing Love, Peace and Freedom for us ALL…Sita Rama Rama Ram
9. SHIVA OM
Om Namo Narayanaya Lakshmi Narayanaya Om Namo Narayanaya Om
Sita Rama Kaho Radhe Shyam Kaho Sita Rama Kaho Radhe Shyam
Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Shivaya Om Shivaya Om
Mantras to many forms of the beloved – as Goddess Lakshmi, Narayan – the
abode of all beings, Sita, Ram, Radhe, Shyam and finally the universal One
presence of the Divine known as Shiva.
INTO THE BLISS: A KIRTAN EXPERIENCE
1. JAI GANESHA
Jai Ganesha Jai Ganesha Jai Ganesha Pahimam Shri Ganesha Shri Ganesha
Shri Ganesha Rakshamam • Gung Ganapataye Namo Namah
Salutations to Ganesha the remover of suffering and the bestower of grace. May
we seek Your protection and refuge.
2. RAMA BOLO
Rama Rama Bolo Jai Jai Siya Rama Bolo • Rama Rama Jai Shree Rama Rama •
Sita Ram Jai Sita Ram
Sing the name of Rama and Sita the perfect embodiments of God and Goddess.
Their union represents the essence of purity and selfless service.
3. AMBA BHAVANI
Amba Bhavani Jai Jagatambe • Jai Ambe Jagatambe Amba Bhavani Jai Ambe •
Jai Ma Jai Ma Jai Ma • Ambe Jagatambe Jagatambe Jai Jai Ma
Celebrate the great Goddess of the Universe in her infinite forms. Victory to the
Mother of All who nourishes, sustains, transforms and liberates.
4. JAI RADHE/HARE KRISHNA
Jai Radhe Radhe Radhe • Krishna Hare Jai Krishna Hare • Shyam Radhe Radhe
Shyam Shyam Radhe Shyam • Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare
Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Victory to Radha and Krishna, eternal beloveds intoxicated with Love for each
other. The dance of their infinite hearts blesses the world and heals all hearts.
5. SHIVA SHAMBHO
Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho Mahadeva Shambho • Mahadeva Shambho •
Bom Bom Hara Hara Mahadeva • Bom Bom Bolo Bolo Namah Shivaya
All adoration to Shiva, the resplendent Divine presence quietly and peacefully
living in all. We offer you our reverence and ask for your blessing.
LOTUS FEET: A KIRTAN REVOLUTION
1. GANG GANAPATAYE: LOTUS FEET
Gang Ganapataye Namo Namah.
(To the elephant headed One, Ganesh, who removes all obstacles through the
grace of our humility and pure heartedness. Our dreams all rest at His sweet
lotus feet!)
There was a time of darkness when I couldn’t see.
You reached across the raging waters and put a hand out to me.
Such is your way all part of your plan.
You hold the dignity of humanity so softly in your hand.
Love loving love peace being peace joy touching joy here at your lotus feet
touching your lotus feet kissing your sweet lotus feet.
You gave my life meaning you awoke me from a dream.
You sent your signal through the atmosphere. Bestowed your blessing on me.
Such is your grace to come when we call.
You bring us water from the deepest well. Pick us up each time we fall.
Gang Ganapataye Namo Namah. Shiva Shiva Mahadeva Namah Shivaya Sada
Shiva. Durga Durga Maha Maya Namah Durgaya Namo Namah. Kali Kali Maha
Mata Namah Kalike Namo Namah.
2. BAJARANG BALI
Bajarang Bali Jay Hanuman. Siya Rama Rama Ram. Bolo Bolo Rama Bolo.
Shree Guru Baba Guru Jaya Guru Rama Rama Rama Ram.
(To Hanuman, the enlightened monkey. When our monkey mind is purified
through love and devotion, we remember that our true nature is to joyfully serve
the Divine in all!)
3. SHIVA BOLO
Bolo Bolo Sabmila Bolo Om Namah Shivaya. Namah Parvati Pataye Hara Hara
Hara Hara Mahadev. Shiva Shiva Shankara Shiva Om Namah Shivaya. Om
Namah Shivaya. Bom Bom Bolo Shiva Shiva Shankara. Shiva Shiva Shankara
Shiva Shiva Shankara. Hara Hara Shambo Shiva.
(To Lord Shiva. Untruth is transformed to truth by the force of his powerful
presence. No illusion can withstand Shiva’s glance!)
4. BHADRA KALI/NO STRANGER
Bhadra Kali Durga Ma Jay Ma Jay Ma Jay Ma. Chamundayai Shri Mata Durga
Durgati Nashini Ma. Chamundayai Shri Mata Kali Kala Vinashini Ma.
(To Kali, the form of the Divine Mother who lovingly protects Her children from
the flame of ego desire. No one is a stranger to Her love!)
In the cool shade of my endless love you’re no stranger.
In the Loving grace of my heart’s embrace you’re no stranger.
You may have been overlooked under valued beaten down kicked around.
You may have been torn apart cast aside left behind but your no stranger.
No stranger not you no stranger to me no stranger within this one God family.
No stranger no stranger at all no stranger no fall from grace you see.
You will never be a stranger to me.
In the freedom of my selfless love you’re no stranger.
In the healing rays of my gentle gaze you’re no stranger.
5. SHRI KRISHNA SHARANAM MAMA
Shri Krishna Sharanam Mama. Shri Krishna Madhava Gopi Govinda Jaya
Gopala. Radhe Radhe Radhe Bolo Radhe Govinda Bolo. Govinda Bol Govinda
Bol Govinda. Jay Radhe Jay Krishna Jay Vrindaban Rasika Mukutamani Jay
Gopi Gan.
(Take refuge in Krishna, the Divine personality who embodies perfect love for his
beloved Radha. They are smitten with adoration for each other and dance in
ecstasy with every step. Together they rise in love!)
6. SITA RAM
Put your feet into the river. Give your life to something bigger!
Sita Rama Rama Ram Sita Ram. Sita Ram Ram Ram.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare.
(Ram is God’s essence - all that is noble and true. Sita is the great Goddess who
is all knowing and wise. Together they offer the bliss of their perfect union to
bring the world into greater harmony. Sita and Ram are Dharma itself!)
7. THANK YOU
Thank you my Lord for living inside me
Thank you my Lord for living inside me
Thank you my Lord my sweet sweet Lord
Thank you my Lord for living inside me
Thank you my Lord for coming to guide me
Thank you my Lord for coming to guide me
Thank you my Lord my sweet sweet Lord
Thank you my Lord for coming to guide me
Thank you my Lord for reaching to hold me
Thank you my Lord for reaching to hold me
Thank you my Lord my sweet sweet Lord
Thank you my Lord for reaching to hold me
Thank you my Lord for willing to love me
Thank you my Lord for willing to love me
Thank you my Lord my sweet sweet Lord
Thank you my Lord for willing to love me
Thank you my Lord for choosing to bless me
Thank you my Lord for choosing to bless me
Thank you my Lord my sweet sweet Lord
Thank you my Lord for choosing to bless me
Thank you my Lord for getting to know me
Thank you my Lord for getting to know me
Thank you my Lord my sweet sweet Lord
Thank you my Lord for getting to know me
Thank you my Lord for being here with me
Thank you my Lord for being here with me
Thank you my Lord my sweet sweet Lord
Thank you my Lord for being here with me
LEAP OF GRACE: THE HANUMAN CHALISA
Transliteration and Translation courtesy of
www.neemkarolibaba.com
Mangala Moorati Maruta nandana
Sakala mangala moola nikandana
Embodiment of welfare and auspiciousness, Son of the Wind,
the source of all blessings who removes misery at its root.
Shree Guru charana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhaari
Baranaun Raghubara bimala jasu jo daayaku phala chaari
Having polished the mirror of my heart with the dust of my Guru's lotus
feet,
I sing the pure fame of the best of Raghus, which bestows the four fruits of
life.
Budhi heena tanu jaanike sumiraun pawana kumara
Bala budhi vidyaa dehu mohin harahu kalesa vikaara
Knowing this body to have no intelligence, I recall you, Son of the Wind.
Grant me strength, wit and wisdom and remove my sorrows and
shortcomings.
Siyaa Wara Raamachandra Pada Jai Sharanam
I take refuge at the feet of Sita's husband, Ram.
1. Jaya Hanumaana gyaana guna saagara
Jaya Kapeesha tihun loka ujaagara
Victory to Hanuman, the ocean of wisdom and virtue,
Hail Monkey Lord, illuminator of the three worlds.
2. Raama doota atulita bala dhaamaa
Anjani putra Pawanasuta naamaa
Ram's emissary, and the abode of matchless power,
Anjani's son, named "Son of the Wind."
3. Mahaaveera bikrama bajarangee
Kumati niwaara sumati ke sangee
Great hero, you are as mighty as a thunderbolt,
remover of evil thoughts and are companion of the good.
4. Kanchana barana biraaja subesaa
Kaanana kundala kunchita kesaa
Golden hued and splendidly adorned
with heavy earrings and curly locks.
5. Haatha bajra aura dwajaa biraajai
Kaandhe moonja janeu saajai
In Your hands shine mace and a banner,
a sacred thread of munja grass adorns your shoulder.
6. Shankara suwana Kesaree nandana
Teja prataapa mahaa jaga bandana
You are Shiva's son and Kesari's joy.
Your glory is revered throughout the world.
7. Vidyaa vaana gunee ati chaatura
Raama kaaja karibe ko aatura
Supremely wise, virtuous and clever,
You are ever intent on doing Ram's work.
8. Prabhu charitra sunibe ko rasiyaa
Raama Lakhana Seetaa mana basiyaa
You delight in hearing of the Lord's deeds.
Ram, Lakshman and Sita dwell in your heart.
9. Sookshma roopa dhari Siyahin dikhaawaa
Bikata roopa dhari Lanka jaraawaa
Assuming a tiny form You appeared to Sita
and in an awesome form You burned Lanka.
10. Bheema roopa dhari asura sanghaare
Raamachandra ke kaaja sanvaare
Taking a dreadful form You slaughtered the demons
and completed Lord Ram's mission.
11. Laaya sajeevana Lakhana jiyaaye
Shree Raghubeera harashi ura laaye
Bringing the magic herb You revived Lakshman
and Ram embraced You with delight.
12. Raghupati keenhee bahuta baraai
Tuma mama priya Bharatahi sama bhaai
Greatly did the Raghu Lord praise You –
"Brother, You are as dear to me as Bharat!"
13. Sahasa badana tumharo jasa gaawai
Asa kahi Shreepati kantha lagaawai
"May the thousand-mouthed serpent sing Your fame!"
So saying, Shri's Lord drew You to Himself.
14. Sanakaadika Brahmaadi muneesaa
Naarada Saarada sahita Aheesaa
Sanak and the sages, Brahma, Gods and the great saints,
Narada, Saraswati and the King of serpents,
15. Yama Kubera digapaala jahaante
Kabi kobida kahi sake kahaante
Yama, Kubera and the guardians of the quadrants,
poets and scholars - none can express Your glory.
16. Tuma upakaara Sugreevahin keenhaa
Raama milaaya raaja pada deenhaa
You rendered great service to Sugriva.
Presenting him to Ram, You gave him kingship.
17. Tumharo mantra vibheeshana maanaa
Lankeshwara bhaye saba jaga jaanaa
Vibhishana heeded Your counsel
and became the Lord of Lanka, as the whole world knows.
18. Yuga sahasra yojana para bhaanu
Leelyo taahi madhura phala jaanu
Though the sun is thousands of miles away,
You swallowed it, thinking it to be a sweet fruit.
19. Prabhu mudrikaa meli mukha maaheen
Jaladhi laanghi gaye acharaja naaheen
Holding the Lord's ring in Your mouth
it's no surprise that you leapt over the ocean.
20. Durgama kaaja jagata ke jete
Sugama anugraha tumhare tete
Every arduous task in this world
becomes easy by Your grace.
21. Raama duaare tuma rakhawaare
Hota na aagyaa binu paisaare
You are the guardian at Ram's door.
No one enters without Your leave.
22. Saba sukha lahai tumhaaree sharanaa
Tuma rakshaka kaahu ko daranaa
Taking refuge in You one finds all delight.
Those who You protect know no fear.
23. Aapana teja samhaarau aapai
Teenon loka haanka ten kaanpai
You alone can withstand Your own splendor.
The three worlds tremble at Your roar.
24. Bhoota pisaacha nikata nahin aawai
Mahaaveera jaba naama sunaawai
Ghosts and goblins cannot come near,
Great Hero, when Your name is uttered.
25. Naasai roga hare saba peeraa
Japata nirantara Hanumata beeraa
All disease and pain is eradicated,
Brave Hanuman, by constant repetition of Your name.
26. Sankata ten Hanumaana churaawai
Mana krama bachana dhyaana jo laawai
Hanuman releases from affliction
those who remember Him in thought, word and deed.
27. Saba para Raama tapaswee raajaa
Tina ke kaaja sakala tuma saajaa
Ram the renunciant reigns over all.
You carry out his every task.
28. Aura manoratha jo koee laawe
Soee amita jeewana phala paawe
One who brings any yearning to You
obtains the fruit of abundant life.
29. Chaaron yuga parataapa tumhaaraa
Hai parasidha jagata ujiyaaraa
Your splendor fills the four ages.
Your glory is famed throughout the world.
30. Saadhu santa ke tuma rakhawaare
Asura nikandana Raama dulaare
You are the guardian of saints and sages,
the destroyer of demons, the darling of Ram.
31. Ashta siddhi nau nidhi ke daataa
Asa bara deena Jaanakee Maataa
You grant the eight powers and the nine treasures
by the boon You received from Mother Janaki.
32. Raama rasaayana toomhare paasaa
Sadaa raho Raghupati ke daasaa
You hold the elixir of Ram's name
and remain eternally His servant.
33. Tumhare bhajana Raama ko paawai
Janama janama ke dukha bisaraawai
Singing Your praise, one finds Ram
and escapes the sorrows of countless lives.
34. Anta kaala Raghubara pura jaaee
Jahaan janama Hari bhakta kahaaee
At death one goes to Ram's own city
or is born on earth as God's devotee.
35. Aura devataa chitta na dharaee
Hanumata se-ee sarva sukha karaee
Give no thought to any other deity,
worshipping Hanuman, one gains all delight.
36. Sankata katai mite saba peeraa
Jo sumire Hanumata bala beeraa
All affliction ceases and all pain is removed
by remembering the mighty hero, Hanuman.
37. Jai Jai Jai Hanumaana Gosaaee
Kripaa karahu gurudeva kee naaee
Victory, Victory, Victory to Lord Hanuman!
Bestow your grace on me as my Divine Guru!
38. Jo sata baara paata kara koee
Chootahi bandi mahaa sukha hoee
Whoever recites this a hundred times
is released from bondage and gains bliss.
39. Jo yaha parai Hanumaana chaleesaa
Hoya siddhi saakhee Gaureesaa
One who reads this Hanuman Chalisa
gains success, as Gauri's Lord (Shiva) bears witness.
40. Tulasee Daasa sadaa Hari cheraa
Kee je naata hridaya mahan deraa
Says Tulsidas, Hari's constant servant:
"Lord, make Your home in my heart."
Pawana tanaya sankata harana mangala moorati roopa
Rama Lakhana Seetaa sahita hridaya basahu sura bhoopa
Son of the Wind, banisher of sorrow and embodiment of blessing,
dwell in my heart, King of Gods, together with Ram, Lakshman and Sita.
Siyaa Wara Raamachandra Pada Jai Sharanam
I take refuge at the feet of Sita's husband, Ram.
Siya wara Ramachandra Ki Jai!
Pawana Suta Hanuman Ki Jai!
Sri Umapati Mahadeva Ki Jai!
Sri Sri Sri 1008 Sri Neem Karoli Baba Santa Guru Maharaj Ki Jai!
All glories to Mother Sita and to Lord Ramachandra!
All glories to the Son of the Wind, Hanuman!
All glories to Lord Shiva, consort of Parvati!
All Glories 1008 times to Great Saint Guru King Neem Karoli Baba!
SOUL FREDOM
1. BRING IT UP
The place where the light goes down… Bring it up, bring it Up… There’s always a
reason why… To Give it up, give it up… The west winds blow through me, it’s
really a sight to see. The west winds blow through me, it’s really a sight to
see. To Pick it up, pick it up… There are great saints and mystics who are
watchin’ over this land. An ancient prayer for those who care, are pulling this
thing together. The mystery was lost at sea but it’s comin’ back to me. Bring it up,
bring it up…I’m sittin’ high on the mountain top… I’m sittin’ on high…
2. ALL THAT WE ARE
Think about the holy rivers. Think about what has gone wrong. Think about the
children who’ve been suffering…For too long! Think about the time that we’ve
spent here. Think of what we’ve chosen to do. Think about Love and it’s outcome
.Follow it through! It’s all that we are, This Love, this Love. It’s all that we are,
This Love, this Love. Think about only one purpose. Think about speaking the
truth. Think about peace and surrender. What about you? Think about the age
old solution. Think about destroying what we fear. Think about taking the easy
way out. Isn’t it clear? Find the road that’s forgotten. Take all the time that you
need. Clear the path that’s before you. Come clean. It’s all that we are, This
Love, this Love. It’s all that we are, This Love, this Love. Think about the time
that we’ve wasted. Think of all the money we’ve spent. Think about the next
generation. What about them? Look in the eyes of your neighbor. Don’t run away
from what you see. This loving soul that’s before you, Set it free! Find the life
that’s inside you. Let it flow from your heart. No more endless excuses. Play your
part! It’s all that we are, This Love, this Love. It’s all that we are, This Love, this
Love. Om Namah Shivaya…
3. NO DIFFERENCE
There’s no difference between God and his creation. There’s no difference
between you and me. There’s no difference in our situation. There’s no
difference…yeh! Let’s give thanks for this blessed incarnation. Let’s give thanks
for every living being. Let’s give thanks for this eternal moment. Let’s give
thanks…yeh! Ba ba ba ba ba yeh yeh yeh. Let’s give thanks…yeh! Let’s do our
work, Let’s help each other. Lets do our work, let’s spin this world around. Let’s
do our work and get this love together. Let’s do our work …Yeh! Let’s take a
chance, and stand for something sacred. Let’s take a chance turn water into
wine. Let’s take a chance, and see this world as heaven. Let’s take a
chance…yeh! Ba ba ba ba ba yeh yeh yeh…Let’s take a chance…yeh! Let’s take
a step out of this destruction. Let’s take a step in the direction of Love. Let’s take
a step toward one another. Let’s take a step…yeh! Let’s make it right, let’s
remember where we came from Let’s make it right, let’s open up the sky. Let’s
make it right, float down that endless river. Let’s make it right…yeh! Ba ba ba ba
ba yeh yeh yeh… Let’s make it right…yeh! There’s no difference between God
and her creation. There’s no difference between you and me. There’s no
difference in our situation. There’s no difference…yeh…….
4. ALL 0F GOD’S LOVE
What would you do if all of God’s Love was here for you and You could be who
you wanted to be and all of your dreams came true. Would you be glad or
afraid? Who would you turn to…If the sky opened up and the sun filled your
heart and the raindrops, were falling from your eyes, as the waters of sorrow
passed and all of God’s Love was on your side. What would you say if I stayed
here and didn’t go away? And I offered you the perfect Love, kindness and
passionate play. Would you get scared and run away or change your mind If the
sky opened up and the sun filled our hearts and the raindrops were falling from
our eyes, as the waters of sorrow passed and all of God’s Love was on your side.
All of God’s Love was on your side. Let it purify you. Let it sanctify you. Let it
unwind you and make you new again. How would it be if the Prince of Peace
bestowed his Grace upon me. And I no longer struggled for what I thought would
set me free. Would I jump in or turn away? Would I be ready? When the sky
opened up and the sun filled my heart and the raindrops were falling from my
eyes, as the waters of sorrow passed and all of God’s Love was on my side
3x. We can rejoice that we have a choice. To open up our eyes and see that all
of God’s Love is on our side! Sita Rama Rama Ram …
5. MIRACLE OF LOVE
Climb aboard this miracle of Love. Climb aboard this miracle of everlasting Love.
The here and now is what it’s all about, no need to worry or wonder why just
climb aboard! Climb aboard this never ending tour. Climb aboard this is the
moment you’ve been waiting for. Climb aboard the ship is leaving shore. Climb
aboard what will it take for you to walk right through that door? Into the here and
now, it’s all around. Don’t make an effort, don’t do a thing just climb aboard! The
here and now it won’t let you down. You can’t imagine, you can’t describe just
climb aboard! Climb aboard this miracle of Love. Climb aboard this miracle of
everlasting Love. It’s a Miracle of Love.
6. SHINE ON
Shine on you’re the light of my world. Reach out show me who you really are. Be
still and let your eyes move through me. Let go, meet me here. Shine on you’re
the light of the world. Rejoice for who you really are. Come close and wrap your
love around me. Let go, let’s disappear. The path that you and I have chosen. To
be together and to set each other free. This bond remains unbroken for all
eternity. Shine on you’re the light of my world. Rejoice for who you really are.
Slow down and share this moment with me. Let go, be here. Here Here where
the angels fly between us. Here Here where the sky divides to free us. Where the
earth grows beneath us and the river flows to meet us. This road is so long and
windy. The mountain so steep to climb. The burden that we both carry makes us
weak, makes us tired. But there is nothing that I wouldn’t do for you. For this love
that whispers in my ear. The song of our holy union so clear, I hear. Shine on
you’re the light of my world. Reach out show me who you really are. Be still and
let your eyes move through me. Let go, meet me here. Shine on you’re the light
of the world. Rejoice for I know who you are. Come close and wrap your soul
around me. Let go, let’s disappear. Shine on you’re the light of my world. Rise up
and show me who you are. Slow down and share this moment with me. Let go,
let’s disappear.
7. SOUL FREEDOM
Chorus: Soul Freedom, it’s waiting for you & me. Soul Freedom, it’s infinite & it’s
free. It won’t come with your paycheck, You can’t watch it on TV. It won’t be
where you’re looking or with a PHD degree. It won’t come on your birthday, and
won’t come by E mail. You can’t read it in a magazine and it’s definitely not for
sale. Chorus. It won’t call you on your cell phone. It’s not in that brand new pair
of pants. You can’t find it in a catalogue or in the trance of romance. You won’t
catch it at the movies or rent it on DVD. Can’t eat it at your favorite restaurant
and it’s not even in green tea. Chorus. It may not be in style or the flavor of the
day. You can’t lick it off of an ice cream cone or drink it at that quaint café. You
can’t wear it on your finger or cruise it down the street. You won’t hear it on that
new CD though it will never miss a beat. Chorus. It won’t make you any thinner
nor golden or tan. Won’t do nothin’ for your abdomen, won’t do nothin’ for your
can. You can’t search it on the web or sleep with it in bed or wear it on your head
or wait until your dead. Soul Freedom…
8. MYSTERY TO YOU
I searched to find an answer. I struggled in every way I could. But I never found
what I was looking for and I sensed that I never would. I don’t need to be the
mystery in me. Go ahead and block my view, I’ll leave the mystery to you. I was
once enslaved by judgment. I was held captive by my fear. But the words that
you spoke how they comforted me. They were just the words I needed to hear. I
don’t need to see the light inside of me. Just as long as it shines through, I’ll
leave the mystery to you. I leave the mystery, I leave the mystery, I leave the
mystery to you. I wondered how it could be this way. I tried to prove you wrong.
But what I wanted and what was, they were two different things. I got tired of
fighting with you for so long. I don’t need to agree with what is asked of me. I
know this to be true, I leave the mystery to you! I don’t need to free the God
inside of me. I have nothing left to do but leave the mystery to you. I leave the
mystery, I leave the mystery, I leave the mystery to you. I let it go, I open up, I
leave the mystery to you. Gopala Gopala Devakinandana Gopala….
9. ONLY ME
Let Go Let Go my weary friend. You can hold on, hold on, hold on to Me. There
was once a choice and now it’s gone. Now it’s only, only, it’s only me. You have
traveled far and wide and still you look for me? When I'm right here, so near and
always will be. There was once a path but now it’s done. Now it’s only, only, it’s
only me. Tide ebbs the tide flows. It comes and it goes. Rainfall, sunshine, it aint
yours and it aint mine. You were once lost but now you know, that it’s only, only,
it’s only me. You can punch holes, kick walls again and again. When I'm in you,
in view, beside you, behind you. Once you felt like you were all alone. Once you
thought that were on your own. Now It’s only, only, it’s only me. It’s only, only, it’s
only me.
10. ONE GOD
Jay Ambe Jagatambe Amba Bhavani Jay Ambe… One God, One Heart, One
Love and so many ways. One God, One Heart, One Love yet such a complicated
maze. How do we find a way out? Where do we find a key? How do we find the
way back? Follow me. Into the ocean, back to the sea, Into the Oneness… One
God, One Heart, One Love. Everyone agrees. One God, One Heart, One Love
but nobody sees. How do we see with new eyes? Enter into a new day. Find
something to believe in. Come this way. Into the clear light, back to the vast sky.
Out of the darkness One God, One Heart, One Love. One God, One Heart, One
Love… Jay Ambe Jagatambe Amba Bhavani Jay Ambe…