Bhakti Night: The Power of Mantra Meditation

Description

Welcome to Bhakti Night- an evening dedicated to the wisdom and practice of bhakti-yoga.

In a 90-minute mantra meditation - kirtan session, Sri Prahlada will use storytelling and guided practice with singing and music to help participants experience the power of mantra meditation. Kirtan is a form of devotional chanting that involves singing sacred mantras to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Mantra meditation calms your mind of fear and anxiety, and opens your heart to reveal your spiritual nature of eternity and bliss.

As the night draws to a close, we'll conclude with a delightful vegetarian dinner. Savor the sanctified dishes, lovingly prepared with devotion, and experience how food can be an offering of love and nourishment for the soul.

Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or a curious newcomer, this program promises an evening filled with spiritual bliss and inner harmony. We look forward to sharing this wonderful journey of devotion with you!

About the Facilitator

Sri Prahlada is an Australian bhakti-yoga practitioner and teacher, famous for his kirtan, who recently moved to New York. Sri Prahlada was practically born into bhakti and been teaching and singing across the globe since childhood. He developed his initial fascination with bhakti when attending school at ashrams in Australia and India.

At age 12 Sri Prahlada led an Australian campaign to free Krishna devotees persecuted in the USSR. A natural musical talent, Sri Prahlada recorded a song requesting Gorbachev to Free the Soviet Hare Krishnas from religious persecution that gained widespread media attention. He was offered a contract with global record label EMI to release the song as a single, which was followed by an album titled “Through the Eyes of a Child”. In 1988 Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawk delivered a letter from Sri Prahlada to Soviet President Michael Gorbachev. Within days of Hawk’s visit Krishna devotees were freed.

From age 15 onwards for about 18 years Sri Prahlada was mentored by the renowned bhakti-yoga master Indradyumna Swami, traveling as his assistant, secretary, and lead kirtan singer.

Sri Prahlada has a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney. He has also authored and co-authored several books with academic publishers. Some of his recent publications explore leadership insights from the Bhagavad Gita.

Sri Prahlada has performed kirtan in traditional and contemporary styles before audiences of tens of thousands, including on the main stage at the annual Polish Woodstock festival. Along with the likes of Krishna Das and Jai Uttal, he features in Steven Rosen’s book ‘The Yoga of Kirtan’ which contains in-depth interviews with 20 western kirtan artists. Since 2020 he has been visiting Cyprus, where he has helped to form and continues to support a small but growing community of bhakti-yogis.

Location

Lotus Room A (next to Govinda’s Lunch)

Cost

$5.00

Don't forget to R.S.V.P.!