Darshan: Sweet Sounds of Surrender

Description

Inspired by the ancient culture of India, singer Kim Waters and instrumentalist Hans Christian rediscover sacred Sanskrit chants and Bengali devotional songs in their debut as Rasa. Combing traditional and modern elements, their music reflects an unearthly beauty and invokes a mood of transcendent joy. Words, photos and sound all combine in this unique photographic and musical essay of devotional songs and philosophy. Enlightening essays from several spiritual media elucidate the transcendental conception of a world where sound and form are one and the same. Practitioners and students alike will be enriched with new vantage points from the sacred Veda. Each song is accompanied by an English translation and a short biographical sketch of the original saints who wrote them.

James H. Bae is a practitioner of both Hindu and Buddhist yoga systems. For years Bae has lived in India investing himself in his spiritual study and training as a monk. His primary areas of study include Oriental medicine, Hindu and Buddhist art, and Eastern philosophy and culture. Bae is the author of Darshan: Sweet Sounds of Surrender, Smaranam: A Garland of Kirtan, In a World of Gods and Goddesses: The Mystic Art of Indra Sharma, and a frequent writer for the Mandala diety mini-books. Bae currently writes and studies at his home in Hilo, Hawaii.