Calling All Saints Cosmic Love Kirtan Jam:

Join us as we come together to celebrate what ties us all together, love, community, the divine - and have a really good time while doing it! Sharanam will kick things off leading a few different chants, then community members are encouraged to come up and lead a chant or two themselves! Musicians, come with your instruments! There is room for all to join in on the Cosmic Love Kirtan Jam! This is all about the Community Empowerment of Singing and Music Playing, and learning how to improvise and lead. It is about breaking through the "I lead you follow" version of kirtan into the "WE All Lead and WE All Follow".

Please join us for this rare opportunity to sing with Sharanam Anandama here in Keene, NH!

Sharanam AnandaMa plays music that is a cross cultural experience. He calls his musical transmission, "Rhythm and Bliss"….a flowing style based on "Raga Style" music from India, played on the the American folk instrument the Mountain Dulcimer. His main instrument, named Oceana is a Queen among dulcimers…designed by the Great Goddess as channeled by Sharanam, and built to a World Class standard in 1977…in nearly a 40 year relationship now, the instrument and the player have become one…the sounds is sweetly harmonious, fluid, and soaring, and truly unique. Sharanam Anandama born in San Francisco 1952. Comes of age in the "Flower Power/Make Love Not War" Generation. A very lucky early participant in original San Francisco psychedelic music era. Passionate Vietnam war protester and Conscientious Objector, standing up against the war machine, and refusing to kill or be killed. In 1973 at major concert at San Francisco's famous Winterland, Sharnam came under the influence of the late great Maharaji Neem Karoili Baba via Ram Dass, aka: Richard Alpert and his original band, Amazing Grace, whose members include, Bhagvan Das, Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, and other early spiritual seekers. At this auspicious meeting time and place Sharanam came involved with yoga, kirtan chanting, meditation, and the philosophies of Eastern religions Hinduism and Buddhism. From this point on Sharanam has been on The Spiritual Path, as a student, practitioner, musician, originator, and promoter of events featuring these arts. Founder of The Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa California, and producer of countless other gatherings that promote World Peace, Spirituality, World Music and Culture. In the present era, he produces, presents and facilitates spirituality practices at gatherings such as, Bhakti Fest, Shakti Fest, Beloved Festival, Oregon Country Fair, Good Medicine, Pranafest, and many others. In 2003 at age 50 as per Inner Direction of Maharaji Neem Karoli Baba, he was directed to meet his Living Guru, Mata Amritananda Mayi Ma, aka: The Hugging Saint of India, and has been under direct care and protection ever since then. The name Sharanam Anandma is a Sanskrit phrase that means" i take Sanctuary, Refuge and Protection in the Name Of, The Mother of Infinite Divine Bliss" In the modern era he leads meditation, Bhakti Yoga, and musical practices. Sharanam delivers Dharma Transmission, discourse on the subject of finding one's Dharma, that is the individual Spiritual Path that will lead to the Liberation of Soul from samsara, the endless wheel of birth and death.