Ep.12 ~ Krishna Das chats with Lama Surya Das Krishna Das chats with Lama Surya Das, one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, and a long-time friend….
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Sharon Salzberg – Metta Hour – Ep. 89 – Krishna Das For the 89th episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with her longtime friend and colleague, Krishna Das....
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A note from KD ❤️ “Many of Bernie’s students from around the world gathered to remember and honor him. His love and compassion and his spiritual, humanity based social action…
Krishna Das and Kirtan Wallah Foundation (KWF) are pleased to offer this new podcast series available for streaming or download on multiple platforms on your mobile device and computer. These…
Ep.11 ~ Well Being “One time, an old lady came to Maharajji, and she said, “Baba, show me God. Show me God, Baba.” And she was all emotional. Baba said, “Ok,…
Ep.10 ~ Selfless Service One time, Mr. Tiwari, my Indian father, was sitting with Maharajji. Maharajji said, “So, you’re a brahmin, you’re supposed to know everything. What does Krishna teach…
Ep.09 ~ Surrender Surrender happens by grace. It’s not an act of personal will. That might be a hard thing to understand because we don’t, you know, grace is such…
Ep.08 ~ Perceived Liberation “I don’t know. You know, I’ve read a lot of stuff, I’ve been taking teachings from a lot of different types of schools of philosophy, of practice….
Ep.07 ~ Four Fruits Of Life “Hanuman not only gives liberation, frees us, but in the process of freeing us, He allows us to satisfy the desires that we need to…
Ep.06 ~ The Atheist Mind “The clouds come and go but the sky is always here, so, you can’t disbelieve the sky when you see everything going through it. You may…
Ep.05~ Judging and Acting “You don’t have to judge. Judging means you’re seeing that person as evil. Or bad. And you’re not seeing that that person, just like you, is a…
Ep.04 ~ Desire and Willfulness “Most of everything we do in life is designed to shine us up a little bit, so people will like us and look at us and…
Ep.03 ~ Bearing Witness Unconditional love, it’s a word, it’s a phrase, it’s hard to connect with that. Unconditional love. Just think about the sun. It shines evenly all the…
Ep.02 ~ How Does love Relate to Life That’s the other thing that happens, you also start to accept all the parts of your life a lot more easily. All…
Ep.01 ~ Talk on the Hanuman Chalisa Maharajji, Hanuman and The Flow of Grace Towards Love This is the way Mahrajji was. Everything that came towards Him got something burnt away,…
“You know at some point you just don’t want to see anybody unhappy, you want to do what you can to alleviate that unhappiness.” ~ Krishna Das Kirtan Wallah Foundation…
In the late 90’s as I traveled around chanting, these very fierce looking shaven-headed beings would approach me after the chanting was over and with great seriousness would say, “Bernie…
On October 27, 2018 Kirtan Wallah Foundation along with the United Palace and Call and Response Foundation, in a theater filled with people connected through music and the practice of meditation…
KD’s New Album : PEACE Of MY HEART Chants to Calm the Mind and Ease the Heart Release Date: October 19, 2018 DISC ONE: Prema Hare Ram | The Blue…
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #30 ~ What is music in relation to spirituality? As always, your thoughts and feedback are…
This kirtan was a live event rendition of KD’s new album PEACE OF MY HEART, to be released mid October 2018. The event is brought to you by the Kirtan…
Kirtan Wallah Foundation is happy to support the Prison Mindfulness Institute with a monetary donation. The institute’s mission is to provide prisoners, prison staff and prison volunteers, with the most…
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #29 ~ Doing Conscious Business: being successful, keeping an open heart As always, your thoughts and…
John Joseph (of the Cro-Mags band) invited KD to lead chanting to 12 parolees as part of his ’30 to Life Challenge’ at the non-profit Amity Foundation in Los Angeles. …
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #28 ~ Lineage and Maharaj-ji As always, your thoughts and feedback are welcome and appreciated….
On the auspicious day of Guru Purnima, here’s a free new song from Krishna Das This song “Blues for Baba” was recorded during the making of KD’s album, Trust in the Heart…
A special message from KD honoring Dadaji J.P. Vaswani of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission. Dadaji left the body on July 12. KD shares a couple of moving stories of his moments…
We are pleased to have offered our support by way of a monetary donation to THE STORY DANCER PROJECT. As part of Kirtan Wallah Foundation’s mission to lend our hand…
A sweet and intimate gathering in benefit of Hope Gateway Recovery with Krishna Das and Kirtan Wallah Foundation As someone in recovery, I understand coming from nothing and slowly growing,…
The Kirtan Wallah Foundation returned to the beautiful Kagyu Thubten Choling Monastery for a benefit concert. Proceeds will support women practicing in the traditional Tibetan Buddhist three-year retreat at Kagyu Thubten…
* A BIG THANK YOU- ALL 100K OF YOU! As some of you may already know, Kirtan Wallah Foundation regularly shares free material on KD’s YouTube channel. We are so…
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #27 ~ Who is Hanuman? As always, your thoughts and feedback are welcome and appreciated….
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #26 ~ “The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Life” in our Chai’n’ Chat Series. As…
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #25 ~ “Staying Humble in the age of Social Media’s Focus on Ourselves” in our…
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #24 ~ “Kundalini awakening and the spiritual path” in our Chai’n’ Chat Series. As always,…
Lama Norlha Rinpoche was a disciple of Kalu Rinpoche who was considered to be the greatest Yogi of the previous generation of Tibetan Lamas. Kalu Rinpoche sent Lama Norlha to…
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #23 ~ “Celibacy” in our Chai’n’ Chat Series. As always, your thoughts and feedback are…
KD joins Gary Goldberg’s “In the Spirit” radio segment for a chat. This interview 1h 15m long. We hope you enjoy listening! There’s a quick summary below of what’s up…
Our deepest gratitude for your donations to the Kirtan Wallah Foundation in 2017. Krishna Das has said that donations are like streams, flowing into the great river of compassion that carries us…
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #22 ~ “Keeping Faith When Faced With Illness Of A Loved One” in our Chai’n’…
Ep. 00 ~ Keeping up with daily sadhana and practice In this episode Krishna Das discusses keeping up with our daily practices (sadhana) despite distractions and hurry in our daily…
Boston Jan 12 & NYC Jan 13, 2018: On January 12th & 13th, four leading exponents of world devotional music will unite in song to help rebuild an earthquake-ravaged sacred…
We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Episode #21 ~ Staying Connected To Love In The Face Of Illness And Addiction in our…
Here is a short video Darshan of our Ma who has just left the body and merged in Maharajji. She has taken care of us since Maharajji left the body in…
“The longing that we have is the whole thing. The longing that comes in the hearts who listen is grace. It is being pulled within. It’s going to ruin your…
Krishna Das – Ep. 55 – Who We Think We Are On this episode, Krishna Das looks at the transformative power that practice has to break through who we think...
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November 22, 2017 Ram Ram Poem by Namdev ~ I have delved into the four Vedas and drawn forth their hidden meaning; I have churned the six philosophies and have…
November 3, 2017 We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s Chai’n’Chat #20 ~ Staying connected despite negativity As always, your thoughts and…
Krishna Das – Ep. 54 – Matters of Faith In this episode of the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das explores matters of faith and the heart. Show Notes Faith or...
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October 27, 2017 Here are some reviews of KD’s new album ‘Trust in the Heart’. Serious times traditionally call for light entertainment that helps people forget their troubles. And as…
October 26, 2017 We hope that you have been enjoying this series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s Chai’n’Chat #19 ~ Children’s Illness and Coping. As always, your thoughts and feedback…
October 6, 2017 Trust In The Heart by Krishna Das The way I sing, I try to let the mantra do the work. I simply pay attention to the prayer…
Krishna Das – Ep. 53 – Identity and Purpose On this episode, Krishna Das looks at the transformative power that practice has to break through who we think we are...
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Krishna Das – Ep. 52 – Guru Within On this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das talks about the ripening of our spiritual practice and finding the Guru within. Show...
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September 03 2017 Round 2 had begun! We hope that you have been enjoying the first series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s the first of a new set: Chai’n’Chat…
August 31, 2017 We are happy to announce a new online course with Krishna Das! Yoga of the Heart – Mantra, Meditation and Music offers authentic guidance and practical tools for…
Krishna Das – Ep.51 – Fate and Consciousness On this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das speaks on the nature of fate and consciousness. Show Notes Time, Nature and Fate (Opening)...
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August 13, 2017 Round 2 had begun! We hope that you have been enjoying the first series of one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s the first of a new set: Chai’n’Chat…
July 27, 2017 KD recently sat down for a Q&A with Elena Brower and the WelcomeEarth online community. Here is the video of their Heart To Heart conversation as they…
Krishna Das – Ep. 50 – Seeds of Practice On this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das encourages us to break down the walls of our ordinary minds by planting...
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July 11, 2017 Live from the 2016 Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat, Krishna Das performs kirtan and delivers heartfelt wisdom. On this special episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das touches on…
July 6 2017 Hey Everyone, It’s me , KD. Hope all is well with you all and your lives are flowing smoothly and cool like a river. Arjun and I…
Krishna Das – Ep. 49 – Live from Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat 2016 Live from the 2016 Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat, Krishna Das performs kirtan and delivers heartfelt...
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Today is the last day of our pre-sale for Krishna Das’ new album coming out in Fall 2017. Thank you all for your support and keeping it in the family!…
The final hours of this campaign are here! A big THANK YOU to all of you for sharing this journey with us. We will be in touch soon about reward…
Just 2 days remaining! Our New Album Pre-Sale is ending on Memorial Day!If you have already made your order for your advance copy of the new music and perhaps some…
We are counting down the final days for our New Album Pre-Sale ending Memorial Day! If you have been waiting …. now is the time to get you advance copy…
JUST ONE WEEK LEFT! Our New Album Pre-Sale campaign is ending soon! We are so grateful for all the love and support we have received and so excited to bring you…
We are counting down the days to the end of our New Album Pre-Sale campaign! There are 11 days left …. If you haven’t already done so, have a look…
Krishna Das – Ep. 48 – Practice, Practice, Practice Krishna Das imparts wisdom on the role of practice in our lives. KD shows us how practice cultivates capacity through repetition...
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Ram Ram Our gratitude to you once again for supporting and sharing in the chanting. We are working steadily on finishing up the CD to get it out to you…
Thank you once more for supporting and sharing in the chanting. We are working steadily on finishing up the CD to get it out to you. We just wrapped up…
We are so grateful to all of you for your support on this project. We hope you enjoy these mini interviews with the band members filmed during the early stages…
Thank you to all of you who have already supported this project. We are so grateful. Here’s the first our video chats with the band members during the recording of…
We are very excited to launch Krishna Das’ second funding campaign NEW MUSIC FROM THE HEART SPACE via Kickstarter for a new studio recording under the Krishna Das Music label!…
Krishna Das – Ep. 47 – Outside of the Room On this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das shows us how through practice we can find our way outside of...
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Your midweek mantra, from Kirtan Wallah Foundation is here! We are happy to share this professionally filmed and recorded video of Krishna Das singing “4AM Chalisa” live with you! There…
Krishna Das – Ep. 46 – Desire and Enlightenment Krishna Das answers questions about practice, desire, and enlightenment. How do we balance our desires? Does a person need to travel...
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Your midweek wind up or wind down, which ever you need, is here! We are happy to share this professionally filmed and recorded video of Krishna Das singing “Radhe Govinda”…
We just wrapped up filming our second set of Chai’n’Chat with Krishna Das! This series, brought to you by the Kirtan Wallah Foundation, is an in person Q & A…
Krishna Das performed at the Sing Out For Sight Benefit to honor Seva co-founder Ram Dass. The event was in benefit of Seva Foundation’s Blindness Prevention Programs. KD, Jackson Brown, Greg…
KD reads the English translation of this prayer “Rudrashtakam” from Door of Faith. This year on February 25, 2017 we celebrated Shivaratri at Sivananda Yoga Retreat Bahamas. As part of…
We are happy to share this professionally filmed and recorded video of Krishna Das singing “Om Namah Shivaya” live as part of our new series Krishna Das Live! Songs With…
We are happy to share this professionally filmed and recorded video of Krishna Das singing “Tara’s Mantra” live as part of our new series Krishna Das Live! Songs With Lyrics….
Ram Ram We are thrilled that our Chai’n’Chat series is so popular. Since so many of you cannot travel to us to participate in our YouTube series, we wanted to…
We are happy to share this professionally filmed and recorded video of Krishna Das singing “Waltzing My Krishna” live as part of our new series Krishna Das Live! Songs With…
We are happy to offer you a new section for free stuff right here on our website. We will keep adding gifts from Krishna Das and Kirtan Wallah Foundation to…
All 16 episodes of our Chai’n’Chat series have been published! Thank you to all who sent in their comments. We loved making this series and plan to do more. So…
We want to extend our deep gratitude for all the donations to the Kirtan Wallah Foundation. A note from Krishna Das ~ “Thank you to everybody who has donated to the Kirtan…
Some of you who have attended Krishna Das’s kirtans might remember KD asking you to repeat the words “Rama Lakshman Janaki Jai Bolo Hanuman ki” periodically during the kirtan and…
There is a lot in store for you on our Youtube channel: Krishna Das Music! You will find workshop videos, concert videos, our Chai’n’Chat series and much more! We also…
We hope that you have been enjoying these one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s Chai’n’Chat #15 ~ Astral Projections, Altered States, Moments Of Grace As always, your thoughts and feedback are welcome…
Krishna Das – Ep. 44 – Faith and Spiritual Practice Krishna Das shares his wisdom on faith and spiritual practice. Spiritual practice is not an end in itself, it is...
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We hope that you have been enjoying these one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s Chai’n’Chat #14 ~ Fear And Doubt As always, your thoughts and feedback are welcome and appreciated. You can…
KD and David Nichtern chat about all kinds of things over some chai! David stopped by the studio while this series was being filmed. It was hard to give this…
We hope that you have been enjoying these one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s Chai’n’Chat #12 ~ Unconditional Love And Romantic Love. As always, your thoughts and feedback are welcome and appreciated….
Ram Ram, As this year draws to a close and another opens, we would like to send out a big thank you to all of you for being connected with…
We hope that you have been enjoying these one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s Chai’n’Chat #11 ~ Drugs, Addiction, And Depression. As always, your thoughts and feedback are welcome and appreciated. You…
Krishna Das – Ep. 43 – Scandals, Maharajji, and Relationships This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das gets real about scandalous acts and relationships. Everyone is susceptible to getting...
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We hope that you have been enjoying these one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s Chai’n’Chat #10 ~ Having An Open Heart With No Judgement Of Others As always, your thoughts and feedback…
We are delighted to bring this wonderful online course to you! KD has been asked time and time again to provide music for his chants so we recorded these mini video…
We are almost half way through this series and hope that you have been enjoying these one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s #9: Accepting Thanks As A Teacher As always, your thoughts…
We are almost half way through the series and hope that you have been enjoying these one-on-one episodes with KD. Here’s #8: Real Love And Bearing Witness. As always, Your…
As we head to the 9th annual Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat in Maui, Hawaii, we are happy to offer you Sri Ram Kirtan Sadhana that captures one of our favorite…
Discussing longing and the Indian-Jewish connection on this week’s Chai’n’Chat With KD – Episode #7! *Krishna Das mentions a book toward the end of this video. Here is information for…
Krishna Das – Ep. 42 – Spirituality & Music This week on, Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das answers questions about spirituality & music. What is the best way to deal with...
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Discussing Ram and Sita as One in present day on this week’s Chai’n’Chat With KD – Episode #6! If you are new to the series, here is a little background……
We’re having a Holiday Sale in our online shop for the month of November! Discount: Prices are 20% off all CDs, Book and DVDs. We have already reduced the prices,…
KD discusses several topics in episode #5. Music in relation to chanting starts it all off. If you are new to the Chai’n’Chat series. Here is some information: Krishna Das…
Krishna Das and band are wrapping up 2016 with and an urban retreat in New York’s Manhattan and Brooklyn and then making their way up to Phoenicia, NY for a…
Shortly after the benefit for the Ganga Prem Hospice in India (It was in an earlier post, see here),Krishna Das shared chanting on three days with Tony Robbins Platinum Partnership…
Discussing chanting on this week’s Chai’n’Chat With KD – Episode #4! If you are new to the series, here is a little background… Krishna Das sat down with some of…
Here’s a few scenes for KD’s annual NYC kirtan at The Church Of St. Paul and St Andrew. We like to thing of it as an urban retreat. The kirtan…
“Being Present” is on the table at Chai’n’Chat with KD – Episode #3! If you are new to the series, here is a little background… Krishna Das sat down with…
Krishna Das – Ep. 41 – Devotion Defined In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das answers questions from students on mantra, devotion, and practice. KD comments on spending time...
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Come sit with Krishna Das and fellow seekers for call and response chanting and discussion. KD shares stories from his years on the Path and takes questions from the group….
Don’t forget to tune in every Tuesday for the next 15 weeks for a new episode! Here’s the second in the series, discussing spiritual life and service. If you are…
“From the stage before I began” ~ photo by KD Krishna Das took this photo from his seat on the stage for the benefit concert for The Ganga Prem Hospice…
We are happy to release the first in our video Chai’n’Chat series! Krishna Das sat down with some of our satsang over a cup of chai to answer a question…
Krishna Das – Ep. 40 – Call of the Guru, Desire, and Grace Krishna Das takes questions from his audience about desire, grace, and the call of the guru. We...
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We are happy to let you know we will be adding a new video to our collection on KRISHNA DAS MUSIC YOUTUBE CHANNEL on the 11th of every month. These…
We hope you can join Krishna Das and Friends at a benefit event for Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche’s monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal on Oct. 5, 2016 in NYC. Details after this special…
We are happy to announce that DEVI SADHANA is ready and available for you now! We offer this as part of a mala of offerings suggesting one of the many ways…
Krishna Das – Ep. 39 – Relationships and Maharaji’s Early Life This podcast is an excerpt from a workshop with Krishna Das where he recounts lesser known details of Maharaji...
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In this second episode of ASK KD, the topic is Practice. Please watch the video for Krishna Das’ response. Question: “KD, I heard you say last summer that at home…
Krishna Das – Ep. 38 – Your Future is Now In this latest Pilgrim Heart episode, “Your Future is Now”, Krishna Das discusses how a human birth is an opportunity...
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Krishna Das will be sharing his teachings on Be Here Now Network along with a growing community of experienced teachers that already includes Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Lama…
“This is picture of the Maitreya Buddha (the Buddha of the Future) statue in the new temple constructed by Lama Norlha Rinpoche at his center. The Monlam is a 5…
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“In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is the Feminine form of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig) who is the Bodhisattva of compassion. Tara has vowed to reach final enlightenment in feminine form. She is easily…
Krishna Das asked this into the silence of the women’s barracks in Auschwitz/Birkenau. Hear the answer that came in this video conversation between him and Bernie Glassman. They met soon…
Beautiful stage flowers by Susan Donahue Pogwist. A weekend, down by the Jersey shore for Heart Of Grace Workshop and Kirtan with Krishna Das…. a few highlight moments for you!…
Krishna Das blessed by Dada JP Vaswani, last night in Town Hall. Krishna Das opened with kirtan and Dadaji gave a delightful talk about Empowerment and how he considers empowerment to…
Happy Mothers’ Day! Enjoy this excerpt from Chants of a Lifetime, where Krishna Das talks about his mother’s experience in India, and meeting Maharaj-ji. – “Maharaj-ji was very loving to…
Vindhya Vasini Durga Devi at Kainchi Dham – “In September, 1972, construction of a Durga temple was completed at Kainchi just in time for the 10-day Durga Puja festival. One…
The fish in the water is racked by thirst: I hear about it and burst out laughing. What you’re looking for is right at home: and yet you roam from…
“When somebody’s yelling at you and maybe even threatening you, what they’re really saying is, “Help me! Look at me! Look at all the suffering I’m about to create here….
photo: Manish Swarup Krishna Das shares his love of the ‘Hanuman Chalisa,’ and how chanting it is like a meditation that can open our hearts. Here’s a recent interview with…
“People don’t know – every line of the Hanuman Chalisa is a maha mantra” ~ Neem Karoli Baba – Here is a short reading by Krishna Das of Tulsidas’ Last…
One of the great lamas that I had the privilege to meet was Lama Surya Das’ teacher, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. I met him when he was staying at Sogyal Rinpoche’s…
A few months ago we asked the satsang to send in any questions they had for KD. We selected a few and here’s the answer to the first straight from…
“Once I was at Dada’s house. Dada was one of Maharaj-ji’s great devotees. He was such an amazing guy. And I guess I was reverencing him a little bit too…
March 27, 2016 Ram Ram Thanks to all of you for visiting out new website and sending in your messages! It was wonderful to see so many of you last…
March 19, 2016 I’m really happy about the new website and the way it will help us stay connected and in touch with each other. As my hiatus continues it…
March 6, 2016 Ram Ram KD has this quote to share with you. – EMBRACE THE SHADOW “Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that…
Spring on Maui With Ram Dass: Register HERE March 1, 2016 Ram Ram We just wrapped up a wonderful weekend retreat at Kripalu. Krishna Das will now be on hiatus…
RamRam, Much Love to all of You. Just returned from India. Chanted in Mumbai, Tiruvanammalai (@RamanaMaharshi’s Ashram!!!) and then went up to Rishikesh for the benefit for my friend, Nani…
Ram Ram Among his many benefit events of 2015, Krishna Das sang at the this unique event in May at the beautiful space at abc Carpet & Home in New…
Ram Ram, Below is a story that reflects the power of practice, written by a friend of mine who works with Death Row inmates. She has been doing this work…
January 25, 2016 Hello Dear Friends, As always being in India is wonderful in so many ways. We have made our way from Mumbai, Maharashtra to Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu to…
We want to extend our warmest appreciation for your donations to the Kirtan Wallah Foundation Kirtan Wallah Foundation (KWF) has been created, to spread the teachings of Neem Karoli Baba:…
December 23, 2015 Dear Friends, As this year draws to an end, we would like to send out a big thank you to you for staying connected with us. Through…
Happy Holidays! While on Maui at The Love Serve Remember Retreat, comedian Pete Holmes of The Nerdist sat down with Krishna Das and David Nichtern for an impromptu podcast! Pete’s…
“I surrendered my mind to my heart” ~ Ram Dass at Open Your Heart In Paradise Retreat, 2015 December 3, 2015 Dear Friends , I hope you all had a…
Update: May 28, 2015 The Foundation will fund the compilation of all of KD’s work on the Path, for the purpose of sharing it with everyone in a variety of…
