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Comment on Saturday, February 11, 2012 by admin

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:09:13 +0000

Hi Chris,

Yes you can purchase a ticket at the door. Hope you can make it! Thanks.

Comment on Kirtan Kids by Kirtan Kids « EcoChic

Kirtan Kids « EcoChic — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:18:10 +0000

[...] listened to Krishna Das, Bhagavan Das, Ram Dass, Jai Uttal (who actually made a CD named Kirtan Kids!), Snatum Kaur and Deva Premal & Miten at home, in the car, at the beach, you name it, while my [...]

Comment on Saturday, February 11, 2012 by Chris Wright

Chris Wright — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:29:43 +0000

Nama Shivaya!

I will be unable to attend the daytime event but would love to attend the evening kirtan. Will there be an opportunity to purchase a ticket for just the evening portion at the door (or prior)?

Thank you so much!!!

Chris

Comment on “Om Namah Shivaya” Free Download by Laura/Piracanga

Laura/Piracanga — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:44:25 +0000

Dear Jai,
This is just to tell you that I am very gratefull for having met you and Nubia in Piracanga, for having shared the same river and the same space there, in the Oca, during your singing… Thank you for your songs, your presence, your simplicity, your love and your smile, thank you, Nubia, for your dancing, thank you for all the beautiful connection that I felt there… Thank you. I love you. God bless you with his infinite love!
In love and service,
Laura

Comment on Monday, August 13 – Sunday, August 19, 2012 by Andy

Andy — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:25:11 +0000

Good afternoon Jai n Nubia,
Are these dates correct for this years Kirtan Camp?
Aug 13-19, 2012
Thanks,
Andy and Roxane

Comment on “Om Namah Shivaya” Free Download by Shivam

Shivam — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:51:37 +0000

Jai jai jai shiv shambhu

Comment on Friday, March 9, 2012 by David Gilliam

David Gilliam — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:33:44 +0000

Hi Jai
We teach and practice yoga here in the New Forest of England. Do you come here to do concerts and would you be interested in doing a couple of concerts here in the New Forest?
Please let me know.

Thank you
David

Comment on A Windy Day In Albuquerque (rambling thoughts on the long airplane ride to Brazil) by Kulbhushan Agarwal

Kulbhushan Agarwal — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:02:13 +0000

Jai Jai Hanuman Gosian Kripa Karo Guru Dev kanai.

Jai Maharajji

Comment on A Windy Day In Albuquerque (rambling thoughts on the long airplane ride to Brazil) by Mariana Caplan

Mariana Caplan — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:23:51 +0000

Beautiful reflections, Jai. I’m right with you. A graceful trip and New Year to you and the family. Love, Mariana

Comment on A Windy Day In Albuquerque (rambling thoughts on the long airplane ride to Brazil) by dulce boles

dulce boles — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:45:06 +0000

jai,
I live just outside of Albuquerque and would love for you to perform in our town. it isn’t always windy. what do you say?
thanks for all the love,
dulce

Comment on A Windy Day In Albuquerque (rambling thoughts on the long airplane ride to Brazil) by julie ~ kripali

julie ~ kripali — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:49:26 +0000

blissful travels to you and hanuman throughout your holiday season…

blessings, love and light

kripali :~)

Comment on A Windy Day In Albuquerque (rambling thoughts on the long airplane ride to Brazil) by Vijay Krsna

Vijay Krsna — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:15:31 +0000

Jai this is so beautiful! im touched!

Comment on New album “Queen of Hearts”: Special Pre-Order Packages by admin

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:18:25 +0000

Hi Joerg, thank you so much! Unfortunately the tanks and t-shirts are no longer available. They were only available with the pre-order of the album. Hope you’re enjoying Queen of Hearts!

Comment on New album “Queen of Hearts”: Special Pre-Order Packages by joerg Buneru

joerg Buneru — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:01:41 +0000

hi jai,

how can I get the wonderful Queen of hearts T-Shirt and also the tank.
I bought the album as a mp3 longer ago and now when I try to order from your website I get no access to the package with the shirts. Do you have a good idea.

love from cologne

Joerg

Comment on Bhakti Bazaar by jai uttal » Blog Archive » CD Release/Bhakti Dance Party for “Queen of Hearts”

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:59:48 +0000

[...] But I’m really happy with all of them, and they’re all so different. First there was Bhakti Bazaar with Ben Leinbach, then Queen of Hearts, and coming in October, Kirtan [...]

Comment on A Road With No Maps by Teja Shankara

Teja Shankara — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:57:06 +0000

So much sweetness in your writings, beloved Jai!

I’m so serious about you writing a book… when i read Krishna Das’ book, i thought, ‘now Jai has to write a book – i want to read Jai’s book!’ Pleeaase…

Ram Ram Ram… Teja, in Ashland, Oregon

Comment on A Road With No Maps by Jason Rotman

Jason Rotman — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:14:42 +0000

jai!! Haribol!

Comment on ‎’Queen Of Hearts’ – review by Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa) by Daniel Tucker

Daniel Tucker — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:04:51 +0000

YES! A fantastic review of a fantastic album.

Comment on “Rama Bolo” Live Free Download by Wallace from Hong Kong

Wallace from Hong Kong — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:21:54 +0000

Thank you. Very nice music!

Comment on Jai featured in Common Ground magazine by samir

samir — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:34:17 +0000

Thanks Prajna for this nice interview. You made reader travel with you in the journey of life on issues that in spite of being so touching and intimate are lost in the din of all sundry and inconsequential things. It uplifts. look forward to read more.

Comment on “Rama Bolo” Live Free Download by Mitali

Mitali — Sun, 29 May 2011 07:31:50 +0000

Thank you so much!
Your music inspires..

Comment on Jai’s first official music video! by Syam

Syam — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:39:07 +0000

Dear Jai,

Ever since i started hearing your bhajans i can see a marked difference in spiritual life…this song and the way in which is so impressive….Let’s god bless you…i hope to meet you some day….

Comment on What is Kirtan? by “Love is the strongest medicine” | Mirabai Galashan

“Love is the strongest medicine” | Mirabai Galashan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:11:02 +0000

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Comment on Thunder Love by “Record Label Resources” | .:PAn Trinity DAs:.

“Record Label Resources” | .:PAn Trinity DAs:. — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:25:48 +0000

[...] Jai has also been involved in a really cool video project for the single to his album “Thunder Love.” “Down on my Knees” is probably the first kirtan music video of it’s kind [...]

Comment on Loveland :: Music For Dreaming And Awakening by loveland « blogsite4u

loveland « blogsite4u — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:06:22 +0000

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Comment on BhaktiCast by jai uttal » Blog Archive » WHY DO WE SING KIRTAN; ONE MORE BOTTOM LINE……

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:29:55 +0000

[...] working on Kirtan Kids, my upcoming kids Kirtan CD (to be released in the fall); preparing for BhaktiCast (coming out on May 3rd); traveling all over the globe singing; studying Brazilian guitar with Jose [...]

Comment on Bhakti Bazaar by jai uttal » Blog Archive » WHY DO WE SING KIRTAN; ONE MORE BOTTOM LINE……

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:29:38 +0000

[...] on this year? Whew…. My “Down On My Knees” video project; recording and releasing Bhakti Bazaar with Ben Leinbach; recording Queen Of Hearts, my reggae-Kirtan album (to be released on July 26th); [...]

Comment on Jai’s first official music video! by Michael

Michael — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:45:13 +0000

Wonderful video Jai. I love your music! I have most of your albums and can’t wait to see you live one of these days. I listen to your beautiful music when I drive and work and most all the time. I live in Marin and have walked that beach myself. Keep it up and I look forward to whats coming next.

Comment on Jai’s first official music video! by Venuraj das

Venuraj das — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:13:29 +0000

Very beautiful video…thanks Jai!!!

Comment on “Invocation” Free Download by chanting hub

chanting hub — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:58:19 +0000

Jai – this is beautiful. Thanks for the download.

Comment on Listening to “Bhakti Bazaar” by sofia

sofia — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:04:11 +0000

PS: I am going to get a massage soon too, and when I go, I will bring this CD along, and request that they play it for me while I lay there Lovely spiritual healing massage… Can’t wait.

Comment on Listening to “Bhakti Bazaar” by sofia

sofia — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:02:22 +0000

I love “bhakti bazaar”, I bought it randomly at a yoga show in London (first yoga show I go to… What a funny experience it was), and I liked the look of the colourful cover.
Then I listened to it… And wow.
Been listening to it for weeks on a loop, it’s totally inspiring me while I draw and create and just , well, be…

I just cannot thank you enough.
I get chills! I am humming the tunes everywhere!
Bliss.

Thank you.

Comment on “Om Namah Shivaya” Free Download by venkatesh

venkatesh — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:41:32 +0000

vrey nice

Comment on Jai’s Blog – How Ganga Dhar and I became the first “official” International Bauls. Part One. by Kari Salvatierra

Kari Salvatierra — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:32:22 +0000

Very detailed post

Comment on Can a Kirtan Singer Really Record an Album of Appalachian Murder Ballads? by Tony Godwin

Tony Godwin — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:23:41 +0000

Blessings,
Hello Dear Jai, Here are some random thought about your connection to bluegrass. I guess your blog post was right on target for me. Music moves the human heart. And Kirtan music moves the human heart to God.
I know that there is true soul connection in all forms of “folk” music. It is the music of love and longing sung by real people. You told me, at a kirtan camp, that kirtan was Indian Folk music. It has always helped me feel more capable of doing the public chanting to remember that I can be a “folk musician.”
I have always been a “non-orthodox” chanter. I chant in English, Sanskrit, Hindi, and Arabic. I play guitar, harmonium, flute, or just clap my hands. It is the divine play of love that I want. I did an English version of Shankara’s Six Stanzas for Salvation to the tune of House of the Rising Run and played it for a yogi and we laughed and laughed. When I can’t take the “commercial yoga” that seems to be dominant in the West, I go and sing with the Shape Note groups (http://fasola.org/) and love that they have been “chanting” in Texas for two hundred years and never made a nickel.
I saw Doc Watson here in Austin in 2009. He sang “Stand By Me” and there was such bhakti in his voice, in his connection to God. I wept. You can’t tell me we weren’t doing kirtan.
When the storm of life’s a ragin’,
Stand by me.
When the storm of life’s a ragin’,
Stand by me.
When the world is tossing me
Like a ship out on the sea,
Thou who rulest winds and waters
Stand by me.

Much Love to you, Nubia, and Ezra,
Tony Godwin

Comment on Cookies and Tea – A Slight Shift in Perception by Vishwanath

Vishwanath — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:02:43 +0000

Radhe Shyam !

Comment on Cookies and Tea – A Slight Shift in Perception by Mary James

Mary James — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:07:39 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your stories to inspire us!
Love is al!
Namaste’
MJ

Comment on Cookies and Tea – A Slight Shift in Perception by sue

sue — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:48:32 +0000

Oh how your writings transport me back to India and for a few short minutes I become one with the story. Thank you so much Jai

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by PoS

PoS — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:55:41 +0000

You forgot to mention the wonderful secret visit to the Rameshwaram temple late night, as per Sri Ma’s wish, so you could do a complete parikrama of the temple and how we were half running half walking to get you past the eyes of all the priests around

Comment on Jai’s Blog – April 28, 2009 by Ahmad Maddry

Ahmad Maddry — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:06:23 +0000

Comment: A Very nice article . Whenever i read your website i find a original view. Furthermore , as a new developer, i should mention that the structure of your site rocks . Could you post some information regarding the theme ? .

Comment on “Rama Bolo” free download by wendy

wendy — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:53:21 +0000

so glad you are in my life.

my devote name is Vrindavani dasi. so sweet to see the connection.

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Kathi Bethea (a/k/a Gautami Devi)

Kathi Bethea (a/k/a Gautami Devi) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:16:40 +0000

Hi Jai: Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Yeah, it can be lonely when you are away from your family so I hope that you’ll try to travel together whenever it is feasible. Also, since I am a new fan – I simply went bhakti crazy buying your CDs-no MP3s downloads for me unless CDs are not available. All the CDs are downloaded to my “Bhakti” iTouch-iPod. I especially love the Thunder Love CD-Hanuman’s Heart, Bolo Ram and Down on My Kness are favorites. See you at Omega NYC) and Bhakti Fest (Joshua Tree). I’m so excited.

Comment on Bhakti Bazaar by jai uttal » Blog Archive » New album and special offer from Jai Uttal!

jai uttal » Blog Archive » New album and special offer from Jai Uttal! — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:36:03 +0000

[...] Jai Uttal and follow-up to the very popular Music for Yoga and Other Joys, now available from the Jai Uttal store! Please stop by the Bazaar to stream previews of the album and order a [...]

Comment on “Rama Bolo” free download by Walter

Walter — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:23:26 +0000

JAI, PELA PRIMEIRA VEZ TIVE O PRAZER DE OUVI-LO AO VIVO EM SÃO PAULO, NO ARUNA YOGA E FIQUEI EM LEVITAÇÃO COM A FORÇA DA SUA MUSICA. QUE OS DEUSES DO MUNDO LHE PROTEJAM.

Comment on “Invocation” Free Download by Lorens keys

Lorens keys — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:12:07 +0000

thats a great article!
פורומים
קהילת פורומים

Comment on “Rama Bolo” free download by mira

mira — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:29:02 +0000

Jai
Just got Loveland, so sweet
LOVE Rama Bolo, so simple, stays forever in the mind, which is the point!

Comment on “Rama Bolo” Live Free Download by Felipe Staboli - Brazil

Felipe Staboli - Brazil — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:31:45 +0000

Inspire the Divine.
Thank you.

Comment on “Rama Bolo” free download by Chandra Watkins

Chandra Watkins — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:17:47 +0000

Thank you! Just (finally) got Thunder Love and, well, love it. Looking forward to the next.

Comment on “Rama Bolo” free download by Tim Cannon

Tim Cannon — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:25:18 +0000

We miss you guys. The baby is due in 2-3 weeks. We want to be in Brazil with you next year. Have a great trip. Much Much Love- Tim, Ana Claudia and Babizino

Comment on “Rama Bolo” free download by Dabu

Dabu — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:06:17 +0000

Thank you for sharing our gift Jai and Nubia…we are all blessed…and my best to Ezra for keeping it real!

Comment on 8th Annual Non-Residential Summer Bhakti Kirtan Camp by Brendan Crowley

Brendan Crowley — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:47:47 +0000

Hello,

I would like to attend the Kirtan camp at some point in the not so distant future. Is this an annual camp? other dates throughout the year? What would i need to bring with me? accomodations? Harmonium? Thank you for your time.

Namaste
Brendan

Comment on CHANTS OF A LIFETIME by chanting hub

chanting hub — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:57:39 +0000

Beautiful sharing Jai. Keep up the great work on all levels.

Comment on “Calling Lord Hanuman” Free Download by Jitender SINGH

Jitender SINGH — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:19:20 +0000

Jai ho….
Jai Sita Rama….

For the 1st time going through this site of yours, sir…
from now onwards.,.,.,it will be my favourite…

Jiten….India

Comment on “Calling Lord Hanuman” Free Download by j 41 shoes

j 41 shoes — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:41:36 +0000

It’s too cool and beautiful to develop and motivate, build up character.

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Yogi Sinzapatos

Yogi Sinzapatos — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:11:05 +0000

Namaste Jai. Thank you, please keep on writing.

Everything is here and now.

Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:28:53 +0000

Jai~
You are a conduit of light and how sweetly it arrives to satiate the wearied heart.

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Christopher Dean

Christopher Dean — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:26:57 +0000

Jai I loved this tale – you are a master storyteller – taking us with you so we can feel the sun on the rocks and smell the spices without a word directly about them. I love best when you speak the stories out loud – this I would love to have – audio book! I always enfoy your long introductions on the discs…

when are you coming back to Byron Bay /Mullumbimby?
much Love. Christopher D

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by shivabluedawg

shivabluedawg — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:29:08 +0000

all is shiva! shiva is all! keep writing brother!!! people need to hear,see,and feel the experience of an devotee in action. your honesty and organic attitude towards the all is refreshing to the common worshiper.thoughts and feelings come and go like clouds in the sky,yet,the constant in us is always here,always now,without beginning and without ending!!! imagine,the eternal infinity,caresses us into the awakening of our very ownselves-we are that-soham…….

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Ram Giri

Ram Giri — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:15:24 +0000

Hey Jai,
What a wonderful story! Reading it I was there with you with Ma, inhaling the sacred air laced with the scent of our Baba. The places, the old pujari, and then Bhibhishan’s palace come to life, what a gift. Often I think of him as I live here in Miami (for reasons only He knows), party city and endless distraction loka, identifying with Bhibhishan living in Sri Lanka…
Keep writing, Parvati is right! This is too delicious to keep to yourself. I am looking forward to your book and your love.
Ram Ram.
Ram Giri

Comment on Jai’s Blog – June 23, 2009 by Criselda Sago

Criselda Sago — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:38:51 +0000

Another Great write up, I will be sure to bookmark this in my Digg account. Have a awesome day.

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Mary Lakshmi

Mary Lakshmi — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:37:20 +0000

Great story!
Love your new CD THUNDER LOVE. I probably play it too much.
I suspect my neighbors are getting tired of it…hee…hee…hee…
Mary Lakshmi

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Margie

Margie — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:49:35 +0000

Please, please….keep on writing your stories, especially about your time in India discovering yourself and Rama. I’ve just started my second go-around with Ramesh Menon’s Ramayana, immediately after finishing it for the first time. Your writing of your time with Ma and visiting these places where Rama and all planned and executed their ascent on Lanka….well its almost as if I was there with you. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Teja Shankara

Teja Shankara — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:06:29 +0000

One more thing, Jai….

i always have one more thing!

just wanted to thank you for the recommendation to read Ramesh Menon’s Ramayana…i am half-way through, and it is the best book i’ve ever read.

Jai Sri Rama,
Teja

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Teja Shankara

Teja Shankara — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:04:38 +0000

Beloved Jai!

I read this blog all the way to the end…. i totally LOVED it!

I also KNOW that the Ramayana really happened…. no doubt about it… you are right that it’s still being enacted on the mystical plane….

Thanks so much for this writing….Jai Sri Rama!
Love and Light…
Teja in Ashland

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by dawn walker

dawn walker — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:38:04 +0000

Dear Jai, I would like nothing better than to read a book about your adventures in India. Just as you have related above. It would undoubtedly be full of Indian Myths and magic. Who wouldn’t be fascinated? But then, I have always been fascinated by India. I would also like to hear how your music evolved in the the wonderful blend of Indian Kirtan and every thing else. You use to do some rock and roll and blue grass in there too. But the Spirit in it is the grace, the love.
An enthusiastic follower of your work
Dawn Walker

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Baj

Baj — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:27:07 +0000

Hey Jai – All you need is a fantastic editor! RAM RAM

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by JJma

JJma — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:55:51 +0000

Oh sweet Jai,
Jai!Jai!Jai!
Thank you for my morning smile! You are such a glorious story teller and I love traveling those ancient routes with you. I loved every word and wanted more…always!! Perhaps if typing is not fun for you…tell your stories to a recorder and have someone transcribe them for you. They are so wonderful and you are such a treasure to all of us!!!
So much love to you, to darling Nubia and yummy Ezra,

JJma

Comment on “Om Namah Shivaya” Free Download by Chris Griffin

Chris Griffin — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:22:38 +0000

Thank you Jai for putting these mp3′s up here on your website, what a great way to spread the love! I’m hip with paying for them too, keep them coming.

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by anjula

anjula — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:29:22 +0000

That was brilliant! And a great experience to share, Jai. What a wonderful and profound realization!

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by K.priya

K.priya — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:06:38 +0000

agree with parvati

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Clark Samson

Clark Samson — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:02:57 +0000

Jai,
By this time you are headed back to India and another visit with Ma . I am sending you blessings and prayers for a save and easy trip . You are a natureal story teller and I agree that a book of some kind is in order, maybe you could dictate and someone else can do the typing . These tales are priceless and inspiring and it is part of your legacy . Don’t stress thinking about it just allow it to come to pass. Be very very well.
Clark

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Tim Andres

Tim Andres — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:41:34 +0000

Jai lovely story, have you read any of Zecharia Sitchin’s work? Google him up and search him on youtube. The planet Nibiru? The Annunnaki? I know it’s hard to swallow but apparently according to some thousands of clay Sumerian tablets he’s translated there was a great war in pre-history between these off world visitors who came here. And the Sumerian’s have the same stories as are in the old testament only older. This civilization also pre-dated the Indian and Egyptian. Yet the stories are similar. Great beings, great wars, great tales of the (what could only be understood as celestial or angelic) beings from elsewhere who were instrumental in our being here today. Throws a new slant on the Mahabharata, the Gita, Genisis. I think you’ll find him interesting. The New York Times interviewed him recently and there’s video in their archive. He’s an 80ish New York Jew, funny, upper west side I believe, still very active writer, a professor. Yours truly, one of the faithful, Tim Andres Kauai

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Gary Horn

Gary Horn — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:07:04 +0000

Yes!!! Just what the Dr. ordered…Wonderful, Jai!

RamRamRam

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by krshna ram

krshna ram — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:02:09 +0000

jai hanuman!!!!!!!

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Don Radick

Don Radick — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:50:28 +0000

Thanks again, Jai. Beautiful story of our guru and beloved, wrapped up so tenderly in the mystery of a heart opening.
namaste`

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by RaniaDevi

RaniaDevi — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:17:24 +0000

thank you Jai for weaving these stories together… — your personal one and our collective one…beautiful! Why is it that the Ramayana is so familiar to everyone…it’s been a few years since my beloved story-telling, philosopher-mother-in-law passed on (one of those formidably strong, wise elders in thin saris and flip-flops!) but I can easily still be sitting at her feet in the afternoon while she tells our 4-year-old about Rama & Sita & Ravana & the mighty loyal Hanuman…both of us rapt with attention and wanting to hear it over and over. It’s a story that resonates with most everyone i think, and children especially totally GET IT! They live in that soup of love and loyalty and intention and devotion (at least for a while) so it all makes sense to them…
thanks for sharing and reminding. Keep ‘em coming when you can…
(My husband told me about the NASA finding…there was also some furor over the Indian gov’t. possible plan to blow up portions of the underground stone causeway (!) to make it easier for ship passage…i believe many many Indians were apoplectic)
om shanti om

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Jan

Jan — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:11:01 +0000

Well…today…having little patience for many of the mundane tasks beckoning me…I DID find the patience to read right through to the end. Thank you. Your story connected me to my heart…my heart’s longing, actually…and transported my spirit from the mundane to the magical. I, too, know that each moment holds the potential for magic…yet some days we need a little help, right? At least…I do . Thanks for taking the time to write and speak the language of the heart…where we all meet…as ONE. Jai Ma!

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:09:17 +0000

Dear Jai, thank you so much for sharing your stories with us. They mean more than you know.

Comment on FROM MYTH TO MIRACLE by Parvati

Parvati — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:26:37 +0000

Okay Jai, Your writing is too good, your memory of events still functioning too well (or do you have journals?), and the devotion too pure not to write a book. When already? We have to talk.

Comment on Beggars And Saints by lost tracks – steely dan, jai uttal, shawn colvin

lost tracks – steely dan, jai uttal, shawn colvin — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:11:24 +0000

[...] bass on ‘monkey‘ (engineered by roger nichols, steely dan’s engineer!) and ‘beggars and saints‘, a World Music CD of the Year. We also played the Montreux Jazz Festival in [...]

Comment on Monkey by lost tracks – steely dan, jai uttal, shawn colvin

lost tracks – steely dan, jai uttal, shawn colvin — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:41:12 +0000

[...] i was part of jai’s pagan love orchestra for three or four years, and played bass on ‘monkey‘ (engineered by roger nichols, steely dan’s engineer!) and ‘beggars and [...]

Comment on Jai Uttal and Friends Live at Omega Institute 2008 by admin

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:25:51 +0000

Currently we just have a combined feed of news and events: feed://jaiuttal.com/feed/

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by sridhar

sridhar — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:47:51 +0000

upon entering the sacred temple of bhaktifest 2010 in joshua tree,california, you will be transformed back to the days of chandidas and feel his spirit and poetry, and move to the rhythms of the ancient souls- and remember we have all been here before.

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Anastastasia (Anista) Blaisdell

Anastastasia (Anista) Blaisdell — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:18:15 +0000

I love your honesty, and openess to such a wide growing public as more and more people come to know your music and you. I feel that is so humble of you. I appreciate that in you. I also see totally what you mean about the movement these days. Seems to be what America does with everything, one day it will fall back to the raw truth of everything…again…so much love to you and your beautiful family. I am so glad for you… I hope to see you at Kripalu again soon…

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Lisa M

Lisa M — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:04:18 +0000

Beautiful, Jai. The full spectrum of life and its mysteries. May I be so dedicated to love in all forms.

Hari Om Tat Sat!

Love & namaste,

Lisa

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Lakshmi

Lakshmi — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:25:17 +0000

Radhe Govinda…..

Yes we are listening, and loving your stories, thoughts and heart felt words. Thanks for sharing some essence and roots of this ancient practice that is new to us in the west. May we westernize it just enough for our western minds to become truly absorbed in its original purpose of soul awakening an hearts wide open to truth and love…. in the highs AND the lows… may our love remain constant and unsurpassable…

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by mary James

mary James — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:06:53 +0000

Thank you, Jai, for all your wonderful stories of love that never dies. Your music is full of your own passionate love for God. You are an inspiration to so many! May God’s grace always flow to you and your beautiful family. Thank you for sharing!
Mary

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Jennifer Newell

Jennifer Newell — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:26:13 +0000

Jaiji, Thanks for taking the time to write your blogs, I really enjoy them. I guess I’m a fellow curmudgeon today ha ha! Your comments on the “Bhakti Movement” reflect my own feelings. It is weird to see something so profound turned into a “fad”. Someone mentioned to me the other day that the “Kirtanika”scene is passe. Who knew? I hope the Bhakti Movement will truly touch hearts in a spiritual way. With the warmest Aloha to you and your family, Jen

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Donna

Donna — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:03:11 +0000

I am so happy to read this. The story is beautiful, but it’s your introductory words which struck a chord. My husband and I were just at Breitenbush with you, Jai. When we came home our friends asked excitedly “How was it???” And I paused…and thought: sometimes really great (that “Bhakti ‘high’”) and sometimes it just “was” whatever it was in the moment — special or not. But what I mostly came back with was a place to turn in my heart whether feeling great or struggling with life challenges….I have taken up a silent mantra: ‘Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram….” I thank you for that awakening.

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by lillah lotus

lillah lotus — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:09:20 +0000

Beautiful story telling….
I always enjoy your writing
esp tales of your early indian adventures.

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Dr. Birte Nachtwey

Dr. Birte Nachtwey — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:37:42 +0000

What a story! Another example of peoples fears and insecurities making them kill and torture their fellow human beings in the name of some moral system or ideas…. So sad and still going on so much in the world…. Does it make them feel so much more secure and better with themselves in their lives thereafter to make it all worth it? It is not always so easy to forgive them for they are not concious of what they are really doing there…

I understand what your talking about the kirtan “high”. Looking für the next high to avoid ever feeling empty, sad, angry, alone, pain, helpless or any other so called negative feelings? A life on the run in bright sunlight without it ever becoming dark? Everything is great and nice and amazing? This is exactly why I am not so interested in coming to the US despite all the beauty of the land and nature. I encounter a culture that I find not easy to relate to very profoundly many times. But I come for your kirtan now and this is really the only reason that would be important enough for me. I have prayed with the native americans for over 20 years now and it has been a path of deep devotion and also discipline, sacrificing your flesh and physical comfort many times in a warriors way. To pray through ecstasy instead of pain and sacrifice has been a great change for me in the past years getting into tantra and now a little bit into kirtan. There are aspects of softness and gentleness in there that are very becoming on the long run…

Namasté,

Birte from Germany

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by bryn

bryn — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:55:53 +0000

i am CRYING! Jai, this story is so beautiful i LOVE it. THANK YOU for sharing it. Govinda, My Lord. Govinda, My Lord. Govinda, My Lord. so sweet …

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Prajna

Prajna — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:46:06 +0000

Jai Radhe Shyam!

Beautiful story, Jai. I love you for doing this blog, too, more please!

This is the importance of satsang! We need people like you to remind us that there is always room to love deeper, that beneath the joy and bliss there is something infinitely more vast and profound. To never stop surrendering every moment, every experience at the lotus feet of our beloved guru or god. Otherwise we’re all in danger of stalling on the path, mesmerized by our preferences for this kirtan or that yoga class—or stuck in our aversions to slow bhajans, japa, meditation, etc.

I used to go to kirtans and say to myself, “Oh, the energy is really shallow,” or “Wow, it’s really deep,” and I would credit or blame the kirtan singer accordingly, until one day it occurred to me that there is no limit to how deeply we can be present to divine love in every moment—it’s completely our own choice. As long as we depend on aesthetics to determine how open we are, we’re doomed. The story you shared here about Chandidas is so beautiful and relevant. Thank you, Jai.

Love,
P.

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Chandika Jaya

Chandika Jaya — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:12:42 +0000

Thank you for sharing your words of wisdom about bhakti and sharing this beautiful story with us.
ramramramramramramramramramramram!
Chandika Jaya
Kashi Atlanta

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Daniel Tucker

Daniel Tucker — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:23:56 +0000

Jai! Sheesh man, what a story. Electrifying. And, dissappointing… having just spent a couple months in West Bengal, I may have entertained the illusion that there was at least *that* place where mystics were revered rather than persecuted. Oh well, I guess even West Bengal, land of so many Bhakti saints, has that kind of darkness woven into its history.

What a moment, that thunderbolt recognition… Radha. What a mystery. Wow.
Lotsa love,
DT

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by YogiSinzapatos

YogiSinzapatos — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:52:55 +0000

Namaste Jai. Thank you. Keep on blogging.

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Rivers Sterling

Rivers Sterling — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:59:37 +0000

Jai, I LOVE your writing. Your words create a timeless portal into the elusive worlds of spirit. Your honesty with your own struggle is refreshing and heartening. You continue to show up and engage. You are doing The Work and this is inspiring.
Keep Walkin’!
Love and Appreciation,
Rivers
PS
Come back to Asheville, NC!

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:17:15 +0000

remembering humility–thank you

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Sibylle

Sibylle — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:11:58 +0000

Dear Jai,
now that you mention it: I often wished to experience more humility in kirtan events, lately. But maybe that’s because I am only a square German
We have a saying here stating that soft tones form a melody, too.
I’d like to encourage less boosting. Isn’t it prayer in the first place?
But then again: the important thing is we’re singing at all…
Lots of love, Sibylle

Comment on High Noon in the Desert – Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Vishwanath

Vishwanath — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:08:29 +0000

Radhe Shyam !
Love your storytelling!
Love to you and your family,
Vishwanath