Interbeing: I am you, You are me

Chanting mantra opens the door to our awareness of Interbeing. We chant to connect to our true nature, our highest self, as well as create a space to hold our suffering self and the suffering of the world with love and compassion. We chant to remember the presence of the divine in us, around us, and in each other; recognizing the other in ourselves and ourselves in the other. This is true for our light and our shadow. We honor the celebrations and joys as well as affirm the hardships and difficulties including our own contributions to both.

We can use the energy from Kirtan to expand us and inspire us to hold and transform our own suffering as well as the suffering of each other and the collective consciousness. And as we do our own transformative and healing work, we are energized and inspired to do more to help each other and live our gifts into this life for the good of all beings.

“We inter-are. We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” - Thich Nhat Hanh