Kirtan Path is a Minneapolis-based band sharing their passion to chant the Name.
Kirtan Path has been singing with the greater Twin Cities kirtan community for 6 years. They participated in several local festivals over the years, such as the Twin Cities Kirtan Festival, the Twin Cities Yoga Festival, India in Iowa, and the Inner Peace Festival. Kirtan Path organizes the annual New Year's Eve Kirtan Celebration, now in its fifth year.
They were honored to perform at the inaugural Bhakti Fest Midwest in 2012 where they were dubbed "Midwest wallah to watch" by The Bhakti Beat. They were reinvited to perform at the 2013 and 2014 festivals. They released their debut CD, Saṃgāyati - A Gathering In Song , in June 2013. Kirtan Path has regular events in Minneapolis/St. Paul and the surrounding area, including Western Wisconsin. See the 'Upcoming kirtan events' module on the top right of this page or check out the Events page for upcoming kirtans and workshops. Please use the Contact page if you have questions or want to arrange a kirtan at your venue. I hope you will join us at a kirtan soon! Events are mostly donation-based and inclusive of every person. No previous experience or special singing talent needed. Subscribe to our email list to stay informed about our events. Ram Ram Pascale |
Our debut CD: Saṃgāyati
Saṃgāyati - A Gathering In Song Click on the PayPal button below to purchase. Thank you for your support. |
What is kirtan?
Kirtan is the sacred tradition of call-and-response chanting, brought to us from India. Kirtan is one of the principal activities of Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion). The chants come from the Hindu tradition, but people of all faiths and cultural backgrounds participate in kirtan - it is in essence a meditation, repeating the names of God, turning inward towards ourselves. We experience the energy and vibrations of communal singing, connecting to the Divine and each other, opening our hearts and quieting our minds.
To quote Krishna Das: “When we gather together to sing like this we are helping each other find our own paths. We all must travel this path by ourselves because each of us is our own path. All these paths wander on in their own way, but in truth we are all traveling together and until the last of us arrives we will all keep traveling. So let's sing!”
Says Dadu Dayal, a 16th century mystic:
Recognize the Path to your Beloved, O travelers
and take the route of the anguished lover in separation.
Keep the Master's grace in your thoughts,
and reflect on his pure teachings.
Develop love and devotion with endearment,
and keep the thought of the Creator always before you.
Try to merge yourself into God like water in water.
Fix your mind within by following the Path of the Sound Current.
A yearning will arise; make then an intense and anguished call.
Repeat the Name of your Beloved,
day and night, again and again.
With care in thought, word and deed,
you will cross to the other shore.
To quote Krishna Das: “When we gather together to sing like this we are helping each other find our own paths. We all must travel this path by ourselves because each of us is our own path. All these paths wander on in their own way, but in truth we are all traveling together and until the last of us arrives we will all keep traveling. So let's sing!”
Says Dadu Dayal, a 16th century mystic:
Recognize the Path to your Beloved, O travelers
and take the route of the anguished lover in separation.
Keep the Master's grace in your thoughts,
and reflect on his pure teachings.
Develop love and devotion with endearment,
and keep the thought of the Creator always before you.
Try to merge yourself into God like water in water.
Fix your mind within by following the Path of the Sound Current.
A yearning will arise; make then an intense and anguished call.
Repeat the Name of your Beloved,
day and night, again and again.
With care in thought, word and deed,
you will cross to the other shore.
