A False Privilege
It is a false privilege to seem to extract ourselves from the messy mosaic of life by reaching for, upholding and hiding behind, spiritual truths that end up serving a sense of entitlement
Parvathy Baul is a practitioner, performer and teacher of the Baul tradition from Bengal, India.
She studied closely with two of the most respected Baul Gurus of the previous generation, Sri Sanatan Das Thakur Baul and Sri Shashanko Goshai.
According to her Guru’s vision, Parvathy Maa has created Sanatan Siddhashram – as a place of learning, practicing and preserving the oral history of the Baul tradition.
Mentioned in the Episode:
- The poetry of Chandidas
- Song of the Great Soul by Parvathy Baul
Artwork by Sekhar Roy
Topics
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 02:27 – The Poet Chandidas
- 19:50 – Vibrational Transmissions
- 21:58 – Instruments of the Baul
- 30:02 – Surrender and Devotion
- 37:46 – Lineage of Baul Music
- 46:04 – Sacred Music in a Concert Setting
- 54:50 – One of Parvathy’s First Songs
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Conversation
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I saw a dear friend a few days ago
The alley of the traceless
I asked “Why is your beautiful face hidden from me?
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Beautiful, ugly, impressive, disgusting, meaningless, grim, contradictory etc… It makes no difference, as long as it is life, vigorously pouring forth