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Instructions for bhajan singers and bhajan CETANA KA CILKA SVAMI NE
A spiritual teacher instructs a group in the disciplined practice of devotional singing.
"Clarity requires the energy to wait. You all sing the first reference point together, and then you wait."
"Waiting demands a great deal of energy. To hold back takes tremendous energy. It is like riding a racing horse: you try to hold him back a little, then you let him go free."
The teacher explains the precise structure of the call-and-response chanting, emphasizing the intense energy required for patient waiting between phrases. He observes as a female singer leads the group, testing their ability to follow the rhythmic discipline of singing and pausing as instructed.
Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Summer seminar
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