Ecstatic Chanting at Omega Institute

Sunday May 11, 2008 10 a.m.
Omega Institute, Rhinebeck NY

Enjoying the afterglow of last night’s wonderful chanting and music here at Omega’s first annual springtime Ecstatic Chant weekend in upstate New York. I’ve been playing Omega’s autumn Ecstatic Chant weekends for years now (except two years ago when I went out to Burning Man for Labor Day weekend instead, but that’s another story)—initially with Krishna Das and the last several years with Shyamdas too. Super great gathering of musicians and bhaktas and good hearted folk. The all night kirtans are a highlight of the fall gathering—last night only went until around 3 a.m.

Snatam Kaur, Jai Uttal, Shyamdas—so much sweet devotion around this weekend…

Flip Flop Lila

Sara's been insisting that we share this little footwear meltdown from the side of the Jaipur>Delhi freeway. Sigh. What can I say? Having had my killer American flip flops disappear mid-trip (while worshipping at a temple all day, of all places), I was trying my best to make do with the really low-qual sandals usually available in India--and precious few in my size, to boot.

Later in Delhi, I lucked out and found some $10 flips that really fit me comfily--but at the time of this roadside video, I feared I was stuck with these heinous, too-tight, $1 chappals for the remainder of my long road trip. Watching myself accidentally destroy these wretched sandals was a depressing moment--Sara's laughter notwithstanding.