Day 2 : Dr. Vivek Virani : Music, Consciousness, Bhakti & Social Reform
When you are an ethnomusicologist studying spiritual music from around the world, you see things that few others notice. Dr. Vivek Virani has studied music and consciousness for years. He shares some really deep insights into Bhakti that will challenge your perceptions and free them at the same time.
Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will discover
- Bhakti bhava (feeling) across spiritual traditions
- Bhakti to negotiate issues of culture, religion, and society at the regional and national levels
- The Bhakti of caste discrimination reform
- Bhakti practice and the ego
- The spiritual and material challenges of being a bhakti music “performer”
.... and much more
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