Nina Rao joins David to share the clarity and wisdom of her Guru, Sri Siddhi Ma, and discuss chanting, music, Maharaj-ji, the Goddess, and Hanuman.
“It’s all about purifying. The practice is helping us drop all the stuff considered obscurations or kleshas to seeing clearly. If we see clearly we can understand. If we understand we can have a compassionate heart. With that compassionate heart we can feel our interconnectedness. Then what else is there to do in this body but feel that interconnectedness, feel that love, and share.” – Nina Rao

In this episode Nina and David discuss:

How all aspects of our self and life weave together
Nina’s relationship to Sri Siddhi Ma, Maharaj-ji (Neem Karoli Baba), and Hanuman
Sri Siddhi Ma as a fully integrated being of wisdom, clarity, love, and presence
Meeting Maharaj-ji through Krishna Das’ chanting
Nina’s life-changing first darshan with Sri Siddhi Ma
Western culture, Eastern spirituality, and cultural appropriation
Kirtan, chanting, music, and creativity
Goddess, Shakti, and the Divine Feminine
Connections between Bhakti and Buddhism