Kalpa

Kalpa recounts that his first mushroom ceremony, led by Robert Ryan, changed his life.

“He had invited me to a mushroom ceremony that we had done together, and that had been my first one”

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Kalpa considers Syamarani Dasi a modern master of religious art.

“She's literally like a modern master. Like, absolutely just a modern, modern master”

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Kalpa explains that the name Mishra Bhakti means mixed devotion, reflecting his Vaishnava and Ryan's Shaiva practices.

“our first kirtan group mishra bhakti was actually a play on words mishra meaning mixed it's actually a bengali word”

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Kalpa recommends a 'five sense diet', arguing that what one takes in through all senses shapes one's output.

“we have like a five sense diet. You know, the diet extends to the five senses. It's not just what we put in the mouth”

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Kalpa claims the Hermetic principle that everything is vibration is supported by quantum physics and string theory.

“the third principle is that everything is vibration so and that's that's backed up by modern science that's the whole theory behind quantum physics and string theory”

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Kalpa relays a friend's view, which he shares, that kirtan should become as familiar as reggae.

“the objective of kirtan now is to make it as popular as reggae music in the sense that so whether you love it or hate it”

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Kalpa likens giving a mantra to a gift card whose use is up to the recipient.

“the mantra is like a gift card you just it's not up to you what the person does with it once you give it to them”

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Kalpa argues that the kirtan tradition was essentially the punk scene of an earlier era.

“it just dawned on me i was like this is the this is like the beginning of this was the punk scene on another timeline”

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