Meditative Devotional Offering for Sri Krishna

ByShruti Bakshi August 19, 2022August 21, 2022

“You won’t reach it without singing; if you don’t sing, it’s far.

But when you sing with deep feeling, God is right where you are!”

– Kabir

“Songs to Hari work great wonders. They elevate the lowly of the world, who celebrate their lofty climb with drums. To come to the feet of the Lord in song is enough to make stones float on the sea.”

– Surdas

A meditative devotional offering for Krishna on Janmashtmi.

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Shruti Bakshi

Shruti Bakshi has worked in banking and management consulting in London, Paris and Australia for several years. She created LWP to share from her experience and study of yoga, Vedanta philosophy and various aspects of Indian culture. |

MBA, INSEAD Business School | MPhil, Cambridge University (Shell Centenary & Commonwealth Scholar) | Hatha yoga instructor (Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Academy)

Instagram: @shruti.heartwords

Books:
HeartWords: mystic poems |
From Dior to Dharma | Other books

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