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"I Am Loving Awareness (feat. Krishna Das) - by East Forest, Ram Dass
In June 2018, East Forest was invited to Ram Dass’ home in Maui to join in conversation and record brand new teachings from the legendary teacher. After capturing these words of wisdom, East Forest returned to his studio in the high desert of Southern Utah to compose the soundtrack to beautifully support each songs’ subject. In these new recordings, Ram Dass’ words speak masterfully to the modern challenges that so many face with technology, dark thoughts, the nature of soul and so much more. The new East Forest record also features guest appearances from the likes of Trevor Hall and Grammy nominated artist, Krishna Das, all framing Ram Dass’ teachings with contemporary voices and cementing the 87 year old spiritual teacher into an echelon of relevancy and immediacy — offering a direct antidote for a highly polarized nation that is deeply in need of a universal voice of wisdom, connection and unconditional love.
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CREDITS:
from "Ram Dass : Chapter I", releases January 25, 2019
Written, Produced, Arranged, Mixed and Engineered by East Forest
Ram Dass - Spoken Word
Trevor Oswalt (aka East Forest) - Piano, Shruti, Field Recordings
Krishna Das - Vocals, Ectara
Thacher Schmid - Viola, Violin
Huntley Miller - Mastering
Daniel F. Birch - Graphic Design
Tim Cook - Executive Producer
Raghu Markus - LSR Executive Director
Recorded at Boulder Rock Studios (Boulder, UT), The Map Room (Portland, OR) and Ram Dass' study (Maui, HI)
All field recordings captured around Ram Dass' home on the island of Maui, Hawaii
LYRICS:
we have to get out of our minds
our thinking minds
i’ll tell you how i do it
by using a mantra or phrase
i
am
loving
awareness
loving awareness is a name, for soul ,which you really are
leads you to love everything you are aware of
the sky, the room, your body, other people
and then i ride the mantra into my heart
and in my heart i see a doorway, or a veil
to the next plane
soul land
i am loving awareness
- Genre
- Ambient