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Bhakti Beat

By davidschmit | Published: January 10, 2016

“The Wild Moon Bhaktas, a great midwestern bhakti band you should get to know. Love this.”

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Rumi Celebration

By davidschmit | Published: January 10, 2016

Thanks to the nearly 70 people who packed the Center for Performing Arts Chapel who helped make our seventeenth annual Rumi Night another success. Many thanks to the individuals who strode to the microphone and shared their illuminating, heart-breaking, and hysterical Rumi poems. Thanks also to Jack Norton for videotaping the event and shooting this […]

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Seventeenth Annual Rumi Celebration

By davidschmit | Published: January 10, 2016

Sunday, December 13 at the Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis, 7:30-9:30. Our seventeenth annual evening of music, chanting, Sufi poetry and sacred dance in honor of Sufism’s greatest poet, Rumi.

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Wild Moon Bhaktas at Spirit United Church

By davidschmit | Published: January 10, 2016

Sunday, November 8, 2015 Spirit United Church is a welcoming and open-minded congregation in Minneapolis who invited the Wild Moon Bhaktas to lead their service We led a couple of chants and then told the story of Tibet’s great yogi, Milarepa, a moving tale about the power of perseverance and practice on the spiritual path. […]

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A poem by Rumi: The Clear Bead at the Center

By davidschmit | Published: October 16, 2015

“The Clear Bead at the Center changes everything There are no edges to my loving now. I’ve heard it said, there’s a window that opens from one mind to another. But if there is no wall there is no window, And if there is no window, there is no need for a latch There are […]

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Wild Moon Bhaktas at River Garden Yoga Center, St. Paul

By davidschmit | Published: August 30, 2015

We are happy to be bringing our music to River Garden Yoga. Lots of friends, yogis, various seekers and new faces were there. Our guest percussionist Will Kemperman joined us, and he took these two photos, of the band and Christine. Here is a photo of him, too. River Garden is located in an old, […]

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St. Valentine’s with the Wild Moon Bhaktas

By davidschmit | Published: February 12, 2015

An evening of chanting, Sufi love poetry and music. The poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, and Kabir reveal cosmic expressions of love that both expand the heart and boggle the rational mind. Check out the flyerBigRiverValentinesFLyerFeb2015PDF

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New Year’s Kirtan 2014

By davidschmit | Published: January 22, 2015

A spirited night – New Year’s Kirtan with the Wild Moon Bhaktas – pictured here, and Blue Spirit Wheel from Atlanta and the Twin Cities’ own Kirtan Path, with the Sons of Shiva providing some late night chanting. A wonderfully attended event. Outside, it was cold. Inside, dancing, and singing to the Great Spirit! Thanks […]

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Christine Larson on violin performs with the Wild Moon Bhaktas

By davidschmit | Published: November 10, 2014

We have been fortunate to be playing with Christine Larson, violinist. Music has been in Christine’s life since early childhood. By age 10 she was pursuing classical training on violin, eventually playing with symphony orchestras and classical ensembles. She also branched out – with her instrument and her voice – to folk music and beyond. […]

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Flyer Art of the Wild Moon Bhaktas

By davidschmit | Published: November 10, 2014

We work to get the word out about our chanting and kirtan programs. Here is some of our flyer art. Click to open the PDF. WMBFirstUnitaJune-July2014FlyerPDFWMBFlyerBigRiverYogaMay2014 PDF WMBFLyerFirstU Fall2014PDF

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