Letting the Music Lead Me … sometimes

Hi, I’m Richard. Chanting is how I come home — to presence, to joy, to the quiet place where I feel connected to the divine.

I didn’t arrive at this practice as a musician. I came searching for something real — something that could hold joy, sorrow, longing, and love without needing to fix any of it.

Over time, mantra has become my anchor. My prayer. A way of remembering what’s already whole within me.

What began as a private practice slowly turned outward — not because I wanted to perform, but because I felt called to share.

You don’t have to chant. You don’t have to be anything other than yourself.
This is a place where you’re welcome — just as you are.

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I Was Scared to Lead a Chant … and Did It Anyway

Not just stage-fright nervous—heart-thudding, voice-trembling, what-am-I-doing-here kind of scared.
But beneath the fear, there was something deeper calling me forward: devotion.

When I led kirtan for the first time, I didn’t feel ready. But I began anyway. I let go—imperfectly, vulnerably—and allowed the love I felt to come through my voice. What happened wasn’t about performance. It was about presence. Offering. Connection.

That moment became the seed for everything I now share here.