"Kirtan melts the heart, fills the mind with purity and generates harmony and divine love.." S. Sivananda. Doors of My Heart Dedicated to my teacher, Swami VIshnu devananda Saraswati and his peace mission. *Invocation- Dhayana Sloakas (verses for meditation): Invoke the powers of the universe to support our journey. These are ancient Vedic mantras, sung in traditional form. *Doors of My Heart: Lyrics: Paramahansa Yogananda, Music: Narayan Jyoti *Sivaya: The mantra and names of Siva. Music by: Narayan Jyoti *Hari Ram- Smile with the flowers: The Maha Mantra, (English words by Swami Sivananda). Music by: Narayan Jyoti *Tov Va'hesed (Goodness & Grace). Lyrics: King David, Psalms. Music: Rama-Noam Paz *Imma Adamma (Mother Earth): Lyrics & Music: Zohar Karniel. Mantra edition by Narayan Jyoti *Journey- Improvising with Mantras: This Improvisation is done on the base of the Guru Mantras. This is a live recording of an improvisation session done on the base of this ancient scripture. Music: Narayan Jyoti All songs recorded in this album are designed for healing. The inspiration to the songs comes from the Sivananda Chant Book. I grew up chanting these sacred chants. Most text in this album comes from this book. In this album I give my own interpretation to the traditional form of Kirtan that I still practice today. May the world live in Peace and Happiness. With Love & Light Narayan Jyoti Thanks: To the Creator of All That Is. To My Teachers.. To my divine inspiration: G.S. Sachdev. To Tom and Gil for this creation. To my Mother Sita Ch., my father Arie Paz and my brother and sister for reminding me where I came from. To my family of friends: Yaara, Tsahi, Tomer and Dafna, Rut & Emanuel, Shira and Liron, Yuval who gave me room during the long days in the studio.. To Shirli who was there all along. To Chen ,Adi and Ofer, for making me do it..To Asaf and Idit for offering their gift to me, and to so many more. My thanks also go to my native home: the Sivananda Yoga Organization and to his senior teachers. Special thanks to Zohar Karniel for offering me his song and to Noam Paz, my brother, who offered me his art and music in this album. About me.. Born in Israel and raised on the traditional path of Yoga, he was initiated into his mantra and named Narayan Jyoti by his master, Swami Vishnudevananda at age 4. As a child, practicing yoga as part of the International Sivananda Yoga Centers, he was exposed to many great teachers and healers of different modalities and paths. Most influential were meeting some of the great master-musicians of the Indian and Jewish traditions. Unity in Diversity and Non-Violence were the basic teachings that he received, which influenced him greatly in his work ever since. At age 14, Narayan Jyoti made his residence with his mother at the Sivananda Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas. He spent 2 years there, flying in and out of the ashram, spending time in other ashrams in North America. At age 19, he received his official training as a yoga teacher. Loka Samasta Sukino Bhavantu- May the whole world live in peace and happiness. With Love & Gratitude to the divine within you.. IHS Narayan Jyoti