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The actual song Journey in Satchidananda is one of my favorite pieces of music. I went down a rabbit hole one afternoon finding various live performances of it

• belfalas 4y ago
  For the gentle people out there wondering what is Satchidananda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satcitananda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satcitananda
  • PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
    It seems also be a reference to the self-named Swami Satchidananda who provided Alice Coltrane with some guidance and help after the death of her husband.
    • belfalas 4y ago
      The title is a play on words referencing the name of the Swami. Alice 'took a journey' in Satchitananda (guided by the Swami) which helped her through the mourning process.
      • mtalantikite 4y ago
        Vishnu Wood, who played on the album (and used to host a jam session we'd go to when I was in college), did an interview with Rolling Stone about it. [1] His guru was (is?) Satchitananda and he introduced her to him. Satchitananda's Integral Yoga space is still in Manhattan and hosts workshops there (I took one with Laraaji there once). [1] https://vishuwood-safarieast.com/rolling-stone-magazine-interviews-vishnu-wood-on-journey-to-satchidananda/ https://vishuwood-safarieast.com/rolling-stone-magazine-inte...