67 Mere Gurudev- Krishna Das Song- मेरे गुरुदेव चरणों पर, सुमन श्रद्धा के- Harmonium Notes (Melody)

This beautiful chant is composed by Krishna Das( Jeffrey Kagel), an American vocalist & musician who became a devotee of Neem Karoli Baba after his visit to India in 1970. In 2013 he was nominated for Grammy Award. Krishna Das beautifully expresses a deep devotion to his Guru through this prayer song. At the same time he symbolizes the feelings of all devotees of all disciplines towards their Guru, thereby making this song so important and universal. Krishna Das has played this song on Harmonium Chords and his tutorial for the same is available on YouTube. But I did not find any support for melody notations, a style to which most new comers like me are accustomed; hence this effort. I will use this opportunity to give a brief account of the great Master, Neem Karori Baba. Neem Karoli Baba ( नीम करौली बाबा) or Neemb Karori Baba (नीम्ब करौरी बाबा ) known to his followers as Maharaj ji, was a realized Master ( Guru) and a devotee of the Lord Hanuman. He is known outside India for being the spiritual master of a number of Americans who travelled to India in the 1960s and 70s, the most well-known being the spiritual teachers Ram Dass, and Bhagavan Das, and the musicians Jai Uttal & Krishna Das. His ashrams are in Kainchi, Vrindavan, Rishikesh, Shimla, Neem Karoli village near Khimasepur in Farrukhabad, Bhumiadhar, Hanumangarhi, Delhi in India and in Taos, New Mexico, US. His real name was Lakshman Das Sharma. Ram Dass his disciple, tells a story that Baba Lakshman Das once boarded a train without a ticket and the conductor decided to halt the train and force Baba off the train at the village of Neem Karoli, Farrukhabad district, (U.P). After boarding Baba off the train, the conductor found that the train would not start again. After several attempts at starting the train, someone suggested to the conductor that they allow the sadhu back on to the train. The officials agreed and Baba ji boarded the train, jokingly saying, "What, is it up to me to start trains?" Immediately after his boarding the train, it started. Later a train station was built at the village of Neem Karoli. Baba lived in that village later for a while and was given the name as Neem Karoli Baba by locals. Thereafter he wandered extensively throughout Northern India. In Vrindavan, local inhabitants addressed him by the name of Chamatkari Baba ("miracle baba"). During his life two main ashrams were built, first at Vrindavan and later at Kainchi, where he spent the summer months. In time, over 100 temples were constructed in his name. Each year on June 15, the Kainchi Dham Bhandara takes place to commemorate the inauguration of the temple, a celebration that typically receives over a lakh of devotees. Death Neem Karoli Baba (Maharajji) died in the early morning hours of September 11, 1973 in a hospital at Vrindavan, India. A Samadhi Mandir has been built inside the Vrindavan Ashram where thousands of pilgrims visit for blessings. Philosophy & Teachings Maharaj ji was a lifelong adept of bhakti yoga and encouraged service to others (seva) as the highest form of unconditional devotion to God. Simple advice was to “Love All, Feed All and Remember God all the time” He gave no discourses; the briefest, simplest stories were his teachings. Maharaj ji would say that attachment and ego are the greatest hindrances to the realization of God and that “a learned man and a fool are alike as long as there is attachment and ego in the physical body.” Steve Jobs, traveled to India in April 1974 to study Hinduism and Indian spirituality; they planned also to meet Neem Karoli Baba, but arrived to find the guru had left this world the previous September. Influenced by Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg visited Neem Karoli Baba's ashram in Kainchi. Larry Brilliant took Google’s Larry Page and Jeffrey Skoll, co-founder of eBay, on the pilgrimage. Ram Dass and Larry Brilliant founded the Seva Foundation, an international health organization based in Berkeley, California. Steve Jobs, a friend of Brilliant, also funded the organization. It is committed to applying the teachings of Neem Karoli Baba toward ending world poverty. In the late 2000s another Foundation evolved, the 'Love Serve Remember Foundation', whose purpose is to preserve and continue the teachings of Neem Karoli Baba. Krishna Das has dedicated his entire life to share his Guru’s Love and grace among millions through Kirtan, Bhajans & Satsangs. God Bless him. #krishnadas #meregurudev #neemkaroli #baba #harmonium #melody #bhajan #notations #tutorial For other Chants and Bhajans from this channel please visit our playlists:- 1. Mantras    • 41. Mahavatar Babaji Gayatri Mantra- महावत...   2. Bhajans/Chants    • 49. Sriman Narayan Narayan Hari Hari- श्री...   If you wish to receive notifications for similar videos please subscribe to “Chanting is Half the Battle” at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWJ...