I had such an enriching time last week practicing for and eventually performing at our Block Level Buddhism meeting in Harlem! I had not jammed with folks while playing my guitar in FOREVER! This is deepening my desire to be in a band so badly! 🎶💫 - Taavi, a brilliant music producer whose co- produced ASAP FERG’s latest album was on the keys. - David Meade, a brilliant drummer who also taught at NYU was on percussion. - I played lead guitar & sang + played rhythm during the chorus section. We played on top of a song called “Open your Eyes”, which is a Buddhist rap song composed by Taavi and Hunter (the rapper).
Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist practice where we chant “Nam myoho renge kyo” daily, which means “I believe in the power of cause and effect”. This practice’s purpose is to be hap...