DANCING MEDITATION Shouldn’t meditation be silent and sober? How can dancing kirtans be called a form of meditation? Answer: Sankirtan, the congregational chanting of the holy names of Krishna to the accompaniment of music and dance, is actually meditation in its most profound, potent, and practical form. The purpose of meditation is to connect with and experience spiritual reality. Silent meditation, as done through breathing exercises and yogic postures, tries to achieve this by negating the m