Your digital download will also include a booklet pdf with lyrics, commentary on the meaning of the chants, and visualizations that accompany each.
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BY THIS LIGHT
NINA WISE
produced by Ben Leinbach
$18.00
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Delight your friends and family. By This Light makes an uplifting, and affordable holiday gift.
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Chants
Credits
Nina Wise lyrics, composition, vocals
Ben Leinbach producer, bass, percussion, guitar, vocals
Lakshmi DelSesto vocals
Ken Cook piano
Melanie DeMore vocals
Elaine Kreston cello
Gawain Matthews guitar, mandola
Peter Rowan guitar, mandola, vocals
Anam Thubten Rinpoche lyrics, vocals
By This Light
I am honored to share with you my new album, By This Light. Born from devotion, the album weaves Tibetan Buddhist chants and blessings with the vibrant rhythms and instruments of world music.
Inspired by the teachings of Anam Thubten Rinpoche, each of the songs carries the resonance of ancient prayers offered for peace, healing, and awakening. By placing these sacred sounds within expansive soundscapes of modern textures and earthy polyrhythms, I hope to create a bridge where anyone, from any tradition, can enter into stillness and presence.
This music is an offering: for meditation, for yoga, for moments of rest, for dancing, or for simply listening with the heart. May it serve as a reminder that light is always within us, and that music can open pathways to connection and compassion.
ARTISTS
Testimonials
“One Mahayana sutra says the best way for the Dharma to enter the heart is through the ear. For some of us, song and chant open the doors. Thank you Nina for offering these Ancient prayers in a beautiful new form.”
“These soothing and evocative Buddhist chants enchanted me. They are a unique and welcome contribution to contemporary Buddhist spiritual practice. This moving music will endure at the center of your spiritual library.”
— Sylvia Boorstein, Buddhist teacher, author
“I listened to Nina’s music of chants and blessings while she chauffeured me to medical appointments and back home. The music inspired me to sing along, which transformed the journey from something dreary to something of a magic carpet ride. While Buddhist in nature, the music is joyful, uplifting, and accessible to all.”
— Susan Griffin, author, poet
“I was deeply moved and ignited when I listened to Nina’s chants — my heart just soared! Her music evoked such an unexpected depth of emotion. I’ll use the chants in all of my workshops and classes and share the gift of her music with all of my students around the world.”
— Carole Kammen, Founder, Pathways Institute
Anam Thubten Rinpoche in the recording studio
Our musicians at work
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