Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn A Healing and Meditative Landscape | Page 23

Satigata:
Mindfulness through Music & Chanting
By Chris Berlin and Darren Becker
At times, the songs point toward spiritual qualities that are
represented by a particular Buddhist being or deity invoked
in the mantra. When sung in community alongside the
accompaniment of guitars, drums, and bells, the chanting
of mantras takes on a unique quality that is both beautiful
to the ear and powerfully felt in the body. All are invited to
contribute to the soundscape through their own voices in
creating an open, immersive, and healing space.
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a natural fit for Satigata’s
music and chanting events. A nondenominational space,
Story Chapel stands as an unassuming gateway to a world
of quiet beauty as it parallels the flora, fauna, trees, ponds,
and wildlife with its contemplative spirit. One can sense
that the chapel is an invitation i