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title: "1 Communal Quotes By Taraka Larson"
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> [When we moved to Florida we experienced it on a communal level, in a more structured religious setting, with temples and different worships. That sense of community is very much interconnected with music for us, and thinking of music as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/when-we-moved-to-florida-we-experienced-it-on-a-communal-level-in-a/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

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## More by Taraka Larson

> [I listen to pop music and it sounds like mantra to me, there's this power to it. There's also something to be said about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/i-listen-to-pop-music-and-it-sounds-like-mantra-to-me-there-s-this/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [ There are a lot of unspoken things with me and Nimai \[Larson\]. We're very yin and yang, neither one of us really treads on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/there-are-a-lot-of-unspoken-things-with-me-and-nimai-larson-we-re/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [I feel like utopia is neither here nor there. It's in that sort of space where you feel the most present, and that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/i-feel-like-utopia-is-neither-here-nor-there-it-s-in-that-sort-of/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [I had this crazy, a bit of a near-death experience in Estonia. I had these visions of the future but I was in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/i-had-this-crazy-a-bit-of-a-near-death-experience-in-estonia-i-had/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [ Nimai \[Larson\] and I are very psychically connected to each other, I guess just being sisters, so as soon as we started watching sports… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/nimai-larson-and-i-are-very-psychically-connected-to-each-other-i/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [ We \[with Nimai Larson\] listened to hardly any music except Hare Krishna music growing up and the occasional Garth Brooks that our babysitter would… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/we-with-nimai-larson-listened-to-hardly-any-music-except-hare-krishna/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [The way that music is approached in the temple is very call and response; it breaks down that barrier between performer and audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/the-way-that-music-is-approached-in-the-temple-is-very-call-and/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [I know people within the Hare Krishna community look at pop music as secular, different, and something separate from spiritual music but for me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/i-know-people-within-the-hare-krishna-community-look-at-pop-music-as/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [I feel like with our shows it always feels weird to be performers on stage and not engaging in audience interaction in some way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/i-feel-like-with-our-shows-it-always-feels-weird-to-be-performers-on/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [My parents joined in the 60s and at that time it was really important - there was a group mentality. I could be pulling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/my-parents-joined-in-the-60s-and-at-that-time-it-was-really-important/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [My parents both renounced their material lives and were living as monks at an ashram in L.A. when they met each other. So we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/my-parents-both-renounced-their-material-lives-and-were-living-as/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [I always look at that stuff as something that's not a separate entity from the music but a visual representation of the music. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/i-always-look-at-that-stuff-as-something-that-s-not-a-separate-entity/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [I really feel like there's a void in this world for music that acknowledges that spiritual aspect of these activities as well as just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/i-really-feel-like-there-s-a-void-in-this-world-for-music-that/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [One of the reasons why I chose to live in New York was that there is this sense of your environment constantly changing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/one-of-the-reasons-why-i-chose-to-live-in-new-york-was-that-there-is/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

> [Hopefully, with some years of practice and just getting to that state, I'll try extreme sports again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraka-larson/hopefully-with-some-years-of-practice-and-just-getting-to-that-state/)

[Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraka-larson/)

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