I know people within the Hare Krishna community look at pop music as secular, different, and something separate from spiritual music but for me, there's no difference. — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
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… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
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… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
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… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
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… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
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… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
Nimai [Larson] and I are very psychically connected to each other, I guess just being sisters, so as soon as we started watching sports… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
We [with Nimai Larson] listened to hardly any music except Hare Krishna music growing up and the occasional Garth Brooks that our babysitter would… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
The way that music is approached in the temple is very call and response; it breaks down that barrier between performer and audience. — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
I know people within the Hare Krishna community look at pop music as secular, different, and something separate from spiritual music but for me,… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
I feel like with our shows it always feels weird to be performers on stage and not engaging in audience interaction in some way… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
My parents joined in the 60s and at that time it was really important - there was a group mentality. I could be pulling… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
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… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
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… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
![“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 each other's toes. She's this wizard of the rhythm world, and I know nothing about that, but I can dabble with melody and lyrics and that's something she doesn't really have…” quote by Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b54/taraka-larson-28711_complement_there-are-a-lot-of-unspoken-things-with_456474.jpg)
![“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 be on tour [or] at home. It's easier to get to that place on tour because your environment is constantly changing, and from a very primal, evolutionary perspective, you have…” quote by Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/45d/taraka-larson-28711_access_i-feel-like-utopia-is-neither-here-nor-t_709773.jpg)
![“Nimai [Larson] and I are very psychically connected to each other, I guess just being sisters, so as soon as we started watching sports videos we thought, "Oh yeah, we could totally get into this zone.” quote by Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/920/taraka-larson-28711_connected_nimai-larson-and-i-are-very-psychically_1028968.jpg)
![“We [with Nimai Larson] listened to hardly any music except Hare Krishna music growing up and the occasional Garth Brooks that our babysitter would play for us. From a very early age, we looked at music as mantra based, very cyclical, and having no linear time.” quote by Taraka Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ad6/taraka-larson-28711_age_we-with-nimai-larson-listened-to-hardly_1275307.jpg)
