Yogi Bhajan vs Jens Zygar gonging 1990

This historical video shows my playing with the first planetary gong set ever for a Yogi Bhajan (founder of the 3HO Kundalini movement) in Hamburg 1990 and: him "acting" on the gongs as well.
Have a look and make up your own mind.
For me personally, it has been kind of trauma shock and I started to research why people are playing things they way they do it. I came to quite some solutions which I share in my integral gong playing classes around the world.

[@kinggator6890]

Brings back memories of Harijiwan's gong "sound baths" in which I spent an hour laying on the ground completely unable to relax and convinced that was because something was wrong with me.

[@yoganet3901]

jajajaja

[@lisalynne108]

I first encountered the gong when I took KY Teacher Training. We were taught not to strike the gong in the center, then shown a video of YB hammering the gong in the center. One of many dichotomies of YB!! I have since trained with other KY gong players who played beautifully with measured crescendos. What an experience for you Jens, thank you for all your dedication!

[@GongMaster]

The most important video document for the gong community. You can hear and see clearly how important it is to play in a soft manner. What Bhajan explains at the end, that the gongs help to relax our minds and hearing how brutal he plays the gongs, it becomes obvious that there is no relaxation possible. I've collected emails from victims of this loud sessions and just yesterday I received a report from England from a woman, who got a serious headache after such a gong session, which was performed by a Kundalini gong master. The SOFT MANNER is the way to go. If it feels stressful, it is stressful for your mind and body and there is nothing good on it. Crescendos (loud amplitudes) can be useful to help the receivers to focus, but only for a very short period, like 10 or maximum 20 seconds. A full session with crescendo playing (white or pink noise) is harmful to the holistic wellbeing and does no good at all.

[@marcialewis6355]

I Agree, from my own experiences with light work, body work & Reiki. Space between tone sounds as they are gently played is also important as it allows each sound to expand, fully develop and become expressed for healing🌟

[@Revelator2025]

Completely agree as well. Watching Jens perform shows his consideration when crescendoing with the entire gong array on stage. His technique and command over the dynamic nature of each particular gong and blending them symbiotically was beautifully demonstrated. The Yogi’s demonstration was pure over-the-top decibel damaging noise-making imo. Perhaps a shock to the system to keep his followers in a state of traumatized obedience? 🤔

[@Pathstobalance]

And the tortoise beats the hare.....nice demonstration Jens, thanks for sharing this video had never come across it, what a contrast....and a good example of what not to do from YB.

[@rrgibbons]

Whoa - the Yogi's playing got very 'energetic'. I would never do anything like that in my presentations, as I am attempting to 'cultivate tranquillity'. It is a shame the recording was not of a quality to reveal the subtlety of Jens' playing.

[@jroberto8774]

Wahe Guru 🌟 😍🥰

[@isabellkoller8339]

I could not stop laughing watching the Yogi having his personal encounter with the gongs. I watched children playing the gongs the same way ful of joy while the adults had to leave the rooms because they could not bear the sound

[@JensZygar]

In my 40 years of playing and teaching gongs I have seen innumerable numbers of kids playing gongs, and nothing was close to that; and if it would happen then the parents would be kindly asked to stop the children, as this way of mistreating a gong can easily damage the sensitive surface of the expensive instrument. Yes, I am sure there are people like you who will not stop laughing when the innocent joyful Yogi is raping other people's properties. Yes, so nice cute yogi guy.

[@avatarraam6076]

@@JensZygar Aaaaah I struggled to watch the the part when the guru BEAT the gongs, I had to scroll. Did you ask him prior to his blacksmith technique on your poor gongs to tap them gently Jens? You maintained a normal expression after his go. Aaaah, a bit funny, a lot shocking. I know you must have examined the gongs when you got back home. The guru wasn't paying attention when you were tonal painting.

[@DDliarsblow]

Yes, he was paying attention, He likes to bother people and act innocent about it, arrogant, aggressive, fake acting liar, chameleon.. This video is painful to my mind.

[@blablarap]

Yogi Bhajan - The gong assassin.😀

[@soundhealingcertification]

Jens, you have bronze balls!!! Respect 🙏

[@JeyFor]

I always wondered: How could the gentle and soft way of playing of Don Conreau can be a direct legacy of Yogy Bhajan ?

[@joe_3y3s]

Have you heard DC play in real life? He plays soooooo loud!

[@JeyFor]

​@@joe_3y3sunfortunately no never in real life. I must be mistaken then... I was trained by a teacher from his gong school and the way of playing was very soft.

[@sarasarinha_primalwoman]

Find it powerful when you understand the mind construction and ancient yogic ways to help modern mind to de- programme. I don't think there should be a comparison, it doesn't seem fair. It seems like we have two intentions in play here.

[@soundhealingcertification]

Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! Honestly, I couldn't watch it till the end because I didn't want to ruin my impression of the beginning of this video. What a sonic vandalism!!!

[@bigdon37]

What is hé doing 12:00. That painful to watch and hear with just a headset! Dont tell me he his a gongmaster! I have 28 HSB ( Singing bowls) i cant imagine playing in front of people like that who come for some kinda of meditative state to bring themself centerd and maybe find some kind of therapy or healing. The gongs and bowls can brings your consciousness to state of Thêta wave where healing can takes place. Hats off to Jens Zygar, even 30 years ago he was a master!

[@thevegetablechef6776]

Haha, what a crazy fucker. He was just outraged by a younger and more potent man than he that played so well. He had to come up with something so he destroyed everyone’s hearing capacity. Painful, destructive and crazy.

[@dharam108]

the value of Bhajan's approach to the gong is of use ONLY AFTER a strong yoga set! ABSOLUTELY NOT BEFORE! The human psyche (or any kind of psyche) will not be able to handle this kind of intensity without doing the strong Yoga first! All that said I would not 'whack' any gong quite as hard as he is playing, but there are times when those in attendance really want the amplitude and "rough play" for up to a minute

[@JensZygar]

Playing gong sounds on a high amplitude is not the issue; the issue is not understanding the physics of a vibrating membrane; the louder it gets, the more important it is to target the correct spot on the instrument, unless, you don´t care; which is always an option, particular as we claim to live in a sphere of free will.

[@JT-mq6oc]

Jens i Love your work! wow! how did you feel when he was butchering your gongs!!? was he poking and provoking? did he know how to play gongs? was this all a lesson in softness? i dont know if im reading it correctly 😄

[@marjoleinbanis]

Constant talk on 'how tuned they are' I hear him saying (i dont know if its actually what he says) 'Sound has to be broken the balance has to be dismanteled. By the weight of the hammer' He is deconstructing in a way to cleanse? Interesting and shocking recording!

[@JensZygar]

Yes; this encounter kept me thinking for years and years and it based some fundamental insights for sure,....

[@dasgongbad197]

@@JensZygar I have a question...was his actual 'insights' what kept you thinking, or was it the guru aura? Maybe a bit of both?

[@JensZygar]

@@dasgongbad197 sorry I am not sure if I understand your question; all I can remember that I was shocked; the reason why I didn't stop him was that I thought I don't want him to lose his face in front of his many students; and later on, I spent many many thoughts analyzing the situation (maybe I was wrong not liking to? ;-) but after many years of reflections, as well, there are quite a few kundalini gong freaks out there following this kind of heavy gonging, I have a clear opinion on all of that.

[@dasgongbad197]

@@JensZygar, thanks for answering. Now I understand what you meant by 'this encounter kept me thinking for years and years...' Thanks for sharing how it affected you. I am glad that you stayed true to your approach, which I appreciate. Blessings

[@erichofmann17]

King Kong plays the Gong

[@AlexJacksonTempleSounds]

Bhajan couldn't play. I've never seen him play gong well. I've asked myself was this intentional? how can anyone play so badly? I came to the conclusion he just didn't care and it was all acting, the gongs were props nothing more.

[@jrak]

yeah

[@erichofmann17]

Bhajan plays the gongs like a bulldozer. That’s painful to watch and even more painful to my ears.

[@dasgongbad197]

It's disgusting. The gong player in me finds this kind of show to be damaging and so many levels. Stimulation is not the same thing as intensity. Gong playing is not the same thing as showmanship. A transmission of awakening through the gongs does not require excessive volume and nor does the 'clearing of stuck energies.' The lack of respect for Jens here is remarkable. The lack of humility. It's disappointing to witness.

[@ramindersingh1360]

Yogi bhajan is a sexual abuser.

[@yogakundalinisohaagan7201]

Yogi bhajan is very powerfull, kundalini is powerfull and the high sound helps to destroy the inner blocks. I like it very much. It gives a lot of energy.

[@evaetelkacsontos7683]

I agree with You absolutely.. To clean the mind is not always a sweet action.. The problem is in, not in out..

[@k.w.6165]

Yogi Bhajan won. Thanks for sharing.

[@HughCorbyCruick]

As much respect as I have for Yogi Bhajan's work, I must say that this is simply awful playing on his part. The acoustics are shrill, ridiculously loud and way too dissonant. It sounds violent. Poor Jens!

[@HughCorbyCruick]

I Love Gongs My Gong Songs By not basing my respect for a person on just their gong craft but by their overall actions as a human being.

[@drlo728]

this yogi plays punk

[@healingwithsimrit]

This is obviously horrible gong playing on YB's part, but this is not a representation of what he actually offered. He played gongs in all different ways, at all different frequencies and levels for different effects. I agree with the person who shared that strong gong playing is a tool to have massive subconscious breakthroughs - I've experienced this myself many times. Of course, you have to be ready for it with a precursor of kundalini yoga and softer playing in the beginning - and that concoction can radically change your mind, body and life for the better. To see this one demonstration and criticize someone's entire approach who doesn't play them musically and has a completely different approach to them as tools is limited. That said, this was clearly bad.

[@juliantadjaezz]

Autsch 😅