We are Luminaries,
so are you.
Here to spread that love.
Splendid viewers,
welcome to this week’s
Vegetarian Elite,
as we meet the conscious
hip-hop band, Luminaries.
One Love, One Blood,
and One Heart
One People, One World,
and One God
We gotta come together
united for One Cause
Put your hands up
in the air for peace!
Luminaries is a family of
seven vibrant individuals:
Amore One, Ben Jammin,
Dreams,
Eric Soul Livin, Free(w)ill,
J Brave,
and Konscious Krieger.
They are all gifted artists,
and they have all been
united by their shared
vision of an uplifted,
peaceful world.
Supreme Master
Television
visited the tranquil
Luminaries Circle House
in Woodland Hills,
California, USA,
where we were welcomed
with opened arms
for a nice chat with several
of the band members.
The gathering began with
a prayer of gratitude.
I give thanks
for this family, this circle,
this community.
And for this time where
we are able to make a stand
for what we believe in.
Let us invoke the spirit
into this moment, invoke it
into all of our words,
all of our thoughts,
all of our actions,
let us embody the spirit.
Praise the Most High,
and so it is.
And so it is.
The Luminaries brings us
a unique, empowering
form of music
blending rock, rap, funk,
soul, and hip hop.
I think our music bridges
a lot of genres.
And all of us
come from different
cultural backgrounds,
different upbringings,
different musical influences.
And I think that is really
reflected in the music.
We compile
all of that together,
and it all kind of gets
put in the golden orb
in the center
and we stir it up.
And I think
we’ve really done our best
to be authentic
in what we put forth
and allow each other
to bring out
their natural tendencies
in the music,
and it becomes unique
and becomes luminous.
And the resulting music
radiates a message
of love and unity.
For me,
our music is about peace,
our music is about justice,
our music is about freedom,
and our music is
about liberation.
Liberation of the soul,
our music,
through our stories,
it resonates with
basic universal concepts
of humanity.
Our music is
about self preservation,
and our music is very
positive, very uplifting,
very empowering.
It’s a reminder to myself.
It’s about love,
it’s about love for oneself.
It’s about love for
all the people in the world,
love for all life
on this planet, including
the living Mother Gaia.
And I guess,
ultimately, our music’s
about connection.
In fact, it was through
the common ideals of
compassion and the yearning
for enlightenment
that brought
the Luminaries together.
I met this guy, Javis,
playing basketball,
and I just felt the kinship
with this guy.
We were two people
on a path, didn’t know
where we were going,
we were both young and
trying to figure things out.
different people.
And we realized that
together, musically as well,
like we had something
to say.
And it’s funny because
it wasn’t until I said yes
to my spiritual path that I
even got on the microphone
to record.
I followed a blog posting
on MySpace
from a revolutionary
hip-hop artist known as
Immortal Technique
who was talking about
South Central Farm.
South Central Farm is
the nation’s largest urban
community farm, 14 acres
in South Central LA.
We had 350 families
growing their own food,
a safe place
for children to play.
J Brave here had thrown
an event about a month
or two prior to me
getting involved.
We ran into each other
at a hip-hop festival
and we were both kind of
doing positive conscious
hip-hops, you know,
hip-hop with a message.
It was working together
for social services
that led MCs J Brave,
Freewill, and Amore One
to create Luminaries
in 2006.
Since then,
they have used their
musical talents to bring
inspiration to others.
“Music is my medicine.
I’mma let it in,
deep inside, feel the vibe,
time to go within.”
What people have said to me
after shows is
they feel moved, they feel
touched and inspired.
And I’ve seen that and
heard that from a variety
of different people,
from young people
to hip-hop heads,
to surfers to older people
in their late 40s and 50s.
And seems that when
the message universally
is expressed and
they receive that by choice,
it breaks all borderlines
of genre, and it goes
right to their heart.
And to me it feels good
to hear those things
because I know that
it’s affecting the people
in a positive way.
And I know that we’re
not here to save anything;
we’re here to serve it,
serve the world.
So, that’s it.
P is for the people
E is for the essence
A is for the answers
that we get
from God’s questions
C is for the conscious
E is for the Earth
So everybody gotta stand up
and find they worth,
A world divided
will often fall to disease
and violence
Gotta get through
the shame and the silence
so we can be united,
Only the righteous
will overcome
and become enlightened,
Living your life
Loving your self
So let the light in
One Love, One Blood,
and One Heart
One People, One World,
and One God
We gotta come together
united for One Cause
Put your hands up
in the air for peace!
One Love, One Blood,
and One Heart
One People, One World,
and One God
We gotta come together
united for One Cause
Put your hands up
in the air for peace!
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
We gotta find a better way
that we can be (Be!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Go ‘head and
let your mind, body, soul
be free (Free!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
The answer and solution
always starts with me (Me!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
If you want to
save the world,
Be the change
you wanna see!
I gotta peace of mind
I gotta piece of paper
About to
make a perfect rhyme
that the world’ll savor
Counting stars gazing
past 2011
To 2012 infinity – 777
I hope we make it to
Heaven on earth
To see our brethren
Come back, resurrected
Bob Marley the Legend
It’s One Love
And me and my people
are all connected
For world peace
We gotta have
a common collective
Martin taught us the lessons
Of how we should be
respected and
Gandhi truly embodied
the non-violent perspective
Global community unity
maybe you and me
Can sit down
build upon love
’cause it’s what we need
Let’s get to farming and
feeding the people starving
Across the whole planet
What’s going on is alarming
Sustainable living
We don’t need
their provisions
We can grow it pick it
and eat it
That’s the world I envision
On a mission
to spread peace
All around the world
Like Chase, paint a face
Make a beautiful mural
Africa needs peace
Europe and South America
Asia and Australia
Do you believe in miracles?
’Cause it can happen
if everybody would tap in
To all the love
in their hearts
And everyone
started laughing
Time for action
No time to explain
It takes 6 billion
willing people to change
Now imagine
if the words of John Lennon
would come alive
And every body in the world
started to unite
Realize
It ain’t far fetched –
we can do it
Come together for a cause,
do it with the music
Use it, take time
and pursue it
Dreams and aspirations
are all up to you
’Cause everybody
in the world wanna get free
And everybody
in the world, wants peace!
One Love, One Blood,
and One Heart
One People, One World,
and One God
We gotta come together
united for One Cause
Put your hands up
in the air for peace!
One Love, One Blood,
and One Heart
One People, One World,
and One God
We gotta come together
united for One Cause
Put your hands up
in the air for peace!
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
We gotta find a better way
that we can be (Be!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Go ‘head and
let your mind body soul
be free (Free!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
The answer and solution
always starts with me (Me!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
If you want to
save the world,
Be the change
you wanna see!
One Love, One Blood,
and One Heart
One People, One World,
and One God
We gotta come together
united for One Cause
Put your hands up
in the air for peace!
Vegetarian Elite
will be back
after this brief message.
You are watching
Supreme Master
Television.
Welcome back,
cherished viewers,
to our chat with the
conscious hip-hop band,
Luminaries.
What up y’all?
Peace worldwide.
Everybody put
your fingers up to the sky
for world peace.
Take those two fingers,
right? Hold them up high.
Put them up.
You take those two fingers
and put them together
as one.
Because
apart we’re separate,
but together we’re one.
Everything is one!
And oneness is everything
Everything is,
everything is one
Everything is one!
And oneness is everything
Everything is,
everything is,
everything is,
everything is one
Luminaries is
a free-spirited band
of three MCs
and four musicians.
In sharing
elevating messages,
their songs connect with
people from all walks of life.
Indeed, music is
one of the windows
through which
each of the Luminaries
stays in touch
with the Divine within.
I meditate for maybe 10
or 15 minutes every day,
just to really get
reconnected with who I am.
Music is a huge thing
for me as well, you know,
practicing piano, guitar.
I teach music to kids,
that’s a really meditative
thing and a really
enriching thing for me
that reminds me
of my creative nature,
the Divine power
that allows us to create.
My spiritual practice
I believe is actually my life.
It’s every action, thought,
deed that occurs
throughout my day.
I have certain habits that
I develop to remind myself
that I’m a spiritual being.
Just meditating
in the morning,
taking that 20–30 minutes
whatever, you know,
2 hours, 3 hours sometimes.
Sometimes 5.
Sometimes the whole day.
Meditate,
check in with yourself.
Every moment is precious
and every breath is a gift
Every second’s a blessing
in every lesson we live
It’s the essence of living
when your eternally giving
Loving yourself
more than anyone,
internally building
Stop clinging and craving
Stop judging and blaming
Start living in the present
cuz ya mind needs
some taming
Go further and further
into a deep meditation
These are the words for ya,
healing helping ya soul’s
elevation illumination!
Shine bright from inside
Let it glow through ya pores
As you start to fly
Like a firefly!
We fly and live life
What a beautiful existence
under moonlit nights
So come on...
Time heals and reveals
all things
Yet the moment is all
we have
Surrender
Nothing ever stays the same
Find GOD from inside
and accept the change
In addition to
music and meditation,
Luminaries maintain
their clarity and spirituality
through kind
and conscious decisions
in their vegetarian diets,
as well as leading
intoxicant-free lifestyles.
I believe
eating a vegetarian diet
is another way
to remind yourself to
connect with your spirit
and that we are
full of life force.
Practicing raw food is a
really grounding art for me.
Eating salads
and super foods is
one of the most powerful
healing tools
I’ve been able to do,
that I do every day.
Really helps me to feel
connected to the Earth.
And we don’t have to
harm other creatures
on our planet
in order to connect
in order to survive.
There’s some human beings
out there living on
a grain of rice a day
or very little,
and it’s because
they’re connected fully
with their spirit.
They know they can
just channel that in.
On a separate occasion
when we met with
Daniel Konscious Krieger,
he conveyed his heartfelt
gratitude to
Supreme Master Ching Hai
for her loving reminder
on why a vegan diet
is the only one suitable
for a dignified humanity.
I heard Supreme Master
speak about her passion
for why people should
let go of a meat lifestyle
and go to
a vegan plant-based diet.
It saves so many lives,
and the way that
she conveyed that message
was just so direct and
you really felt her heart
coming out with that.
And being a year long,
2 years actually
I’ve been a vegan,
and it was like
an awakening for me
that I realized how my diet
affected the planet.
Not only the planet, it
started with the realizing
how it affected my friends
and family, my health.
And it’s
a really powerful message.
So, just gratitude for
putting that message out
so clearly,
and those animals
they need our help.
It’s up to us
to end this enslavement
and turn it around
and become herbivores
once again
that we were meant to be.
So thank you
for that message
and it’s an honor.
Make sure
you join us again next week
as we continue our chat
with the Luminaries.
We’ll get a peek into
what the guys are eating,
learn more about their
life-loving endeavors,
and of course,
hear more uplifting
Luminaries music.
And now,
please stay with us
for Between Master
and Disciples, up next
on Supreme Master
Television.
May laughter
be the constant melody
that dances in your heart.
Be inspired and uplifted
with the Luminaries
www.LuminariesMusic.com Peace...
Shalom...
Salaam...
Shanti...
Worldwide...
What do we all have
in common?
We are all nurturing
the God within ourselves,
and radiating that
throughout the world.
And through music,
we come together as
Luminaries –
luminaries means light.
Bottom line is:
spread your light.
Halo, smiling,
soulful viewers!
We’re glad you’re here
to join us again at the
Luminaries Circle House.
Last week
on Vegetarian Elite,
we got to know
the conscious hip-hop
Luminaries family,
comprised of Amore One,
Ben Jammin, Dreams,
Eric SoulLivin,
Free(w)ill, JBrave,
and Konscious Krieger.
It’s a luminous movement
Ladies and gentlemen
Time to walk that walk
We are the Luminaries
(Yeah!)
Time to show the world
It’s all love!
Show the world! (Love!)
Greeting our arrival
today is
Daniel Konscious Krieger
and Erick SoulLiving…
Okay, come into our kitchen.
Come on in!
So, check it out.
We’ve got kombucha,
we’re drinking, raw,
organic kombucha –
very healthy culture.
What else are people
eating in this house?
We got some flax oil,
we got some greens.
Greens!
Some mixed greens
from Whole Foods.
We got some hemp seeds
in here, in this bag.
Organic!
Organic!
All of this organic!
We got some almond butter.
Delicious!
What else we got?
Some wakame seaweed
salad, I see some
blueberries in there.
We got reishi,
we got ginger, we got
many various different
types of ancient herbs
to help with healing.
So, this is a Vitamix.
Helps you blend up nuts,
to make nut butters,
make smoothies.
What else do we do with it?
Yeah!
Well, you can basically
use it to blend up anything
that you’re eating.
And it’s a
three-horsepower blender,
so you can put
a block of cement in there
and it will blend it up.
We got also
Greenstar Juicer,
makes green juice.
Tell them about green juice.
Green juice is
one of the most nutrient,
important components
of the raw food diet,
is getting lots and lots
of green juice.
That’s where all your
vitamins and everything
is going to come from
is your green juice.
So, make sure and
drink tons and tons of
fresh squeezed green juice.
And if you have one of
these juicers like this,
you can do it at home.
Go to the Farmer’s market,
buy a load of kale,
buy a load of greens,
and just put them
right through there,
and you’re set.
Cool man.
Being raw organic vegan
certainly has many
benefits, such as
ensuring the
wellbeing of our
animal co-inhabitants
and our own health.
But as we face
the looming urgency
of climate change,
it is especially vital
to conserve
our precious ecosphere.
To nourish one’s soul,
Luminaries reminds
how important it is
to also keep clarity of
body and mind through
an intoxicant-free lifestyle.
In my experience,
clarity and sobriety is
the quickest way
to achieve your dreams
and the things you want
in your life.
So I encourage that
for you in your life, and
the lives of your friends
and family.
To all the youth out there,
the joy of life can
come from many things.
You can do it
through music, through art,
through any
creative endeavor.
You don’t have to use drugs
to alter your state.
Connecting with family,
with friends,
being passionate
about what you do;
follow your dreams and
that’s what will guide you
on the path
to where you want to go.
Sending a message of hope
for all the young ones
out there.
Just say yes to love.
Peace worldwide.
Time heals and reveals
all things
Yet the moment is all
we have
Surrender
Nothing ever stays the same
Find GOD from inside
and except the change
I let the universe guide me
Dropped all my luggage
and put the past behind me
I’m rollin’ with Jah,
he's all that I need
I’m havin’ no fear,
nothin’ can stop me
Within the unique
Luminaries household
is a darling little one
named Amma.
I love you Ama.
As each member of
the Luminaries family
plays an intricate role,
she too has her part.
This little girl right here,
she’s another part
of my spiritual practice.
She helps me hone
my patience skills
and my joy skills,
of being joyful and never
taking life too seriously.
Because this kid is
like always smiling,
always reminding me
to have a good time
and just appreciate life.
We’re just here to have fun.
We’re here to be kids.
And somehow
we forget that sometimes.
Yeah that’s true, like why
take anything seriously?
Like you know
what I’m saying?
It’s so great.
As the band looks to foster
the best possible world
through the service
of their music,
they are reminded
to stay in touch with
their own inner child,
one whose blissful purity
and surrender is always
connected to the Divine.
We’ll be back in a moment
after a short prayer.
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For me, it’s about
holding a vibration
of healing and love,
and letting that and
channeling that as I’m
playing my instrument,
as I’m putting notes
out into the universe,
as people are listening,
and that’s my service.
My music is a large part
of my service
to the world, I believe.
Peace worldwide
starts from inside y’all.
This is Konscious Krieger
of Luminaries and just
want to send the message:
Be Veg,
Go Green,
and Save the Planet.
Welcome back to
Vegetarian Elite
on Supreme Master
Television.
Daniel Konscious Krieger
shares with us some
Earth-friendly actions
that the band has adopted
to uplift and
beautify the world,
as well as create a peaceful
planetary playground
for future generations.
We stand for
being vegetarian,
being conscious with
your eating, going green
as much as we can –
our tour bus is biodiesel
– being sustainable,
doing anything
that contributes positively
to the environment.
Organic foods,
sustainability, being
a positive contribution
to the world are
a lot of the general causes
that we support
and want to get
more involved with too.
We have
a shoe company called
“Autonomie Project,”
they make
Chuck Taylor-style shoes
that are vegan
and recycled, so it’s
a very sustainable shoe.
We also have
a water bottle company
that uses stainless steel
as opposed to plastic
and they endorse us,
and here it is.
And helps eliminate the
use of single use plastics.
Little things like that
go a long way.
In addition to their veg
and green endeavors,
Luminaries are united
in effecting positive
changes for the youth.
I became a social service
provider, working with
people from ages 12–24
living in Hollywood area
and also in the greater
Los Angeles area.
And seeing a lot of
what was really going on
that was not being
spoken about,
to see homeless children,
like, children homeless,
that really affected me
and I felt like
I had to do something.
Find hope in the Heaven
and all the wondrous stars
Shouldn’t look no further
You know who you are
You are GOD
The one
who created all things
You are love
The essence
of all human beings
Be the light
The change
The fight
The struggle
The solution and the final
piece of the grand puzzle
Got to get it together
Make it to infinite levels
Get it and go to the limit
paving the road to forever
We can make it
through the storm
Hold tight be strong
Freedom fighter
Raise you lighters
Luminaries keep it goin’!
Love
Commitment
Heart
Forgiveness
Strength
and Fitness
Life
No Limits
We are the children of
light filled with upliftment
Creative and gifted
Show the world
what you’re made of!
Love… Commitment
Heart… Forgiveness
Strength and Fitness
Life …No Limits
We are the children of
light filled with upliftment
Creative and gifted
Show the world
what you’re made of!
As a seven-person
collective and family,
Luminaries find
immeasurable rewards
in working together and
bringing light to the world.
I think it’s very important,
maybe even most important
to come to the table
and dialogue,
exchange ideas,
exchange perspectives.
Through my own
community relations
in this band
and other communities
I’ve been involved in,
I feel it’s a very high
platform for people
to expand and
transform themselves.
Being around people
with vital energy
that wants to grow.
We’re all like star players,
learning to work as
just solid team members.
And I think
that’s a good metaphor
for whatever people do
in their life: when you
can humble yourself and
learn to work with others,
you can accomplish
really great goals.
Start working together
to make our world
a better place.
So I think it’s happening
now. I feel it’s happening.
I’m experiencing
different festivals
and different things
and communities
that are happening
that reflect so many
diverse means of culture.
And it’s beautiful to just
have an accumulation
of different things and
different sorts of people.
And people feeling accepted
to share that.
So I think it’s helping lift
the whole consciousness
of the world.
And I see it happening,
and it’s good
to be a part of it.
It’s like what you’re doing
on this show right now.
One Love, One Blood,
and One Heart
One People, One World,
and One God
We gotta come together
united for One Cause
Put your hands up
in the air for peace!
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
We gotta find a better way
that we can be (Be!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Go ’head and
let your mind body soul
be free (Free!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
The answer and solution
always starts with me (Me!)
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
If you want to
save the world,
Be the change
you wanna see!
At the heart
of their brilliant talents
and noble endeavors,
Luminaries are just seven
humble and gracious guys.
I continue to learn
over and over in working
with these people.
I’m so blessed to be here
right now,
I’m so grateful to be here.
I’m just trying to be
in a space of being
an unconditional vessel
and just having that
communion in that moment
with spirit and
letting it come through.
And just not being
attached the outcome
and letting it flow.
Just having fun.
So it’s great honor
to be on stage with
these beautiful musicians
and people, and I’m
really grateful to be a part
of this whole collective,
which is Luminaries.
I think the “Luminaries”
mission is to spread light
throughout the world.
It’s just talking about love,
how to love yourself;
because
if you love yourself,
you can love everyone else
that much more.
It’s been a great time with
SupremeMasterTV.com.
We're so grateful
you guys came out,
spreading the love,
spreading the light.
Luminaries.
Peace worldwide.
With our hands
held high for peace,
we send our love
to Luminaries
for helping to light a path
to an Eden on Earth
for all beings.
Blessed viewers,
please stay tuned
to Supreme Master
Television
for Between Master
and Disciples.
We bid you farewell
with this parting thought:
Where does peace begin?
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Peace worldwide starts
from inside
Put your hands up
in the air for peace!
Luminaries. Peace.
Be inspired and uplifted
with the Luminaries
The drum sounds so nice
And the Gaita so charming
The drum sounds so nice
And the Gaita so charming
Vibrant. Lively. Joy-filled.
Travel with us to
the picturesque country
of Colombia and discover
one of her
most celebrated artistic
expressions, folk dance.
The main objective
of the Foundation is to
promote and develop the
richness and the legacies
of our ancestors through
the generations
so that they don’t forget
we have cultural roots
that have made us great
and have made us known
in other parts of the
world for our rich culture.
We have to leave
something to the people,
to the public, so that they
don’t forget their roots,
they don’t forget
their customs,
where we come from,
where we are from and
that is very important
for us.
Tune in to
Supreme Master Television’s
A Journey through
Aesthetic Realms
on Tuesday, February 23
for Part 2 of the
two-part series featuring
the beautiful Colombian
folk dance tradition. J Brave (m): We are Luminaries, so are you. Here to spread that love. HOST: Splendid viewers, welcome to this week’s Vegetarian Elite, as we meet the conscious hip-hop band, Luminaries. “Peace” Written, composed, and performed by Luminaries Featuring I, Star, and Maesyn One Love, One Blood, and One Heart One People, One World, and One God We gotta come together united for One Cause Put your hands up in the air for peace!HOST: Luminaries is a family of seven vibrant individuals: Amore One, Ben Jammin, Dreams, Eric Soul Livin, Free(w)ill, J Brave, and Konscious Krieger. They are all gifted artists, and they have all been united by their shared vision of an uplifted, peaceful world. Supreme Master Television visited the tranquil Luminaries Circle House in Woodland Hills, California, USA, where we were welcomed with opened arms for a nice chat with several of the band members. The gathering began with a prayer of gratitude. Konscious Krieger(m): I give thanks for this family, this circle, this community. And for this time where we are able to make a stand for what we believe in. Let us invoke the spirit into this moment, invoke it into all of our words, all of our thoughts, all of our actions, let us embody the spirit. Praise the Most High, and so it is. And so it is. HOST: The Luminaries brings us a unique, empowering form of music blending rock, rap, funk, soul, and hip hop. Konscious Krieger (m): I think our music bridges a lot of genres. And all of us come from different cultural backgrounds, different upbringings, different musical influences. And I think that is really reflected in the music. We compile all of that together, and it all kind of gets put in the golden orb in the center and we stir it up. And I think we’ve really done our best to be authentic in what we put forth and allow each other to bring out their natural tendencies in the music, and it becomes unique and becomes luminous. HOST: And the resulting music radiates a message of love and unity. Be inspired and uplifted with the Luminaries www.LuminariesMusic.com
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