Song of the Day, Mar 07, 2006
Top two headlines in Google News are --
2 blasts rock Varanasi ...
Fears over Iranian research ...
But why ??
Song: Ishwar Allah (listen)
Singer: Anuradha Sriram, Sujata Mohan
Composer: A R Rahman
Movie: 1942 Earth
See the comments for a full translation of the song. Every word in the song is meaningful; it is a pity translation does kill some meaning.
2 blasts rock Varanasi ...
Fears over Iranian research ...
But why ??
Song: Ishwar Allah (listen)
Singer: Anuradha Sriram, Sujata Mohan
Composer: A R Rahman
Movie: 1942 Earth
See the comments for a full translation of the song. Every word in the song is meaningful; it is a pity translation does kill some meaning.
posted by 1-D aka Ashwin at 9:51 PM
3 Comments:
O Lord, in thy land;
why is there hatred, why is there warfare!
your heart is so big;
by why is the human heart so agitated !! (x2)
why is there a boundary at every step;
when all the land is but yours !
we keep revolving around the sun;
but why do we have so much darkness !!
why is our world's green cape;
stained red with human blood !!
O Lord ...
So many screams are resonating;
who will hear lovely words !
So many dreams are being broken;
who will pick the pieces !!
The doors to the human hearts have locks;
Why do these locks have rust !!
O Lord ...
Many consider music as an antidote to violence. Just listening to the song makes you want to calmly contemplate. And the lyrics add to the beauty.
Music as a technique to achieve sublime consciousness is also popular. This, known as Bhakti and Laya yoga in Indian philosophy, was made popular in the recent times by the "Hare Krishna Socitey", and was quickly approved by the likes of The Beatles.
Thought you might like to read this passage.
We actually don’t feel, realise in our heart and brain that we are the rest of mankind... And when you really feel that you are, you are actually the rest of mankind, you will never kill another, you will never psychologically consciously, or unconsciously, or deliberately want to hurt another.
http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/index.php?page=x&type=text&cid=850901&nav=td&nid=850901
It is strange, we become immune to violence very easily. What would it take to really care for the earth and for all of life on it?
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