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Archive for January, 2007

Ave Maria: Song

Ave Maria is one of the immortal compositions, which seems to come from another ethereal world. Dedicated to the Mother of Mary there have been many versions of Ave Maria. This particular version is not my favourite but the video is also a beautiful presentation of the Virgin Mary depicted through a variety of artistic impressions. There are various versions of the Song an original composition was by Schubert. There is also a version by Bach/Gounod

Ave Maria
Gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Ventris tui, Jesus
Ave Maria, gratia plena

Lara Fabian – Ave Maria (De Schubert)

 

 

Gregorian Chants

Gregorian Chant, Il Duomo, Florence, Italy, Sept. 2004

 

Gregorian Chants embody a very meditative and peaceful music.

These are some selected Gregorian music downloads

The Genius of India – Video

In an essay written in 1918 and entitled The Renaissance in India, Sri Aurobindo presents us with a masterly view of India’s culture through the ages — her essential spirit and her characteristic soul, her unique genius and powers which gave her her remarkably long periods of greatness and an unusually prolific creativity — that which allowed her to survive for so long when other ancient civilisations faded away. He explains the basis of her strength — that which enabled her to resist so many attempts at crushing her culture.

 

“Spirituality is the master key of the indian mind. the sense of infinity is native to it

– From video

See also: Genius of India at Auroville

Rabindranath Tagore singing

Tagore Song – Amar Raat Pohalo

In this video Rabindranath Tagore is singing in his own unique voice. The sound quality is by no means perfect but it certainly is a treat to here the great poet / musician singing.>

Tribute to Sri Krishna

Sri Krishna

 

“God is proud of His Divinity in Sri Krishna.
Man is proud of his humanity in Sri Krishna.

Sri Krishna is the beloved Boatman who untiringly plies His Boat of Consciousness
between India’s unparalleled history and Her unrivalled spirituality.

The Gita is Sri Krishna’s Heart, His Vision-in-Fulfilment.
The Gita is humanity’s breath, its journey towards Immortality.

Sri Krishna’s Flute stirs the Universal Consciousness.
Sri Krishna’s Gita enchants the Transcendental Consciousness.

Sri Krishna plays on His Flute. We hear. We do something more.
We barter our body’s dust with His Soul’s Plenitude.

Sri Krishna is the shoreless ocean of Bliss.
But as soon as I sincerely dedicate myself to Him,

He presents me with His own Boat and takes me to the boundless Shore,
the Golden All.”

– Sri Chinmoy

 

"Lord Krishna is the matchless hero who held the fate of the emperors in the palm of his hand but himself never desired a throne.
The great hero who was born in a prison and died in solitude in a forest.
He gave the world the Bhagavad- Gita.

He is the architect of Dharma who lives forever in the hearts of the people of India and the whole world."

(Author – Srimurthi )

Related Links

  • Sri Krishna – homepage
  • Krishna the Eternal Mystery by Sri Chinmoy "…while he (Sri Krishna) was just a child he opened his mouth and showed his mother the whole universe. He was teaching his mother that the universe is nowhere else but inside him…"
  • Arjuna
  • Krishna’s Supreme Love a rhyming play about Sri Krishna, based on the writings of Sri Chinmoy writen by Sumanagli Morhall

 

Tribute to Hindu Wisdom

hinduism

A Tribute to Hinduism was started in 1996 by Sushama Londhe, an Indian-American who came to the U.S. and became interested in learning about the religious traditions of Hinduism. Over the past 10 years the site has done a very good job in presenting Hinduism in a good non sectarian light.

Many misconceptions about Hinduism abound. But at the heart of Hinduism are the sacred scriptures of the Vedas and Upanishads. Hinduism has also continually been reinvigorated by a succession of Saints, sages and Avatars.

The site has recently been renamed to Hindusisdom.info

O Lord Lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from the darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality.
May there be peace, peace, and perfect peace.
  • a Sanskrit invocation from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishads 1.3.28).

Pages are very detailed and extensive such as Hindu Culture

and Women in Hinduism

Women and the Divine Word

"Profound thought was the pillow of her couch,
Vision was the unguent for her eyes.
Her wealth was the earth and Heaven,
When Surya (the sun-like resplendent bride) went to meet her husband.
Her mind was the bridal chariot,
And sky was the canopy of that chariot.
Orbs of light were the two steers that pulled the chariot,
When Surya proceeded to her husband?s home!"

The close connection of women with divine revelation in Hinduism may be judged from the fact that of the 407 Sages associated with the revelation of Rig Veda, 21 are women.