Namaste to all,

Thanks Latha for sharing Maa's words on singing. One other
thing that Shree Maa said was that "singing is a great
sadhana because it opens the heart."

Swamiji gave us a little history about Maa singing last night.
He said that Maa and he used to sing all night on the rooftops
in Calcutta. There was one group of devotees who worked at a
steel factory nearby and after work they would come and listen to
Maa sing. They sat very still in deep meditation and since
nobody wanted to be the first to move they sat there until
morning and then went back to work. What devotion!

Swamiji briefly translated the song(Prabhater Alo) that Maa sang
last night. It has a beautiful meaning. Here are a few verses.


In the early morning glow is the call to worship within which is
all the time.
I know Mother this entire universe is your gift.
Please establish peace within your gift.
It is all your divine drama,
we still remain your ignorant children,
please give us energy, please give us devotion,
and illuminate the light of wisdom. You are the grantor of all
energy.

You are the protector of the universe.
You are the creator of t he universe.
You reside within the universe.
You give wisdom and devotion to all.
All of us are beset with sorrow and troubles, take us on your
lap, be compassionate to us and grant us freedom from fear.

Jai Maa!




--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Latha Nanda"
<lathananda@y...> wrote:
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> Maa sang some of her old songs today at the evening satsang.
>
> Prabhater Alo - was one of them ... As she sang, the
assembled crowd
> went still. Just the sound of her voice and her tanpura ...
> When she finished , Swamiji gently whispered "Jai Maa"
>
> The rest of us couldnt rouse ourselves to say anything. Atleast ,
> speaking for myself, the song and Maa singing never fail to
move me
> and I love the silence that comes from just listening to her.
>
> Almost on cue Maa said this to the satsang and I paraphrase
"Singing
> is the highest sadhana. When your mind starts wandering ...
start
> singing ...anything..and a few minutes later you will have
forgotten
> the trouble. Dont worry whether you have a good or bad voice ...
just
> sing...anything that comes to you. Singing is the highest
sadhana. You
> can go in quickly" and She asked us to try it out as a sadhana.
>
> I will Maa.
>
> Love
> Latha

Thank you so much for Swamiji's story and the translation of the lyrics
for Prabhater Alo.

The words are so very beautiful.

Ardis

On Nov 14, 2004, at 1:40 PM, parv108 wrote:

>
> Namaste to all,
>
> Thanks. Latha for. sharing Maa's. words on singing. One other.
> thing that. Shree. Maa said. was that. "singing is a great
> sadhana because it opens the. heart."
>
> Swamiji. gave us a little. history. about Maa singing last. night.
> He said that Maa and he used to sing all. night on the rooftops.
> in. Calcutta. There was one group of devotees who. worked. at a
> steel factory nearby and after work they would come and listen to
> Maa sing.. They sat. very still in. deep meditation and since
> nobody wanted to be the first to move they sat there until..
> morning and then went back to work.. What devotion!
>
> Swamiji briefly translated the song(Prabhater Alo) that Maa sang
> last. night. It. has. a beautiful. meaning. Here. are a. few verses..
>
>
> In the early morning. glow. is the. call to worship within which is
> all the time.
> I know. Mother. this. entire universe is your gift.
> Please establish peace within your gift.
> It. is. all. your. divine. drama,
> we still remain your ignorant children,
> please give. us energy, please give us devotion,
> and. illuminate the light of wisdom. You are the. grantor of. all
> energy.
>
> You are the protector of the universe.
> You are the creator of t he universe.
> You. reside within. the. universe.
> You give wisdom. and devotion to all.
> All of us are beset with sorrow and troubles, take us. on your
> lap, be compassionate to. us and. grant us freedom from. fear.
>
> Jai Maa!
>
>
>
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Latha Nanda"
> <lathananda@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Maa sang some of her old songs today at the evening satsang.
> >
> > Prabhater Alo - was one of them ... As she sang, the
> assembled crowd
> > went still. Just the sound of her voice and her tanpura ...
> > When she finished , Swamiji gently whispered "Jai Maa"
> >
> > The rest of us couldnt rouse ourselves to say anything. Atleast ,
> > speaking for myself, the song and Maa singing never fail to
> move me
> > and.. I love the silence that comes from just listening to her.
> >
> > Almost on cue Maa said this to the satsang and I paraphrase
> "Singing
> > is the highest sadhana. When your mind starts wandering ...
> start
> > singing ...anything..and a few minutes later you will have
> forgotten
> > the trouble. Dont worry whether you have a good or bad voice ...
> just
> > sing...anything that comes to you. Singing is the highest
> sadhana. You
> > can go in quickly" and She asked us to try it out as a sadhana.
> >
> > I will Maa.
> >
> > Love
> > Latha
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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