To Erica on Dinosaur Lead Singer and Amma Tape

[Guest guest]

Erica wrote:

 

Our sister Iswari introduced me to the heavy metal version of the

stotram. I was very interested in hearing about it, after learning

that the singer is the (former?) singer of Dinosaur Jr, a great

indie grunge rock band that I listened to back in the 90s (when I

wanted to move to Seattle, where all of the good music was at the

time, right Narayan? hee).

 

 

 

Dear Erica and All ~ Oh, I am so excited. I don't remember who sent me this,

but a few days ago, a friend of mine (please forgive my fibro-fogged

forgetfulness) gave me a link to a webpage for J. Mascius, the singer to which

you

refer. Here is what it said: :::oh! I am like a little girl with a Christmas

present:::

"The latest CD by J. Mascis, the guitarist and singer of Dinosaur jr, is a

collection of devotional songs dedicated to the living Indian Saint, Sri Mata

Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma).

Amma is a humanitarian and spiritual leader who has dedicated her life to

uplifting suffering humanity through the her embrace, which she offers to all

regardless of caste, creed or religion. She often sits as long as 20 hours

straight in order to console people in this way. In the past 30 years she has

hugged more than 24 million people throughout the world.

Amma has also started a vast range of humanitarian projects, including

orphanages, charitable hospitals and free homes for the homeless. After the

tsunami struck in December 2004, Amma pledged 23 million dollars in relief aid.

Her

organization is currently in the process of building 6200 homes destroyed in

the disaster, and has been providing free food, medical care and shelter

since the disaster struck. All the proceeds of Mascis' CD go towards this

cause.

For information about Amma visit www. amma. org.

The CD finds Mascis both on electric and acoustic guitar, playing original

devotional songs, including "Help Me, Amma,Amma What Now?,Lokah Samastah

Sukhino Bhavantu,Please Remember That I'm Here" and "Take Me Home."

"Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu" is a Sanskrit mantra meaning "May All the

Beings in all the Worlds Be Happy." The final song, "Ayi Giri Nandini," is a

metalized version of a Sanskrit hymn by Adi Shankaracharya. Written around

1300 years ago, the hymn sings the glories of the Divine Mother as she

slaughters the demonic forces of Mahisha Asura, the Buffalo Demon. Mahisha

Asura

symbolizes the dark negativities of humanity: greed, anger, laziness, pride,

etc."

 

This was the second items on J. Macius homepage. I can't wait to get the CD.

Here is the link to the Homepage: _http://www.jmascis.com/_

(http://www.jmascis.com/)

 

Here is the link for the information about the Amma CD:

_The official store for J Mascis & The Fog and Dinosaur Jr merchandise_

(http://www.scigear.com/jmascis/)

 

Well, unfortunately, they are currently out of all stock., but you can still

save the link and get the CD another time.

 

:::dancing around happily::: Jai Ma ~ Linda