Shri Mataji talks about Music (12)

It is my nature to be one with music. It's not necessary to understand all the intricacies and all that but if you are in thoughtless awareness, the joy which was created by the artists starts flowing through your being and you can really enjoy the music.

Shri Mataji, India Tour 1992

Shri Mataji talks about Music (11)

"You had such serene music, also some very collective music, all types of music that you could think of . And Indian music, Spanish music, also Russian music - all these have combined (on) the stage here (in America). That is suggestive that one day the whole world will have a sense of music... that not only entertains, but elevates you, takes you to higher realms of your existence. That is music"

Shri Krishna Puja, 1997, New York

Shri Mataji talks about Music (10)

RAGA

Ra is energy, ga is in Sanskrit language Gaiti means which penetrates, which moves into everything. It’s the etheric qualities, etheric, into which you see we put anything into etheric you can receive it anywhere.

So the raga is the energy which goes into the ether, and touches your spirit.

Fatimabi puja St. George, Switzerland, 14.08.1988
Divine cool breeze sep. – oct 2007

Shri Mataji talks about Music (9)

Classical Indian Music helps with vibration
There's another point I wanted to mention about Sahaja Yogis, that we introduce classical Indian music for you, because I think it helps for vibration. But as the nature is of western people, anything they take up they must go to the ultimate end till they are completely lost. So what I find now all of them are buying tapes...

You are Sahaja Yogis. It's all right, I am also fond of music, but it's not the way. What is the main thing of your life? And I was surprised how people are lost in the music. I mean there should be some occasion. They're all already in another world with the music. Don't do these things. You go to extremes of everything. That's not proper. To go to extremes, you won't be in the center. You will not be in the place of Shri Krishna, where you have to be. On the contrary, you will be just in another imaginary world.

Cabella, Italy, Aug 28th 1994

Shri Mataji talks about Music (8)

There is a very good book, that Arun Apte has written, that you all should buy... so you'll understand about Indian music.

So I would request all the musicians, who are singing... words must be clear cut, and the melody must be there. Now in Indian Ragas, there is melody, but words are not important... so you enjoy the tune and everything... whether you know the language or not doesn't matter. So when you can combine melody with western music, you will see how different it will be. And this book will teach you... this is a very good book which you should have... and which you should understand that how music can cure you. I'm sure, if Inidan musicians take to western music, it will be much better than western music as it is.

Evening Program Cabella Italy - 4th October 1997

Shri Mataji talks about Music (7)

It is my nature to be one with music.

It's not necessary to understand all the intricacies and all that, but if you are in thoughtless awareness, the joy which was created by the artists starts flowing through your being and you can really enjoy the music.

India Tour 1992

Shri Mataji talks about Music (6)

The depths that you feel in the poets, in the great musicians becomes their own nature. When they talk, when they walk, any rapport with them, you can feel the depth of their spirit...

How can you live in a place, in any place without any sound? You want to have a soundless area then why God has given you ears? See He has given you the ears to enjoy the music of his rhythm and that you can only feel when you become a realised soul...

Chiswick England, 10 July 1984

Shri Mataji talks about Music (5)

Saraswati has a Veena in Her Hand and that Veena is the primordial instrument which she plays like music, and music penetrates into the heart. You don't know how it goes into you and how it works out. That is how a person who is Sahaja Yogi should permeate - like music. There are so many qualities as I told you which cannot be described on one lecture. But one of the greatest quality of Her's is that She ends up into subtler things like the Mother Earth will end up into fragrance. Music will end up into melody like that whatever She creates ends up into something greater.

13 January 1983 - Dhulia - India

Shri Mataji talks about Music (4)

I am the Artist and I am the Art.

But what about you?

You are the one who is created,

and you can create,

and you can become the artist.

London, 6th, August, 1982

Shri Mataji talks about Music (3)

When you were singing I felt the clouds were catching the notes, weaving them within themselves, and when it would rain, the rain would sing the song agian, as if the valleys were resounding, so beautifully, and the echo was very gentle and filling the whole atmosphere.

Perhaps you are not aware of the subtlety of the Divine, how much it is anxious to work it out. But our trumpets and our flutes and our drums have to be all right. There has to be co-ordination -- complete synchronising -- then the melody is played in a beautiful way. Clouds only carry the purest water, the purest hymns, so when we are spreading the message we have to understand that it has to come from a pure soul.

Purity is very important.

Sheffield Seminar - U.K. - 12 th September 1995

Shri Mataji talks about Music (2)

Say, music, for art, for anything you have to have pure attention and that comes through your innocence. Say a person who is an artist and who's very money-oriented, say for example, a person who is doing some paintings and all that. His art cannot become eternal art. Cannot. That's why we see in modern times whatever art is created, it just comes and goes. It has no eternal value. Same with the modern music that they're having. The same thing is happening. It comes and goes and no one knows where it has disappeared. Behind it is money orientation and that money orientation results into a kind of a creation which is not perfect.

Shri Ganesh Puja 1991, Cabella, Italy.

Shri Mataji talks about Music (1)

I am only sorry that people have no sense of understanding this great music that is in our country. If they listen to this music they'll have no diseases, no heart attacks, nothing. This is absolutely Divine and people should take to it in such a way that it's a blessing of God that we have such great artists in our country exisiting. My heart pines to see such artists not being properly recognised, appreciated and worshipped. I am sure one day will come when they will go all over the world and play this beautiful praise of Saraswati.

India - Madras - 27th January - 1986