Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Namaste all: click on this to hear the Christmas songs with Maa http://www.shreemaa.org/drupal/node/1797 , nierika wrote: > > > Dear vish ~ this makes yet another " message " to me about my creativity. > Since " loosing " my voice several years ago (ENT said it was due to my > Fibromyalgis), I have had so much loss and sadness that I can no longer sing and perform > my (original) music anymore. This has been huge to me because I felt that my > music was/is a gift from God, and that whenever I sang, whether publicly > during a performance, in a group, or in my home while practicing, I was singing > God's praises. I have picked my guitar only once in the past year and more, > and I could barely lift it. > > Your post, like srini's, gives me a wonderful message to not give up. Even > if I sound like a frog, will God love the gift of me singing the songs that > (S)He has inspired me to create. I think the Goddess srini spoke of would want > me to sing. Would Maa want me to sing? The part about Maa suggesting to > everyone to open their throats brought tears to my eyes. So I will begin again, if > only singing for God/dess alone; it was always about God/dess in any case and > needs no other audience. Thank you vish. Jai Maa !!! Jai Swamiji !!! > ~ Linda P. S. where on the website are the Christmas songs (or where will > they be)? Also, does anyone know if the Devi Mandir Songbook will ever be put > back for sale in the bookstore? It was there for awhile, and then it was gone. > > > > vish wrote: > > We had a blast singing the > Christmas songs. On Saturday night they were recorded and I think > they are posted on the Mandir web site. If not, they will be soon. > Maa wrote 2 new songs for this Christmas, and they are very beautiful. > It is amazing to work with Maa as she constructs and edits a song, > then leads us through the practice until we " get it " . > Music is a universal shakti transmitter. Whether we sing in Bengali, > Sanskrit, or English, the songs make everyone high. Maa laughs and > jokes and pushes us to sing beyond ourselves, to " open our voices " , as > she puts it. > When we get to the point that we are all singing as one soul, Maa is > overjoyed, and at the end of each song, she thanks us. > I hope you all can join us Christmas eve and you will really feel the > joy which comes through us all. > > > **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, > Gmail, and Mail. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp & icid=aolcom40vanity & ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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