Never Give In Or Up
I like the ashram here, the abode of dozens of young
monks. However, the city, Kolkata, is
another matter. Like the monster
metropoles of the modern world, you have congestion, noise, objects in motion
(mainly automobiles) coming from all directions, and it’s also hot and
humid. It’s a test for me once I step
outside of the ashram. One of the
reasons for the few days here was to do a recording in a studio. Going there by
taxi along with producer, Eklavya, was easy enough, but I couldn’t imagine
trekking it. Once I arrived I felt I was psychologically prepared for
being in some kind of sterile room with all noises blocked out. The recording studio was A/C’d, thank
God. The musicians to accompany my
vocals were Gauranga, on mridanga (drum), and Archavigraha on karatalas, they
were fabulous. But my voice left much to
be desired. In playing it back I sounded
tired and raspy. After doing several
bhajans I listened to the work, and I was disappointed.
“Try again,” I had to say to myself. People working at the studio are nice and we
always need to look at the bright side of things.
I had, earlier on, trekked around the pond at Albert Road Krishna
physically near him as his support. He
also has Krishna mystically with him as God in
the heart.
There is never a time to give in or give up when you
consider that you have a backing.
May the Source be with you!
3 km
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