Toronto, Ontario
Norah Does It Well
Jazz musician Norah Jones, daughter of sitar maestro, Ravi
Shankar, has put herself online singing the piece, “I Am Missing You, Oh
Krishna.” Originally sung by Laksmi
Shankar on one of Ravi’s albums, Norah puts it out in a sweet tone on her
piano. I played the song for the few of
us at the ashram at supper. It was forwarded to me by Gaurachandra of Calgary. With himself being a great sax and flute
player, he has a love for music and so decided to share it.
I believe that during this pandemic time when things could
be gloomy, lending an ear to devotional music can be very uplifting. In the morning after we greet our deities, as
what’s called darshan, our monks sit
down for a bhajan, a song of
devotion. Every week we switch to a
different bhajan for diversity. This week’s song is authored by Lochana das
and I heard our guru, Prabhupada, teach this piece we usually call “Parama Karuna” in February 1975 in Atlanta. Oh it was beautiful!
Our neighbours on Roxborough Street are still making their
music by banging pots and pans and blowing whistles at 7:30 every evening. I was looking after that time for an
opportunity to video something for an Instagram download for today. Lo’ and behold I heard the harmonium playing
through the ether and a soft charming voice was accompanying it. There in a humble corner of our temple room
sat and sang our cook, Dwarkanath. He
was loving it and so was I.
May the Source be with you!
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