Great one... Rahman is uniquely Rahman.... Be a Rahmaniac...
Have a nice day!!! Jaihari On 7/10/07, Amith Chandhran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai by the business class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides him was A. R. Rahman! Here is what he has written about AR he observed during the journey. Long back this article was shared in the group. I could not translate it then. The original article is written in Urdu, and is posted here<http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/interactivity/specials/1249_rehman_a_r/index.shtml>. This is the *free-hand translation* of the same article. I am *not*translating the article word-to-word due to the lack of time and the limitations of the translation. But don't worry, am taking care that you don't miss the important content in its pure form! Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and others are welcome.. -- A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and simplicity of a saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I introduced myself to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of Rabah Basri's, and in no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in fact; our conversation started in the air travel and ended in his home in Chennai! *Far away from the material world:* What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far away from the material world. He started talking on spirituality by saying "Whenever the plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of life". He went further describing how music and spirituality go hand in hand. "You cannot take one out of the other. Music lets you look inside within you. It takes you on such a high, far away from this material world, and moreover, it also takes you nearer to the God. You feel the purification that takes place within you while listening to music. Maybe this is the reason why music is sometimes called an integral part of devotion – of *Dhikr *and *Ibaadat*." "We used Sufiana music in *Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan* from *Dil Se..* and people appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all about devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created on conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the only thing which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece of craft. We should do our best to get the perfection." *…Only because of my mother:* Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never forget what she has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted that I join the music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very hard for that dream to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that I'd be a musician sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our family better than anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is something divine about her". *Spirituality and religion:* "For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the instruction manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is something like that. It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make them the perfect human beings." "Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It teaches maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path in life; thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the things perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have mental peace." "Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner voice, and it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God is within us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary thing is to know about yourself and your needs." "In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own religion perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one and the same. That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?" *Music is what I breathe:* "Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in my life - in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years old. Being in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't come all of a sudden, but it comes gradually. People started appreciating my music very slowly, after listening to it through the radio programs, television shows; live shows and later in the films. Couple of years ago, I felt that the live concerts are much more exciting and stimulating for the audience as well as our musicians. I feel the audience shares the music running thru my blood vessels. This is the feeling which helps the musicians to grow." "Music is devotion only. Music itself is a language, which everyone can understand. It gives peace. Music is the language of spirituality which knows no boundaries. Music is beyond all religions, castes, and all kind of differences. Believe me; one good song can change your life. I know some people, who, rattled by the experiences in life, were on the way ending their life. But it was music which didn't let them do that and they changed their minds. This is the effect of music. Won't you say this is something spiritual?" *All the rest is momentary:* "If you accept that the change is bound to happen and that the only permanent thing in this world is change, you learn to keep balance between your heart and mind. Maybe this way is not an easy way but I learnt this at very tender age, due to the experiences I had during my childhood. We had everyone with us on our side when my father was alive, and there was no one left with us after his demise. This was the world practically and this was the truth. After suffering thru all this for a while, I understood that name, fame, money and everything is temporary, and thus, going after all these things is of no use." "These days I'm working on Sufiana music again. Having heard a lot about Kashmir's relation with Sufi music, I wish I could visit the place sometime. Its very beautiful place but times are not well there. If I get a chance to visit, I really would like to go there... only if my mother permits..!" "I have suffered a lot during my childhood days. That made me complex and therefore I became a believer in God and spirituality. I believe that when you learn to treat successes and failures equally, then only you can survive in life." -- Trusting in God never makes the mountain smaller, it just makes the climbing easier. I never ask Him for the lighter load, but only for the stronger back. - A. R. Rahman.
-- Have a nice day!!! Yours truly, P.G.Jaihari Prasad
