Nice article.. The Spiritual discipline in ARR blesses him with Divine Tunes.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[email protected]>wrote: > > It's all about faith > > A R Rahman believes spirituality adds magic to his music > > By Ashwini Deshmukh > Posted On Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 02:35:36 AM > > A R Rahman after winning the Golden Globe award offers chaddar at the > shrine of Amen Peer > Dargah in Andhra Pradesh > > It's prayer time for AR Rahman. After Slumdog Millionaire's worldwide music > acclaim, he has > become extra meticulous about rituals. Rahman said, "I have been particular > about prayers for > the last 15 years. > > With success and acknowledgement my faith and conviction in the strength of > prayers has only > increased ten folds." > > A source close to the musician revealed, "Even when Rahman has a tedious > schedule, he makes it > a point to offer Namaaz five times a day, especially so after the awards. > > Recently, he asked a producer to hold the release event of Delhi-6 music > earlier so that he > could attend the Friday Namaaz." > > Rahman confirmed this and said, "It's true that I pray from 1 pm to 3 pm, > so I requested the > producers to wind up the event in the morning so that I get the afternoon > free." > > Clarifying his stance on religion, he said, "Religious sounds rather vulgar > these days, I am > more of a spiritual person. And I believe in being consistent with my > spirituality. > > As one grows in life, one realises the magnitude of spirituality. It is the > most beautiful > passion. It raises you above all the negativities. > > For me and my music, spirituality is the most important element and I don't > think I can create > the kind of music I do, if I don't practice spirituality." > > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20090122200901220235368281805d4c1/It%E2%80%99s-all-about-faith > > -- regards, Vithur
