I just made my first contribution to the world of wikipedia. I wrote a bit
about the house music album GURU MOTHER by Opus III. I first discovered this
album in 1995 while visiting Mt. Abu in Rajasthan, India, where I had gone to
visit the famous Jain Delwara Temples. I always stopped by cassette shops,
having acquired my first Walkman while in India, as listening to music was
sometimes the only way to survive the horrible traveling conditions. Mt. Abu
had
beautiful weather, cooler than the rest of Rajasthan, and the Jain Temples
were so beautiful that I spent almost a week there. This album was a very
spiritual effort by Opus III, with very positive lyrics including one track
that
was a Sanskrit prayer ("guru mother"). It integrates strands of Eastern
spirituality (the belief that all nature is divine) with ecology, but the
lyrics
are never political, more like uplifting mantras and prayers. The CD booklet
also included the poem "Let There Be Many Windows In Your Soul" by Ralph Waldo
Trine. Singer Kirsty Hawkshaw commented on the booklet: "respect to all those
who take big risks to preserve our beautiful countryside. to those who don't
care about nature: without it we are nothing. all the sahaja yogis of the
world and last but no least the holy spirit for guiding, inspiring and
connecting us all the way." Kirsty has a very high, gentle voice which
balances the
dance-heavy electronic arrangements. I believe you can still find copies of
this CD at CD Universe, or try other online retailers. ==-=-=-=-=- om=-=-=
Nick
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