last night I was….
Mido, I want to tell you something about the music I was listening to last night. After nearly three years I had the chance to listen to one of favorite music albums: Yes to the River, by Music from the World of Osho. I cannot explain the joy (or ecstasy, better) of listening to this music album in mere words.
For the joy was two-fold. First being the intrinsic soothing nature of the music and other being listening to it after a long time. It was a kind feeling…. feeling of meeting your old friend whom you love much but missed his presence for long for various reasons. In my case, I missed Yes to the River for three years because the cassette used worn out after repeated use (I cannot blame the cassette, it worked hard for me till its last breathe). And I didnt buy another copy of that cassette for I need to travel to a nearby City to buy it.
Of all the tracks, I like the Journey East, Festival of Lights, and Peacocks and Swans. No doubt all other tracks are equally soothing. I listened to Journey East, in repeat mode, until the serenity of the track entered into me. If you want to know the best of what Eastern music can do in fusion with western instruments, Yes to the River, by Music from the World of Osho, is a real bet. In general, Music from the World Osho are very poetic in expression and the track titles play as much as a role as the music. To understand this you must really listen to a few tracks by yourself. Here are the tracks listing from Yes to the River. You can buy select tracks at a throw away price (0.09$) and it is worth spending multifold. I would recommend Journey East for sampling the album. You can also llisten to the 30 sec preview, but I dont recommend that because that 30 sec cannot give you the feel of what the track is.
01 – The Manifesto
02 – Festival Of Lights
03 – Pratiksha
04 – Garden Of The Beloved
05 – Satsang Celebration
06 – Here In My Heart
07 – Doorway To The Heart
08 – Chopping Wood
09 – Lunar Eclipse
10 – Journey East
11 – Peacocks And Swans
12 – Footsteps Of Silence
13 – The Unsayable
3 Comments
YES TO THE RIVER is really a mystical gift from Osho World. The album reflects in its own way the freshness and fragrance of Osho and his Commune.
It was once said by Milarepa, Director of the Osho Institute of Music and Celebration, “the music from Yes To The River happened during the period when Osho moved the discourses from Chuang Tzu Auditorium to the newly-constructed Buddha Hall. Although the album features recordings from both venues, the overall feeling reflects a freshness, an innocence, that was prevalent in the Commune at this time. I think it comes across in the music. It’s something very tangible.”
Thanks Stephen, for the extra info. It really adds beauty to the post having a quote of Milarepa. I’m happy that I got a fellow listener from the World of Osho.
After reading your post with personal touch, I myself have become very eager to listen to those musics from the album. Thanks for writing across many different albums because it makes me aware of all those things. I wonder, if I had wasted my life so long after reading your posts.