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Adi-Granth, holy scripture of the Sikhs is composed in various ragas and arranged according to their order. Towards the end there is special mention of hierarchy of ragas, the 'ragamala's. I also contains 'Barah-maha' - the constant longing of the soul for the Eternal God expressed over a period of twelve months. The present volume is a novel attempt to depict these religious compositions through the medium of colour. What could be hitherto only heard as a string ...
The bliss and peace poems represent a philosophy comprehensive enough to embrace the whole of knowledge, a system of mediation which will produce the power of concentrating the mind upon anything whatsoever, and an art of living peacefully, which will enable one to utilize each activity of body, speech and mind, as an aid to the path of liberation.
With the fast increasing interest in Indian culture all over the world, this volume explains in as simple a manner as possible the intricacies of an extremely sophisticated Indian musical Ragas, Ragamala alongwith paintings. The book is profusely illustrated with all Ragamala paintings in full colours. This is an authoritative and sensitive primer to music in India as a whole that can be enjoyed and profited from by both, the lay-reader and the specialist.
Prophets appearing at different times and periods have spoken of the truth which was their mission to bring to humanity, to cure the sickness of the soul. They give it in words and forms suited to the needs of times, to show the true way, out of the darkness of superstitions and formalism. They came to show the path of integration. They said that the law of life is to love one another and in that loving to awaken the spirit of devotion and find ...