Bhimsen

When you grow up in India, you hear stories about great musicians, singers of the past. Even legends about them. How their singing can make it rain.

When you hear Pt. Bhimsen Joshi - you become audience to those legends.

One of the most memorable moment of my life was listening to his Abhang - Maze maher pandhari with thousands of Varkaris in Pune.

You see thousands of Varkaris instantly mesmerized, swayed and touched spiritually. Thousands who get that much closer to their god. Thousands who may not have experienced a connection with spiritual power before, experiencing for the first time. And all this throughout the night surrounded by these wonderful Varkaris who so deeply believe in God. And you are filled with this pure positive energy and warmth that even if for a second, you do believe everything will be fine. Rather you just dont think, you just want to remain in that place, some where far closer to yourself than you have ever been before.

Then you realize that with music anything and everything is possible. Pt Bhimsen Joshi was one such legend and he will always be. He gave with his singing a kind of experience that you will remember forever. And his songs will make rain for you, just believe a little.

Life and path and bitterness of the soulless heart

Don't blame the lord for troubles of the path.

With no lord, there wont be a path.

Don't blame the night for darkness.

With no night, there wont be stars.

Don't blame the rose for thorns.

With no roses, there wont be beauty.

Don't blame others.

With no others, there wont be you.

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On your bitter days, remember the sweeter

And on your sweeter days, remember the bitter.

Blame all you want on others.

It wont change a thing.

Blame yourself for everything

and you will be changed forever.

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Its so easy to blame.

To satisfy your ego.

To justify all your wrongs.

To satisfy your greed and lust.

For you know only the bite of your own shoes.

For all you feel is the pain of your own thrones.

Then stop and ask.

Have you ever done wrong?

Have you ever cheated

and lied and stole?

Have you ever done wrong with out meaning to?

And then ask yourself

Did you ever questioned why you got something?

Did you ever deserved any thing?

And what did you do to deserve it?

Did you ever questioned

When you were getting?

Now then why you ask, when you stopped getting?