Gratitude
Joy
Anand Anugrah and Paul Avgerinos Anand Anugrah Artist
Profile
Born and raised in a small village in Rajasthan, India, Anugrah came
to the US in 1969.After completing his MBA, he started and ran a successful business
for fifteen years. Retiring at the age of 40, he has spent the last 20 years studying
and practicing many spiritual paths including Yoga, Tao, Sufi and Bhakti. His
favorite masters are Ramakrishna, Patanjali, Gurdjieff, Lao Tzu and Osho. "After
sixty years in the present body, I have finally been able to bring my love for
music and spirituality together. Ever since Osho gave me the name Anugrah, meaning
gratitude in Sanskrit, I have become much more aware of feeling and expressing
gratitude to existence for what it has given me and is still giving me every day
of my life. This album expresses this gratitude through a devotional singing of
OM." " The lyrics of Gratitude Joy consist of only three words,
'OM, HARI OM and SHIVA OM'. They are sung from the heart of a devotee. Harmonic
layers of mantras interweave gratitude, joy and, ultimately, a longing to merge
into the Universal." " The singing of a devotee is very different
from the singing of a professional singer, where one is singing to get something
in return. The Devotee sings the song of existence : there is nothing left to
ask. Through this singing, a thankfulness, a prayer is born, and in that prayer
the devotee is reborn. OSHO"
-Anand Anugrah |
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