"Namaskar Friends, In this episode, we will try to get deeper into the world of Mantras with our esteemed guest, "Manish Vyas Ji". We will try to understand the importance of a Guru/Mentor in the life of a Musician, significance of a structured learning & many other aspects of Devotional music, Bhajans & all." Nipoon Joshi, Podcaster, Delhi, India @GISTTClips

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नमस्कार दोस्तों
इस एपिसोड में हम, मंत्र, शास्त्रीय संगीत, गुरु का संगीतज्ञ के जीवन में प्रभाव, ओशो के विषय पे हमारे आज के गेस्ट "मनीष व्यास जी" से चर्चा करेंग।

00:00 - Trailer
01:14 - Introduction
03:44 - Early Years of Guest's life in Gujarat
10:10 - Life in Osho Ashram
11:44 - Training under Ustad Allah Rakha Ji
13:00 - Ishta Devata & Moving to Switzerland
17:17 - Practices which Guest follows to keep the voice melodious.
18:39 - Distinguishing between throat Vs chest singing
20:47 - Ishta Devata as a guiding light
23:53 - Do Musicians belonging from a lineage or Gharana keep certain nuances of the craft secretive.
26:05 - Hindustani Classical Music going through variations in different regions of India
28:15 - Importance of starting Early in Classical Music
32:18 - Importance of studying Classical Music in Bharat
36:20 - Balancing tradition with Innovation
40:43 - Purpose with which many Foreigners pursue Indian Classical Music
46:41 - Power of Music to do wonders
50:24 - Life at Osho Ashram
54:54 - Memorable performance anecdotes and epiphanies
58:17 - Devotional Music as a Catharsis
1:04:28 - Any Regrets in life.
1:07:31 - Contributions of Visuals & storytelling in Music
1:09:39 - Guest's take on Sufism
1:17:46 - Guest's team
1:18:45 - What kind of opportunities you are looking forward to?
1:22:09 - How can creators & Music enthusiasts get in touch with you.
1:23:37 - Info on all the upcoming projects.

The tradition of Mantra is Mantra-Chanting, what is known as Mantra Japa, and Manish explains how to use it in "listening-meditation," which can be a very powerful technique to soothe the mind, remain attentive and integrate the energy within.

Mostly, as we know, we live on the level of 'body and mind' and most of the energy goes into dealing with issues on these fields. So if Mantra is used in the right way, it has the capacity to take us beyond the physicality and the mental planes, to come in contact with the real being. Here is where the potential of 'mantra listening' comes in.

If we observe ourselves, we can see that our whole struggle in our outer life is to 'become something' and that is very, very exhausting. A meditation technique using Mantra can simply bring us into a space of "just-being" and that's the highest outcome of Mantra meditation technique, involving energy awakening, energy rising and energy settling.

Sufi music provides a space to experience closeness with divinity and love, and Sufis have always been inclined towards the musical expressions of their poetries.

A warmhearted talk, where Manish describes his latest album, Salaam E Sufi, explaining how the Sufi path has inspired the seven tracks on his new CD along many years on his musical journey as composer: "Sufi songs have this flavor of Love, Ishq Haqiqi: the love affair with the Truth."

Sufism is a path of love, devotion and surrender. And when surrender happens, one journey ends and another journey begins: a journey of total trust, peace and freedom.

Sufi mystics wrote some amazing poetries down the centuries and down the ages, where they expressed their longing for dissolving into nothingness (dissolving of the ego) and these songs in "Salaam E Sufi" reflect the ideas inspired by the Sufis in a musical interpretation. These Sufi poetries are drenched with this kind of love and longing for the Supreme, that which is eternal.

"The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart." Rumi

Music at the beginning and end of the podcast, from the album "Salaam E Sufi".
www.manishvyas.com/sufi

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