Songbook of Joyful Music
- This songbook has been compiled and annotated by Shivananda. He has kindly allowed us to use it, and writes:
- "I think I started to collect Osho songs around the time when Osho was on the World Tour (1986).
- I was writing the songs by hand in a book and illustrating it with paintings and drawings.
- Since many of my friends liked the book, I started to make copies.
- Sufi Dance and the Music Group in the evening in Poona 1978 were actually the 2 major opening keys to Osho and Sannyas.
- They opened my heart and I remember that I was deeply touched and in tears to be part of this amazing energy.
- I have always been playing the guitar and singing since I was a child and hearing these songs I felt, that I had been waiting my whole life for this event.
- Since that time Osho songs became my music and it is still like this today.
- What I really liked that we could sing Hare Krishna and then Allah Allah, Hallelujah, Shalom or I Am Sailing from Rod Stewart with the same passion. All conflicts, race, belief and separation was melting in this overwhelming love and devotion to Osho - to Love - to Life.
- For me a dream came true.
- Now 35 years later I still sing together with people all these songs. They still carry the magic and my heart is still touched singing them.
- A few years ago I wanted to have the songs in a digital way and I compiled this book, which at this point is called Joyful Music. It is a personal selection of the songs I love to sing and I have been editing on an ongoing basis. I am happy that they fit your project. I think these songs are a treasure, which should spread as far as possible. They were born in love, devotion and passion and they are still fresh and alive. True evergreens."
- (Shivananda, 2013)
- A few years ago I wanted to have the songs in a digital way and I compiled this book, which at this point is called Joyful Music. It is a personal selection of the songs I love to sing and I have been editing on an ongoing basis. I am happy that they fit your project. I think these songs are a treasure, which should spread as far as possible. They were born in love, devotion and passion and they are still fresh and alive. True evergreens."
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- English
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- Compiled by Sw Shivananda
- Annotated by Sw Shivananda