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Whether you hum in the shower, sing in your car, or even if you think you can’t sing, this songbook is for you. May it become a dog-eared companion: well-worn, and well-loved.
For Ananda musicians, these songs have become the inner soundtrack of our spiritual aspiration. They grow sweeter with each passing year as they gradually reveal more of their meaning. Many people have been profoundly touched by this music. Some have been healed.
May this music do the same for you.
For a long time, Swami Kriyananda’s written music has been accessible to a few singers and musicians. With this new songbook, all 190 of his vocal melodies are available to everyone. Even long-time Ananda musicians will discover gems they may never have heard before.
Refining each song has been a two year labor of love. Extra choral parts and complex instrumentation have been removed. Optional key changes are provided for ease of group singing. Beginning guitarists and pianists will find most of the music easy to learn and play.
This music is for your personal enjoyment, group sing-alongs, and performances.
Swami Kriyananda composed over 400 pieces of music. Though he often consciously drew this inspiration, there were many times a melody came into his awareness, asking to be written down and shared. He was moved to tears as he composed, describing the process as receiving from a higher source. “This music is not my music. It is a new consciousness coming into the world as music.”
Music touches us deeply, in a way that bypasses the conscious mind. Singing can uplift our consciousness, overcoming moods and challenging attitudes. May these songs enrich your life, opening new worlds of self-discovery and joy.