The one big advantage of Optimism ...

I have recently heard this Bulleh Shah song and it has really touched my heart. Several people have sung it, but I love the original composi...

Here are some thoughts on what 'kaar' in Guru Nanak's 'Ek Onkaar' or Ekonkar means. I likely means "full of one sou...

Shivoham - Pt. Rajendra Prasanna Two of my favorite women poets, Jane Hirshfield and Mirabai. And singing about the flute. Ah the love!  Now...

[from 2013] Recently I recorded Guru Nanak's Aarti.  It was just me and the piano in my studio one evening. The essence of this beautifu...

I love the Vande Maataram composition in Raag Des sung by Lata Mangeshkar.  Vande Mataram is the national song of India. In 2003, BBC World ...

Sometimes we forget to sing. Sometimes we are singing in the wrong color.  This poem is a reminder that we don't have a lot of time on o...

This is a poem that is hilarious and profound at the same time, a classic Hoagland in my mind. In this case poet Tony Hoagland is driving a...

One of my favorite Kabir's poem I call "Dulhani." In this beautiful poem, Kabir envisions himself as the bride and the univers...

I was listening and meditating upon this beautiful ghazal by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, beautifully composed by Mehdi Hassan. It is one of my favorite...

Pour love in your heart, like the rain pours on the land today. As I am working on a Meerabai song I am doing research on the different vari...