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I have done a lot of things in my life and have also worked in many different jobs to make a living and to experience life. This blog is just some of my musings, sometimes funny, sometimes inspirational, sometimes sad, sometimes angry, sometimes simple but all the time, it's just me.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Thatness - The real being of anything

Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva

Like the flower and the scent of summer
like the sun and the shine
Well the truth may come in strange disguises
send a message to your mind

Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva

At the moment that you wake from sleeping
and you know it's all a dream
Well the truth may come in strange disguises
never knowing what it means

Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda tattva

For you shall be tomorrow
like you have been today
If this was never ending
what more can you say?



Just back from Kula Shaker concert.

What more can I say?

It was like the flower and the scent of summer. It was like the sun and the shine.

It was wonderful.

The word Tatva is comprised of two words, Tat (meaning that) and Tvam (meaning thou).

Tatva basicially means thatness, that is, the real being of anything. It is generally translated as meaning quality.

Further, Tat represents the Godhead and Tvam the individual, giving a meaning (which fits in well with Hermetic Philosophy) of "That (which is the Universe) art thou."

This is similar to the Hermetic axiom of "As above, so below", and is directly related to the concepts of the Macrocosm (Tat, Godhead) and Microcosm (Tvam, individual).

Kula Shaker was in town and they did not disappoint - not me anyways.

For many who have no idea who Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band.

It is led by Crispian Mills who did not dissapoint last night.

The band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, including "Tattva", "Hey Dude", "Govinda", "Hush", and "Sound of Drums".

The band are known for their interest in traditional Indian music, culture, and mysticism, with a number of their most famous songs, including "Tattva" and "Govinda", featuring lyrics written in the Hindu sacred language, Sanskrit.

The name Kula Shaker was itself inspired by King Kulasekhara, an Indian emperor from the 8th century.

THe concert and songs despite it's psychadelicness or thatness was meaningful (...the truth may come in strange disguises, send a message to your mind).

Take care and be well.

1 comment:

bal said...

just listened to my copy of Kula Shaker's K album... just realized how good they are. I was not too keen on them the first time i listened, but now i am ready for more!!

B