There is a saying in India: “ The king is being respected in his own empire but the wise men are respected everywhere!” Art and Religion know no boundaries and touch upon human-hearts all over! The saints in India have expressed their divine experience in various forms. One of such forms is “Poetry with Music”. The essence and expression of the poetry is usually like this: “ Human life is a very rare opportunity. Instead of wasting it in worldly pleasures, one should try to attain realization of the self. While and even after achieving the ultimate realization, one should lead one’s life for others – Mankind! The message goes even beyond that by saying, “ One may sacrifice one’s life in order to save someone else’s life! The perfect example of this philosophy is the stick of fragrance, the incense which is called DHOOPSALI! It keeps burning and yet spreading fragrance all around!
When a seasoned artiste like Maya Deepak presents this poetry in her enchanting voice, the nature stops and becomes still! The world around you seems to be disappearing. Your mind becomes still in the waves of tranquillity and experience itself. This is known as Meditation, which can lead you to all realization of Truth. If one can master the art of listing to such divine music, one becomes watchfully silent and someday – sometime attains samadhi- the ultimate truth.
Maya Deepak, no stranger to United Kingdom and Europe has many awards to her credit. Now a day there are not many female artistes who can play the harmonium and sing for the whole night and can present variety of songs, Bhajans, gazals and so on …
Kamlesh Zala, a renowned violinist has poured his heart in arranging the music for Bhajans written by saints like Meera, Narsinh, Punit Maharaj and others.