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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM – VOL 4
We find it strange that many musicians deny the limitations of their expression and pretend that they sing better than they do. This is foolish because it is obvious to other musicians and often to listeners. We are not talking about taste in music; it is about a person‘s to express one‘s self in music. There were occasions during our annual celebrations of the birthdays of the great Masters where musicians get an opportunity to sing in front of other people. During such occasions it is impolite to not appreciate after any sort of musical performance, no matter how harsh it sounds. When such musicians are denying their limitations, and sing and get applauded in so doing, this supports their pretense. It is a kind of confirmation of the ideas that they cling to. We are not saying there is anything wrong with limitations. Every one of us have. We are saying that pretending that the limitations do not exist sets a person up for strife and, eventually, conflict with others who are forced to grapple with those limitations. However the Bhajan itself does not lie. This is indicative of pretense about something somebody does.
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