Sri Chinmoy: If you do not mind, could the singers sing the original song once more in honour of your wife?
Mr Masur: Of course, yes, yes, yes. Let us hear it again. I have to say I’m jealous that they are singing without a conductor. [To his wife] Sri Chinmoy teaches not only singing. You can see what he is in his face. [To Sri Chinmoy] You know, my wife gave some lessons in Germany about the influence of Buddhism in music. While preparing her lessons she made German translations of some Buddhist texts. She asked me to help with that so that they could be understood in German. Once she woke me up at three o’clock in the morning to ask me the meaning of a German expression I had used! She is a very strong person.
[The singers perform again.]
Mr Masur: Bravo! It was even more beautiful than before, much fresher.
Sri Chinmoy: May I tell you something about their singing practices? Three times they met together, just three sessions to practise these songs for you.
Mr Masur: Only for that?
Sri Chinmoy: About two weeks ago I composed the song. Then I had to go to France, Spain and England. So one day two weeks ago they practised. The day before yesterday, in the morning, they practised, and last night they practised. Collectively the whole group met only three times, and now they are performing for you.
Mr Masur: That’s unbelievable, and by heart!
Sri Chinmoy: This is absolutely true.From:Sri Chinmoy,Four Summit-Height-Melodies meet with Sri Chinmoy, Agni Press, 1995
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