Geeti & Gyan
Geeti & Gyan La Illaha Ilallah
WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR MUSICAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS FOR THIS OFFERING -
Colin on bass
Bek on percussion
Aviva on djembe
Emanuel on sax
Uma, Freya, Nadav, Mukti Mignon, Vanessa, Steve and Louise - vocals
Thank you for your bountiful gifts, your hearts and your spirit of soulful collaboration.
Also big thanks to Dave Wakeman on sound and Campbell for the video.
This is a great, popular Sufi chant. It means something like this: I am the lover, the beloved and the love. In fact, I am all of these, all at once. And beyond.
Just as in meditation, following the theory of raja yoga, we are meditator, the object of meditation, and the meditation itself. And all of these merge and become one. Then we realise what is beyond. Or rather the greater whole of the sum of these parts!
Though I don't really recommend meditating on this while chanting! Unless you are a diehard Gyana Yogi like myself, lol!
But seriously, there is magic in these words, as with every Sanskrit chant. 'A' is for consciousness connecting everything. 'I' (pronounced 'ee') is for creative, expansive energy to the heavens. 'L' is lulling, lullaby, into Earthly love. 'H' is the great, aspirated sigh of the Divine, a birthing or a completion of a cycle.
This is a wonderful chant to whirl to - do try at home! (Just clear a good amount of space for yourself in your living home!). Warning: may not be safe to drive to, as this chant can transport you beyond physical reality!