A track from the album "Sacred Chants of the Sikhs" by Craig Pruess and Dya Singh. To purchase this album, please see: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/craigpruessanddyasingh

This album continues the internationally known series of Sacred Chants CDs by Craig Pruess and delves into the ancient tradition of the Sikh hymns, which are imbued with the beauty and power of that lineage. Here are specific details of this chant (track 4 on the album) chosen by Craig and Dya Singh:

This is a passage from a psalm of the tenth Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, called 'Chandi Dhi Var'. This is incorporated into the first stanza of the standing prayer or supplication, Ardaas, after addition of the tenth master's name and also the final 'Guru', the eternal embodiment of all ten Gurus, the scriptures and teacher: Guru Granth Sahib. This holy book is resplendently displayed, read from, and is the focal point at all the Sikh services. The ten 'Gurus' are : Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Angadh Dev, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan Dev (who edited and compiled the first edition of the Guru Granth Sahib in 1604), Guru Har Gobind, Guru Har Rai, Guru Har Krishan, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh culminating in the eternal Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. (ardent Sikhs add the prefix 'Sri', and the suffix 'Ji' to the names of their 'gurus' as a form of deep reverence and respect.)

The music is expertly recorded and crafted. Knowledge of Indian music and its dynamics and harmonics is essential to get this depth in the sound. It benefits from 40 years of recording experience by producer Craig Pruess and is informed by an equal time of yoga and meditation practice. The artists featured in these recordings all display this same dimension of spiritual experience and calmness. Afterall, our nervous systems (and the state they are in!) are the amplifiers of the effect of the music created.

Heaven on Earth Music - founded in 1977 - a vision for healing sounds and postive vibrations for the world — www.heaven-on-earth-music.co.uk

When music is designed to bring your mind to a stillpoint deep within, it carries a particular power. Heaven on Earth Music CDs use the ancient Indian ragas, and perfect temperament tunings, coupled with highly resonant natural acoustic instruments to achieve a maximum effect in the vibrations: mind, emotions and body. The Sanskrit sounds bring the mind to a very deep level, achieving an enigma: "Music To Create Silence"... but then, that is Inner Silence. The "Sacred Chants of ..." series of CDs since 1996, has achieved a new brand in meditation music for this reason, resulting in it being picked up and used by leaders in the human development movement such as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Ekhart Tolle, Sri Bhagavathi Bhagwan, Anthony Robbins, Shiva Rea & Brandon Bays. This music has featured in feature films as diverse as "The Mistress of Spices" to "It's a Wonderful Afterlife" and "The Scream of Ants" to BBC-TV series and documentaries. 

Craig Pruess, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer: www.craigpruess.com

Sacred Chants of the Sikhs

Guru Darshan

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I'm a British Academy award nominated film composer/world music and multi-instrumentalist. These are some of the musical visions I put together in my recording studio, especially when I'm working on award-winning feature films or TV series. My band and artist production skills spill over into that arena, too, as I'm very busy with an international African fusion band, the Ganda Boys, at the same time loving all my varied work on soundtracks.

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