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Posted on 2020/02/132024/02/10

Surrender your Ego: Queen, Innuendo

Compilation of the four members of Queen [Brian May (2008), Freddie Mercury (1977), John Deacon (1979), Roger Taylor (2005)]

Queen's Innuendo describes the fallen state of man and expresses a longing to overcome this state and the ego. The perspective on time may be a key to freedom. read more

Posted on 2020/02/122024/02/10

Estas Tonne: Who am I?

Estas Tonne 2017

Who am I, Estas Tonne's interpretation of a Peter Moore poem, reveals layers of self-knowledge and encourages the listener to live an active spiritual life. read more

Posted on 2020/02/112024/02/10

John Lennon, Imagine: Atheist or spiritual?

John Lennon 1964

John Lennon's and Yoko Ono's Imagine has often been viewed as an atheist song. From a spiritual perspective, it can be associated with Sufi wisdom. read more

Posted on 2020/02/102024/02/10

Leonard Cohen: Anthem

Leonard Cohen 2008

Anthem, released in 1992 on the album The Future, is among the first songs that come to my mind when asked about a song with a spiritual core message. read more

Posted on 2020/02/082024/02/10

Birds of Paradise (Peter, Sue & Marc)

Peter, Sue, Marc: Birds of Paradise 1980

What might seem like a trivial, light popular song, can be read as a conversation between a seeker and her awakening spirit-soul. read more

Posted on 2020/02/062024/02/10

Bob Dylan: Love Minus Zero / No Limit

Bob Dylan, Azkena Rock Festival 2010

In Love Minus Zero / No Limit, Dylan abstracts from the trials and tribulations of human relationships, and points to a higher level of purity. read more

Posted on 2020/02/052021/03/11

Spiritual Love Songs: Bob Dylan’s Love in Vain

Bob Dylan, Azkena Rock Festival 2010

Love songs are well suited to relate to several levels of understanding: from erotic references to the longing for a companion, a soul mate, up to inner processes of soul and spirit that use worldly love merely as an analogy. read more

Posted on 2020/02/042024/02/10

Leonard Cohen: Different Sides

Leonard Cohen 2008

Different Sides was released in 2012 by then 78 year old Leonard Cohen on the album Old Ideas. I particularly like this song because it addresses an issue I find crucial on my spiritual journey. read more

Posted on 2020/02/012024/02/10

God within man: Jethro Tull, My God

Jethro Tull 2007

In their 1969 song My God, Jethro Tull distinguish between artificial religion and a lively faith in God-within-man. The song can be likened to Sufi wisdom. read more

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The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure
To live it you had to explode
And at the last hour of need, we entirely agreed
Sacrifice was the code of the road

— Bob Dylan, Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)Street Legal album, 1978

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