Sunday, September 14, 2008

Terry Riley

I grew up in India (89-96) and for me Terry's words are very familiar; the relationship between "looping" and "Vedic hymns".

In Ancient Vedic Texts you find the term "mantra-siddhi" mentioned frequently in relation to meditation and spiritual life (self-
realization). Mantra-siddhi (mantra a compound word meaning "mind liberating") and siddhi (perfection) implies that a prayer be repeated thousands of times in order to tune into a spiritual reality...

Anyway, it's all fascinating to me!!!

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