Don't deny yourself the HAPPINESS of THIS day; don't pass by the ENJOYMENT; that you are ENTITLED to.
(Sir 14,14)
In the Talmud, after death, a man's soul has to account to God for each legal joy that he needlessly missed.
(Presented at night, WDR, 08.09.88)
3. Music + Mystic
Nobody has more profoundlyunderstood the relationsship that exists between MUSIC and RELIGION than Dschalal ad-Din ar-Rumi, whos whole life was dedicated to music and extatic dance as forms of praying to God. This excellent man, who established the movement of the dancing dervishes of Konya in the 13th century, knew like none else
that the secret of MUSIC lies in the LONGING of the separated creature for UNITY.
(E.Drewermann, Structures of Eviel II, 310)
That one who LOVES, NOURISHES his love, by listening to MUSIC. Because music REMINDS him of the JOY of his first UNION with GOD.
(Dschalal ad-Din ar-Rumi)
To look into the face of the person you LOVE, is like the SOUND of heavenly MUSIC.
( RBB)
Walk on EARTH with your FEET; but be in HEAVEN with your HEART.
(Don Bosco)
Translated by Christian Beck and revised by Joachim Sanner
1. Joy
Scrutinize EVERYTHING; and KEEP what is GOOD.
(1 Thess 5,21)
God RESPECTS me, if I WORK. But he LOVES me, if I sing !
(Author unknown to me)
2. Music
The very first time I heard an aria by Bach, I knew that negroes could become my friends.
(Erst Bloch)
...The PRESENTATION of a comprehensive PEACE can be found here: ...On Bachs scores the DISINTEGRATED world looks like ONE integrated whole.
(Albert Schweitzer)
Then time stands still, and the ORIGINAL MELODY becomes AUDI-ble.
