by Tarn Taran Singh & Friends

My teacher, Yogi Bhajan, told me that living is not that important, but rather the memory a person leaves behind after they're gone. The imprint left in the hearts and minds of others is where we experience immortality.

As I grow older and people I love depart, I appreciate this insight more and more. Much of this CD was recorded during the time my mother was passing, and memory of her is woven through it. If this music comforts or inspires you in any way, then her memory is also touching you. She taught me a lot about duty and beauty, but it's the memory of her unconditional kindness that is imprinted deeply in my heart. This CD is dedicated to her memory.

For me the mantras are reminders that we are just passing through this life. that we have come to go, that the most important moment of life is the moment of death. and that everything else in life is just a preparation for that moment. The song Soul Bride is one I wrote many years ago for my dear friend Gurudass Singh as he experienced the unexpected passing of his lifelong friend and spiritual brother, Gian Singh. Its inspiration comes from Kirtan Shila, the evening prayer of the Sikhs which uses the image of the soul's marriage to God as a metaphor for death.