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Kirtanman
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 Posted - Jun 08 2009 : 11:23:09 PM
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BARGAIN
I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I had
To find you, I'd suffer anything
And be glad.
I'd pay any price just to get you
I'd work all my life and I will
To win you, I'd stand naked, stoned, and stabbed.
I'd call that a bargain
The best I ever had
Best I ever had.
I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
To catch you, I'm gonna run
And never stop.
I'd pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad.
To find you, I'm gonna drown an unsung man.
I'd call that a bargain
The best I ever had
Best I ever had.
I sit looking 'round
I look at my face in the mirror
I know I'm worth nothing
Without you.
In life, one and one don't make two
One and one make one
And I'm looking for
That free ride to me
I'm looking for you
Looking for you.
I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
To catch you, I'm gonna run
And never stop.
I'd pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad.
To find you, I'm gonna drown an unsung man.
I'd call that a bargain
The best I ever had.
The best I ever had!
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BARGAIN Video.
Many people know Bargain as a song by The Who -- as it was, and is; however, it was originally written by The Who guitarist Pete Townshend, for his guru (Meher Baba), and the attitudes elicited by Pete's tasting of the One (which is why I linked the video version above {Pete Townshend} .. rather than a version by The Who, with Roger Daltrey singing -- Pete's performances radiate his genuine Bhakt' n' Roll spirit, in a way The Who versions can't quite manage ... and so, for me, Townsend's versions are more powerful/enjoyable.)
As many AYPers understand/experience, the guru is not a person, but a principle (i.e. "The Guru Is In You." ~Yogani) .. the highest awareness which removes the distortions of the artificial thought-self -- which is why gurus often have names reflective of this principle which is emanating from/as All -- Meher Baba, for instance, means "Compassionate Father".
I like Bargain .. it's a good song .... and, I admire Pete's ability to convey his sentiments subtly; if I ever write a song about the results of AYP for me ... I don't know that I'll be able to hold back quite as much as Pete does.
As In:
"I gave everything for this -- and still I laughingly wonder how it could have been so cheap."
~Adyashanti
A handful of years.
A small time investment in daily practices.
A wealth of free information and spiritual community available at this site, completely free.
Everything I thought I was.
Everything I thought I knew.
Everything I thought.
& In Return:
Liberation.
Wholeness.
Ever-Renewing Divine LOVING Pouring Out-In.
Peace Beyond Understanding.
Freedom Beyond Imagination.
KNOWING
LIVING UNBOUND
I call that a bargain.
The best I've ever had.
It's Good To Be AUM,
Kirtanman
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Balance
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Posted - Jun 10 2009 : 3:35:35 PM
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That's really lovely K-man, I didn't know that about Pete Townshend and his Guru Meher Baba. I didn't even know his Guru is Meher Baba. I've always liked that song. Thank you for sharing that.
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