Bombay Jayashri – Pi’s lullaby
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The song is a lullaby that carefully and delicately introduces the beginning of Life of Pi the movie. The song is sung in Tamil, a language predominately spoken by Tamil people of South India and North-East Sri Lanka. The song was nominated for Best Original Song in the 85th Academy Awards in 2013.
What we like
- The gentle harmonies sung in combination with the music give you a feeling of peace that transcends the need to understand the words. However, once you see the translation of the words it gives it greater depth and caresses your soul
Soul experience
- This beautiful lullaby sets the scene for an incredible movie and it lulls you into a sense of wonderment of the story that unfolds
To reflect on
- Are you a Peacock? Or it’s beautiful plumage? …
- Are you the moon? Or the moonlight? …
- Are you the eyelid? Or the dreams within? …
- Are you a flower? Or it’s sweet nectar? …
Map the soul musician’s birthplace
Map the photograph location
Camino de Sydney | Route 4 | Martin Place to East Balmain
It was a strange start to my camino, almost a test. I was on the train heading for Martin Place Station when I noticed a man to the right of me getting irritated by the minute and vocalising it. Behind me was a man who was on the phone speaking quite loudly…
Reinhold Niebuhr – serenity prayer
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.”
Henry David Thoreau – thanksgiving
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite — only a sense of existence.”
Winston Churchill – stumble
“Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.”
Gautama Buddha – present
“Do not dwell in the past, nor dream of the future; concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
