The Dewdrop slips into the shining sea…choral piece. from Mugo on Vimeo.
Ah! Blessed Lord! Oh, High Deliverer!
I Take my Refuge in Thy Name and Thee!
I Take my Refuge in Thy Law of good!
I Take my Refuge in Thy Order! OM!
The dew is on the lotus! — Rise Great Sun!
And lift my leaf and mix me with the Wave.
Om Mani Padme Hum, the Sunrise Comes!
The dewdrop slips into the shining sea!
For full text see: The Light Of Asia, Sir Edwin Arnold
These words come at the very end of the Light Of Asia, The musical arrangement is by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett and sung by the late Janet Watson. RIP. Organ played by a monastic member and the photographs of the Lake District are by my trusty walking companion.
The short video I’d intended to post about my dad was lost in transition from phone to laptop. Lost without trace. Too bad, especially as we did so many takes and got so cold in the process. Sorry.
Anyway a fitting memorial I think. And thanks for the emails you have sent giving witness to parents both alive and dead.
Thank you R for your help and support and for the video of course.
Beautiful.
You get to walk there!? A bit of heaven…
well not quite there to be honest. What you see in the photographs are the main Lakeland Fells. I’m on the edge of those. More domestic feel, fields with sheep nothing as dramatic as rocky mountains.
About the most beautiful place on this earth Norman. But for me it was love at first sight at age 13 or there abouts. First loves are not easy to shift.