Philip Glass was born on this day 84 years ago in Baltimore Maryland. Happy Birthday Philip! [Philip Glass, Kiev Restaurant, Lower East Side, NYC, June 10th 1993. Allen Ginsberg, courtesy Stanford University Libraries/Allen Ginsberg Estate] Philip spent a long time in India, studied Indian music, and some of what I'm doing is like mantra. ..”Mantra," meaning "mind protection spell." In Philip's music and in mantra one principle is to take a simple theme and repeat it over and over with variations, deepening concentration and devotional attention till you enter into it completely or the mantra enters into you, you become one with the sound. For some yogis "Shabda," Sound, is an ultimate yoga: follow sound to its source you'll come to empty silence the origin of the universe. (Allen on Glass from Holy Soul Jelly Roll liner notes, 1994) #philipglass #einsteinonthebeach #minimalism #writersofinstagram #composers #wichitavortexsutra #lowereastside #allenginsberg #hydrogenjukebox #mantra #nyc #americancomposer #pianist @glassdaysandnightsfestival #contemporaryclassical (at East Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKt3q4uhH8g/?igshid=okukz3hh62m2
