Satyagraha at the Met

"Satyagraha" in Sanskrit means "firmness in truth," or "steadfastness in truth," and is the philosophy that motivated Gandhi throughout his nonviolent campaigns to end British colonization of India.  Jennifer (from Ananda Ashram), and I will watch composer Philip Glass's opera based on text from The Bhagavad Gita and Gandhi's mission at the Metropolitan Opera tonight.  Friends who have seen the opera have loved it - and another has said that the not-so-good-pronunciation of Sanskrit may be difficult to stomach in some parts.     Pictured is a scene from the opera - taken from the Metropolitan Opera's Web site.  It is a work of wonder to fuse the worlds of Western and Eastern music, philosophy and culture.  I admire Philip Glass for taking on such a monumental task and succeeding.  Peaceful co-existence of two art forms - one distinctly South Asian, the other completely European - Sanskrit and opera - on stage is a remarkable feat.  I also love Philip Glass because I often see him in Gehlek Rimpoche's meditation classes at Jewel Heart Center off West Broadway near Chinatown.  If you haven't noticed, I'm a little partial to people who meditate.  Here's to an artist who creates from the vast reservoir of a mind in service to the heart:  http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?id=9251