john lennon felt accross the universe

[kingdavid]

John Lennons song "Across The Universe" was one of his best songs.Earlier this month it was broadcast,literally,across the universe.NASA scientists played it through a deep-space transmitter."Jai guru deva,om".These Sanskirt words were taught to The Beatles in india by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Coincidentally,on the day his message was shared with the cosmos, the Maharishi sat in meditation one last time and peacefully left his body forever.

Guru Deva, actually it is Guru Dev, is invoked in the song because he was the Maharishi's teacher. He is an actual person, and they invoked him in their meditation every day. The name actually has meaning in itself. A Guru is a teacher, or spiritual leader of sorts. Dev, according to some other sites I went to, means god or heavenly one. As stated, Maharishi's actual teacher's name was Guru Dev. John Lennon appeared to take the liberty adding the "a"on the end. Jai means, and there are several meanings I have for this, "I give hope, or thanks to", this I was told, but some sites say it means, "victory" or "salutations". Om, is probaby the easiest part to explain. Om is believed to be the natural vibration of the universe. Hence, when many meditate, they make the "ooohhhmmmm" sound. They are trying to bring in that vibration of the universe.

So all together it means, "I give thanks (victory) (salutation) to Guru Dev (or heavenly teacher), om".

Or another interpretation, Gurus names are often aspects of God almost without exception. This phrase is not so much a homage to Maharishi teacher, its more of praise to God. Remember that Guru also translates as God / Brahma and not just any human teacher. Your thinking of humans, think more broader of the deeper spiritual message. During his immersion in eastern thought his lyrics would have reflected the deeper spiritual sentiment and not just ode to the teachers teacher.
All said here is a better translation.

Jai Guru Deva OM
Victory to God Devine OM

Om cannot easily be translated as a single English word. It is used as the most sacred word in Indian thought. It represents the birth growth and death of the Cosmos. It is also the Vibration / sound of the Cosmos literaly.If you could step outside the Universe and listen to it that is what you would hear. The Yogis hear this in deep meditation. One way of thinking of OM would be Alpha-Omega. From OM all the English words like Omniscience, Omnipresence are derived from. Deva means Divine , this is where the English word divinity comes from. Do you see the Sanskrit roots that have shaped our English words?














Across The Universe
John Lennon/Paul McCartney
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind,
Possessing and caressing me.
Jai guru de va om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.

Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes,
That call me on and on across the universe,
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box they
Tumble blindly as they make their way
Across the universe
Jai guru de va om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.

Sounds of laughter shades of earth are ringing
Through my open views inviting and inciting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a
Million suns, it calls me on and on
Across the universe
Jai guru de va om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.

[carlperkins]

"Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind,
Possessing and caressing me."


I love the lyrics of this song, thanks for that.

[diamond dogs]

Hi all...

Have you heard Bowies version... On the Young Americans Album

Gr8 track and does it justice.........:)

[nafenisr]

REVOLUTION:

"but when it comes to destruction...don't you know that you can count me out...IN"

that's how revolution was performed live....with lennon singing "out" then "in"


CAN WE SAY TAVISTOCK??

[montyone]

So which one counts? 50 / 50 ..if it's right he sang "in " life.
He could still be lying..both ways. Maybe it was irony involved in one version
or other?!
Lennon did not exactly promote state surpression propaganda music..
"Freedom is fucking groovy"- he's been thinking as far as I think!


He spoke out against the war on drugs - important in my personal " who
is who and what does he want" identification observations.

Lennon was murdered by cia-agent (s) or maybe somebody with a contract
from cia. Kennedy pretty openly stated that he could do without that whole
bunch of spooky weirdos.
Enough people waaaay worse than John Lennon ever was working towards annihilation of our(?) beautyfull(?) planet right now..very musical types
either.

[drhemp]

I've always liked that song.

[dancing_with_durga]

The best version of this song by far in my opinion is on "Let it Be - Naked". Phil Spector drowned it in syrup on "Let it Be', but Lennon's production is just sublime, very psychedelic. Although I knew the song very well from the Spector version, it wasn't until I heard it 'Naked' on headphones for the first time that I immediately realised, forget "Lucy", this is Lennon's acid song!
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