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I once witnessed a Sufi singer named Abida Parveen perform live at an intimate gathering a few years ago. A Sufi, by the way, is an enlightened person who pursues the Truth not through intellectual search but through abandoning the Ego. The most commonly known Sufi singer of our time is the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. At this gathering, Abida Parveen began singing with her eyes closed. There was no C note in E minor that she was trying to hit. Nor was there any following of the beat or timing she kept with the musical instruments that accompanied her singing. She sang, from her heart, from her soul. She sang from a deep inner place. And moved people just by witnessing her ability to express herself and her love through music. There was not a dry eye in the place when she finished performing. A truly spiritual experience.
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