Guess what I learned today? A very important song in The Beatles catalogue was written based upon my favorite Tao Te Ching verse, #47 (Witter Bynner’s rendering):
There is no need to run outside
For better seeing,
Nor to peer from a window. Rather abide
At the center of your being;
For the more you leave it, the less you learn.
Search your heart and see
If he is wise who takes each turn:
The way to do is to be.
Read more below and at Badfinger20’s blog.
This song was the B side to Lady Madonna and a terrific song and melody. This is a George Harrison song and has gone largely unnoticed. It was George’s first song to appear on a single. Harrison recorded the instrumental track for The Inner Light in India in January 1968, during the sessions for his Wonderwall Music soundtrack […]
via The Beatles – The Inner Light — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture
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Love this song by George!
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<3
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Played it this morning!! Wonderful stuff, pop, but typically George – deep.
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Yes it is. His documentary by Scorcese showed me how he battled between light and dark all of his life. He’s a role model for what a person can achieve even with such a battle going on.
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Yes, I know that battle, I think it’s very human, and without awareness …. and I was very drawn to his writing, the guts of the songs. Especially Beware Of Maya.
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For the more you leave it, the less you learn. KISS Keep It Simple Stupid.
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You got it!
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