The Inner Light

I never forget that the day I landed in Canada was the same day that George Harrison passed away. He was only 58. The other day I was watching a few clips on Youtube and I came across these clips of Concert for George. They were held in the first anniversary of his death in Royal Albert Hall. The Indian part of that concert is amazing. Apparently Harrison traveled to India or more specifically Mumbai once or maybe more and was taught the Sitar by Ravi Shankar who was a master in that instrument. Ravi died in 2012. Harrison performed a song called The Inner Light which in that the Sitar and other Indian instruments can be heard, Anushka Shankar, daughter of Ravi, who is a player herself now, plays that song alongside Jeff Lynne, whom was unknown to me until I saw this clip but apparently close to Harrison, and Harrison's son, Dhani. Here's the lyrics:

Without going out of my door

I can know all things on Earth

Without looking out of my window

I could know the ways of Heaven

The farther one travels

The less he knows

The less one really knows

Without going out of your door

You can know all things on Earth

Without looking out of your window

You could know the ways of Heaven

The farther one travels

The less he knows

The less one really knows

Arrive without travelling

See all without looking

Do all without doing

(Photo: This is probably the cover of DVD of Concert for George. I don't know whether that guy is George Harrison or his son Dhani because the resemblance is uncanny!)