
:#Ego Kill — असतो मा सद्गमय Shantoshi Style
[FOREWORD] We don't need to kill our bodies to get rid of the thoughts of our minds. [DIDGERIDOO SOLO] [Deep, grounding vibrations with rhythmic circular breathing, earthy and hypnotic] We can directly kill our ego. Through meditation. Observing our thoughts helps us realize that we are NOT THE MIND. [CHORUS 1: MANTRA STYLE] [The music expands into a vast, resonant space. The didgeridoo holds a low drone while layered voices chant] असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. [VERSE 1] [Atmospheric pads enter with subtle tribal percussion] The flow (fluxo, curso, recurso) of the soul (alma, calma, palma) takes control. We don't need to kill our bodies to get rid of the thoughts of our minds. The light (luz, conduz, seduz) of the night (noite, açoite, pernoite) ends the fight. In the brain (mente, semente, presente) the pain (dor, valor, amor) is not the grain. We can directly kill our ego. Through meditation. [CHORUS 2: MANTRA STYLE] [Pulsating rhythm increases as the chant becomes more powerful and rhythmic] असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. [VERSE 2] [Ethereal flute sounds layering over the deep drone] The wind (vento, tempo, momento) within (dentro, centro, encontro) starts to spin. We don't need to kill our bodies to get rid of the thoughts of our minds. The thought (pensamento, sentimento, alento) we caught (passada, nada, jornada) is for naught. Observing our thoughts helps us realize that we are NOT THE MIND. No blade (lâmina, arma, trauma) for the shade (sombra, calma, alma), just the flame. We can directly kill our ego. Through meditation. [CHORUS 3: MANTRA STYLE] [Driving percussion and multiple vocal harmonies blending together] असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. [BRIDGE] [Music strips back to raw didgeridoo and a heartbeat-like drum] Just gaze (observar, olhar, despertar) through the haze (lugar, chegar, transformar) in a daze. (Morte do ego) (Vida da alma) (Paz profunda agora) We don't need to kill our bodies to get rid of the thoughts of our minds. The stream (rio, vazio, frio) of the dream (sonho, risonho, medonho) is extreme. We can directly kill our ego. Through meditation. [OUTRO] [Echoing vocals fading into a lingering, low-frequency vibration] Observing our thoughts helps us realize that we are NOT THE MIND. The witness (observador, protetor, valor) in the stillness (coração, oração, canção) of the witness. We don't need to kill our bodies to get rid of the thoughts of our minds. (Consciência, luz, eterna) [CHORUS 4: FINAL MANTRA] [A cappella voices slowly dissolving into the distance] असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. From the unreal, lead me to the real. From darkness, lead me to light. From death, lead me to immortality. [DIDGERIDOO FINAL RESONANCE] We are NOT THE MIND.

