Spiritual Guru of Art of Living movement His Highness Sri Sri Ravishankar also said the exact same words "Rahman is a Yogi." There is no footage that shows this but a few months back, I came to know about this from fellow rahmaniacs who are in the AOL group. He really is a Godsend. Jai Ho! SubRAHMANian
--- In [email protected], Bivin Chandra <bivinchan...@...> wrote: > > The Music Launch ofEndhiran, a movie touted to be one of the most ambitious > Indian films yet, took place at Kuala Lumpar. The venue was jam-packed, and > understandingly so! The presence of Super Star Rajinikanth, double-Oscar > winner A.R. Rahman, Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and popular > filmmaker Shankar, under one roof, is a once in a life-time occurrence. > The Endhiran music CD was released by the movie's producer Kalanidhi Maran, > M.D. of Sun Pictures. Everyone was given an opportunity to share with the > eager and enthused audience their experience making the film. But the speech > that was most longed for came last! > When Rajinikanth ascended the stage, the auditorium exploded in applause and > one could almost touch the anticipation and excitement that spread through > the hall. âWhen I was going to sign on Sivaji, I asked Kamal (Haasan) what > kind of a maker Shankar was. He told me, he is a very intelligent man, but a > very demanding man as well. And now, before Sun Pictures came on board, I > told Mr. Kalanidhi Maran that Shankar is a like a wild, race horse â" he > wild surely get to the destination, but we must hang-on tight, to keep up > with him,â Rajni said of Shankar. Adding that the director was a true > visionary and would won day direct a fabulous Hollywood movie. > Talking about A.R. Rahman, he said, âSpiritual books tell us that there are > three important aspects that differentiate a normal man and a yogi. A true > yogi has no ego. He is someone who follows the path of love. And above all he > surrenders himself unto God, by putting Him before all else â" success, > power, money. Considering these things, ARR is a yogi. He has all these three > qualities that spiritual gurus say make a yogi. He's the best proof that you > don't have to go to the Himalayas to find yogis!â > Rajni went on to say that Aishwarya Rai is no ordinary girl. She combines > beauty and brains. âShe is the most beautiful Miss World of our times. Even > in a scene in the movie where she wore hardly any make-up, she looked > stunning! She's the kind of woman, who is charming in every way,â he > added.Coming to the unconditional affection his fans have for him, Rajni was > humble in saying they treat him like a baby. âParents dress up their child > in fancy clothes, and rejoice when they see that child sing and dance. > Similarly, you all dress me up in different get-ups, make me look younger, > ask me to dance and sing, and praise and applaud me when I do that. It's all > your doing. I do nothing,â he quipped. Wrapping up him speech, like the > true philosopher and spiritualist he is, the star insisted the happiness and > success are not permanent. âSometimes you will have to come down before you > achieve something that will take you to the top. If you succeed once > and think, that you're successful, you will be in for a rude shock. Ups and > downs in life, are inevitable. Learn to accept both and move,â he said and > returned to his seat, amidst resounding applause. > http://hindi.galatta.com/entertainment/hindi/livewire/id/Rahman_is_a_Yogi_Rajinkanth_Endhiran_Music_Release_40816.html >
