Posted by Bijan and Farnaz Ma'sumian on February 19, 2001 at 21:35:39:
Dear Friends,
We would like to take this opportunity to
announce the launch of an important inter-faith CD titled "Meditations:
Selections from World Scriptures." We believe this CD has great
potential for contributing to the cause of love, harmony, and brotherhood
among diverse people of the earth throughout the globe; of whatever
religious or spiritual persuasion they may
be.
This project, sponsored by the Spiritual
Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Austin, Texas, is the fruit
of a year of labor. The CD contains captivating selections from the sacred
scripture of six world religions (Bahá’í, Buddhist,
Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim) with original soft and soothing
music composed and performed by 18-year old identical twin
Bahá’í sisters Danielle and Crystal Morales of Austin.
The cover of the CD is adorned with a glorious image of the Indian Lotus
Temple set in a surreal sunset sky (see the attached image). The top of
the cover is also beautified with the religious symbols (logos) of
the six great religions of humankind.
The CD can be
used in a wide variety of settings for individual, group, and community
meditation in Bahá’í and
non-Bahá’í settings. For instance,
Bahá’ís can listen to the enchanting passages and
music of this CD in solitude or in groups during the month of Fasting, at Feasts, Holy Days,
Firesides, Public Proclamations, Race Unity Day, World Religions Day,
Sunday worship sessions with non-Bahá’í guests, and so
on. Non-Bahá’í friends can make use of the
meditations on this CD for any kind of religious or spiritual programs
they may deem appropriate.
The Morales sisters, professionally known as the
Jumelle ("Twins" in French) have an incredible story. They are almost
totally blind and deaf yet, they have been composing original music since
age seven! When they were born, they weighed a mere pound and a half each
and doctors held little hope of survival for them. However, they not only
survived but thrived. Today, they play a wide array of musical
instruments, including piano, violin, cello, and guitar, have produced one
professional CD, and have contributed to this meditation CD, as well. They
have recently begun receiving performance invitations from different
corners.
Due to the noble and lofty goals of this project, we would like to ask you
to kindly forward this note to your friends as well as mail-lists /
list-serves who may be interested in such a CD. Copies of the
CD are now available for purchase at the Jumelle
site:
The CD will also be available next month
via:
This CD also makes a great Ayyam-i-Ha or Naw-Ruz gift. We're hoping to soon have the CD available via several non-Bahá’í outlets on the web.
Warmest
regards,
Farnaz and
Bijan Ma'sumian
Austin, Texas
USA