George Harrison's Spirituality & Music

Dive deep into the life of George Harrison, the legendary Beatle, and discover the profound influence of spirituality on his music. In this video, we explore how George's quest for spiritual enlightenment shaped his songwriting and personal life. From his embrace of Indian culture and the sitar to his collaborations with spiritual figures and his devotion to the Hare Krishna movement, witness the harmonious blend of his spiritual journey with his musical genius.
Sources:
Beck, Guy L. (2009). "Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound". University South Carolina Pr.
Harrison, George & Derek Taylor (2017). "I Me Mine: The Extended Edition". Genesis Publications.
Lavezzoli, Peter (2007). "The Dawn of Indian Music in the West". Continuum; New edition.
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[@anthonyhiggins6342]

My Sweet Lord is my favorite GH song ever.

[@ezekielcousins9289]

It may be worth investigating the work of Richard Thompson, especially in the mid 70s. A convert to Sufism, his music is completely interwoven with its themes and poetry in a manner that is very inspirational to my own craft. Also an incredible guitarist, my favourite.

[@FilipHolm]

Interesting! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@partqfavor]

just watched lindsey ellis' yoko/lennon video last week - this is the perfect companion!! thank you so much for another creative and fascinating vid :)

[@withnail-and-i]

A name that I haven't heard uttered in eons!

[@partqfavor]

@@withnail-and-i RIGHT haha she was making vids on nebula for a bit but she just had her comeback!!

[@FilipHolm]

Thank you!

[@thescoobymike]

He's my favorite Beatle and his Indian inspired work is some of my favorite music ever! Really thankful that you did this video on him. I've also been listening to a lot of Alice Coltrane recently and I would love to see a video on her

[@FilipHolm]

Yes, I've been wanting to make a video on her! Hopefully soon!

[@spacemanonearth]

Now 'Tomorrow Never Knows' is perhaps my favorite song of all time for a short sing with outstanding lyrics that hold for more truth than most in such a short timespan. Did not know George had such an influence on this as I always thought of John as the writer and one who had such deep thoughts into the true meaning and values of this song. Thanks

[@FilipHolm]

It's an amazing and very important song!

[@marksimons4108]

Did you know that according to Georges best friend F1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi George accepted Jesus Christ at his cancer retrear in Switzerland?Emerson says George was filled with the Holy Spirit and played Jesus songs on his eukelele a few weeks before his death!the testimony is on youtube​@@FilipHolm

[@calma5675]

Thank you for your work 🙏🏼

[@carolhansen4657]

You have added an important dimension to my understanding og George Harrison. Thank you!

[@milesfielding6584]

Thank you for a really great video

[@kyrieelissa]

This was so wonderful, thank you! Can't wait to watch more 9f your videos and music on this channel. 👏 👏 👏 🙏

[@kevinthomas728]

I really enjoy your personal music and it's great ambience for these videos. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@FilipHolm]

Thank you very much!

[@joyontochaudhury5351]

Really loved this video and the depth of understanding and articulation of Vedanta

[@Pinkeye82517]

This is great. Could you do one on Yusuf / Cat Stevens? He’s the only legend from back in the day that dropped everything so drastically for spirituality. Then his return was amazing too. Like Homer coming back to tell his people what he’s seen

[@Pinkeye82517]

Also he’s part Swedish!

[@Pinkeye82517]

Oh, and he also had a poster of Ziriyab in the booklet to the album An Other Cup (his comeback album)

[@kirktailor]

Fantastic video! Eagerly waiting for a video on Ramakrishna Paramahansa as well!

[@pansrn]

Fantastic. One of my favorite topics.

[@blue62show]

Your explanation of the distinction of bhakti was more clear than I've ever heard.

[@JulieAnne-7]

I really appreciate your channels! They are thought provoking and illuminating. Keep up your great work!

[@jamess7626]

This is the best video explaining the musical/spiritual journey of GH and his significance to modern music and culture that I have ever seen. 108 Thank yous. I will check out your music. And rewatch this video. Thanks also for the book references in the description. 🙏🏻

[@sebastienverrette3208]

You should definitely do a video on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu one of these days for "talk religion". That would be fantastic!

[@LevelsToThisShift]

Yes!

[@ekamsat429]

Very nice vlog. A key term worth noting in this context is 'kirtan', a call-and-response style chant song, often accompanied by iconic group dance steps in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.

[@kyrieelissa]

This was so wonderful, thank you! Can't wait to watch more of your videos and music on this channel. 👏 👏 👏 🙏

[@KiNGTuT..]

Surprising and wonderful upload! Digging the second channel, man! Jai Guru Dev

[@Lunacy7799]

Always love the correlations with music 🎵 hope you do more stuff on Bhakti and Hanuman

[@palodine1]

thank you for this.

[@musamusashi]

Another gem, Filip. Would love to hear your take on Rastafarai spirituality and Roots Reggae music.

[@thebestofu-tubebytheresaes5189]

Thank you!!!! ❤❤❤

[@Shanti-0M]

My sweet George was a guiding light along a colorful spiritual path that led to the freedom of Advaita Vedanta and the heartfelt expressions of Bhakti…. I Am and will always bow at the feet of this most musical guru…✌🏼❤️🙏🕉

[@johntaylor9381]

A great subject for a video would be the hardcore punk subculture of Krishnacore. Bands like Shelter, 108 and the Cro-Mags that blend hardcore punk and Krishna Consciousness.

[@FilipHolm]

That sounds pretty awesome, to be honest

[@zovalentine7305]

RIP🙏 Parmahansa Yogananda 5 January 1893 ~ 7 March 1952⚘

[@zovalentine7305]

Autobiography of a Yogi, Crystal Clarity Publishers, 1946, Nevada City, California

[@eyeofgnosis558]

Fantastic video ^_^ would love a similar format about the band Tool and their philosophical blend with music

[@FilipHolm]

That's a cool idea!

[@Johnoines]

You should put this video on your other site too. Thanks

[@haarridelamour]

Thank you Filip. Yes. Music as devotional practice, with chanting also. People make a distinction between Love and Knowledge. Closer movement may reveal the interdependence of each. Was the snippet of music at the end of this video in 6/8 time? I'm not musically trained, but have always been drawn to interesting "eastern" rhythms. One I particularly like is called Kopanitsa - from bulgarian folk music I believe. Perhaps even more ancient. Many thanks, I will look out for the new release come friday.

[@FilipHolm]

The outro music is one of my songs called "Wahda". It's on the channel and Spotify etc. if you want to check it out!

[@nowhereman6019]

I've always had a particular fondness for the way "My Sweet Lord" presents an almost synchronized spirituality, using both Abrahamic Christian and Hindu Hare Krishna chants to praise God.

[@j-henry7391]

I would love to see one of these on the heterodox adventism and jehovahs witness beliefs of prince

[@FilipHolm]

Good idea!

[@sharonfreedman8595]

Hare Krishna!

[@anthonyhiggins6342]

A meme came across my facebook page that I found stunningly interesting. It claimed that both Krishna & Siddhartha were both direct descendants of Abraham through His 3rd wife Keturah and their son Midian. I had never even heard of this possibility before, but I did know that Muhammad is a descendant of Abraham through his concubine Hagar and their son Ishmael, and that Baha'u'llah is a direct descendant of Abraham, also through Keturah (and also of the Sassanid royalty). Thoughts?

[@reversefulfillment9189]

❤

[@athullnexus5450]

What is the instrument at 23:17? Like I get it’s a flute but it sounds a bit different, is it something more specific?

[@anthonyhiggins6342]

That all religions are universal expressions of God's love for the world made manifest in the Manifestations of God (Jesus, Krishna, etc) is one of the core beliefs of the Baha'i Faith and it's summoning the world to Unity; the superficial differences that religious followers glom onto and magnify the importance of are unimportant compared to the sameness of Holy Spirit that all religions are meant to manifest in the world.

[@kasturiswami784]

George Harrison's daughter sings bhakti bhajans.

[@TherealdealDava]

😎Det måste finnas fler än 10 miljoner Svenskar

[@kasturiswami784]

Non apprehension leads tomisapprehension.

[@agungadi1817]

Chant Hare Krishna🙌

[@szabolcslazar8326]

Great details, thanks for this video. It's worth mentioning that Harrison as well as his wife were both life long devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda and practised kriya yoga. Here is his son talking about it for reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIvNdqWmjdhlnJI

[@shanesullivan460]

I kept wondering why you weren't bringing up Across the Universe, and then I realized that was Lennon. 🤣

[@FilipHolm]

Great song though!

[@jamesstevenson7725]

George was influenced by Hindu philisophy

[@marksimons4108]

George did however before his death in Switzerland became a Born Again Christian finally accepting Jesus Christ according to his best friend Brazilian F1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi who was with George when it happened and he said George became filled with the Holy Spirit and played Jesus songs on his eukelele!Its on youtube!

[@jamesstevenson7725]

That is Bullshit!! Go troll someone else!!

[@hracional1]

The Worst Beatle !

[@Dovahkiin0117]

🤷‍♂️to each their own But that still makes him amazing 😂

[@jamesstevenson7725]

The best Beatle