MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA   THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME

1971

01. Meeting Of The Spirits (6:54) 02. Dawn (5:18) 03. Noonward Race (6:30) 04. A Lotus On Irish Streams (5:42) 05. Vital Transformation (6:17) 06. The Dance Of Maya (7:16) 07. You Know, You Know (5:09) 08. Awakening (3:28) Total playing time: 46:34 All compositions by John McLaughlin Mahavishnu John McLaughlin: Guitars Billy Cobham: Drums, Percussion Rick Laird: Bass Jerry Goodman: Violin Jan Hammer: Piano Produced by Mahavishnu John McLaughlin Recorded in New York City, 14/08/71 ASPIRATION Aspiration, in its simplest definition, is a lovely flame climbing Heavenward. True aspiration can and does make us feel that if God is for us, who can eventually stand against us? We feel a desire to have God on our side. But we need the aspiration to throw ourselves on God's side. The sun is the only remedy for dark clouds in the sky. Similarly, there is no other medicine than aspiration for our troubled hearts. Aspiration is the first rung of the sky-kissing ladder; Realisation is the last. True human aspiration has three intimate friends: Purification, Quietude and Intensity. Aspiration has an enemy called impatience. Aspiration is the mounting flame of our divine wish to raise ourselves to the crest and crowning of Divine Perfection. The body aspires through action. The vital aspires through struggles. The mind aspires through self-search. The heart aspires through the feeling of union. The soul aspires through the perfection of God's manifestation. Sri Chinmoy, © 1970 Sri Chinmoy Kumar Ghose (P) © 1971 CBS Inc. (Columbia) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.