Quiet Mind: The Musical Journey of a Tibetan Nomad

Nawang Khechog | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sounds True
• ASIN: B00000379S
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,701 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > Tibet
  • #95 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > General AAS
  • #96 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > General

Editorial Reviews

Born of Tibetan nomads, Nawang Khechog discovered in childhood a deep affinity with the bamboo flute. In 1959, he fled to India and spent 11 years as a Buddhist monk before bringing his music to the West. Despite worldwide praise for his work, Nawang resolved in 1991 to return to mountain seclusion – until the Dalai Lama himself encouraged him to continue to share the power of his music with others. Quiet Mind reflects the far-reaching travels of this remarkable musician. It is his most personal transmission, a continuous prayer that imparts serenity to everyone it touches. With didgeridoo, Incan pan pipes, and ocarina.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

88 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exhilirating peacefulness, February 12, 2000

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"robfox" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quiet Mind: The Musical Journey of a Tibetan Nomad (Audio CD)

This is my favorite Nawang cd. Tibetan flute and Australian didgeridoo. Nawang was a Tibetan monk who eventually fled to Australia to evade the Chinese annexation. Though renouncing monkhood he is still very much involved in his spirituality and this shows in his music. I have never heard a single instrument played to such effect. Peace is the main theme of all his work but this is not passivity, this is not the sleep of unconsciousness. This is a dynamic peace, one which engages all the varieties of life yet never gets bogged down by them. There is power here, power of the wisdom of Earth and the compassion of Buddha. The music brings the spirit of the listener to the portals of Shambhala, to the heart of Tibet, and to the center of the adamantine throne on which sits the Buddha. Of course we are all really Buddha deep inside, so when we come to the center of the throne we come to the center of ourselves. Listen to this disk and you will hear what I mean. One reviewer mentioned that it is only good for sleep. I do like to listen to peaceful music when I go to sleep, but I can never do that with Nawang. The music floats, to borrow a phrase from Hildegard von Bingen, like a feather on the breath of oneness. What could be more exciting than that? But to each his own. We hear as we are able, and should one hear what another does not is that to mean one is wrong and the other right? No. Each is in his own place, and each hears what is right for him. For me, you cannot get much more right than Nawang Khechog.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful, September 21, 2004

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Squish88 (Boston, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quiet Mind: The Musical Journey of a Tibetan Nomad (Audio CD)

How you could NOT like this CD is beyond me. The feelings it invokes are indescribable. It touches your soul the instant you hear it. I've gotten 3 of his CD's so far, and plan on buying the rest. The word "Amazing" doesn't do this man's talent justice. He's a gift from heaven. Everyone should hear it at least once. That's all you'd need. Absolutely incredible....

32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Quiet Mind: The Musical Journey of a Tibetan Nomad (Audio CD)

Ignore the naysayer. This is a beautifully calming work. One of the best I have ever heard.