Everything is completing a perfect circle
the beloved has drawn...
-Meister Eckhart
Real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction...
-St Teresa of Avila
credits
from Sacred Love Songs,
released August 8, 2009
vocals. swaramandala: Caroluna
vocals: Shafqat Ali Khan
cello: Moses Sedler
viola, violin: Rachel Unterseher
bass: Chris Amberger
djembe: Charly Wolf
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