ROSE AND LOTUS Rose and Lotus is a collection of sacred songs, both original English language and traditional Sanskrit chants in a magical interpretation through Eostar’s captivating melodies and Glenn Falkenberg’s Celtic/World musical accompaniment. Ben House’s penny whistle brings the Celtic druid lore alive in the mix, while Daniel Paul’s tablas add the Indian flavor to this collection of dreamy devotional world music compositions. The CD was recorded in Veneta, OR at Glenn Falkenberg’s Om Studios in 2008-2010. Throughout this time Eostar and Fearless Love were actively performing in the Eugene – Portland area as well as toured along the West Coast. Since Eostar’s move to California, this Eugene-based band has been less active. Eostar is now playing with her musical band “Web of One” in the Bay Area, and Glenn Falkenberg is playing mostly with Deva Priyo’s Gypsy Moon. Below please find the lyrics to all of the songs on “Rose and Lotus: 1. Gan Gan Ganapati ( TRAD. Sanskrit chant, MELODY BY EOSTAR ) Gan Gan Ganapati Sharanam Ganesha :// Sri Maha Ganapataye Namaha :// (Shelter us Ganesha, I am calling you great Lord Ganesha, also known as Ganapati) 2.Golden Light ( English LYRICS AND MELODY BY EOSTAR + TRAD. Sanskrit CHANT ) Golden Light, Golden Light of Love, anoint me, heal me with your loving touch :// Sarve Bhavantu Sukhina/ Sarve Santuniramaya/ Sarve Badhrani Pashyantu/ Makshasid Dukhabat Bhavet May all beings be happy/ May all be free from disability/ May all look to the good of others/ May no-one suffer sorrow (The lines following the Sanskrit mantra are the literal translation.) 3.Shivaya (TRAD. Sanskrit CHANT, MELODY BY EOSTAR) Shivaya Namah Om Shivaya Namaha Shivaya Namah Om Om Namah Shivaya :// Shiva Shiva Shiva Shiva Shivaya Namah Om://// SAMBA SADASHIVA SAMBA SADASHIVA SAMBA SADASHIVA SAMBA SHIVOM HARA HARA HARA HARA HARA NAMAH SHIVAYA://// (Adorations to Lord Shiva, preceded by the sacred syllable “Om” which symbolizes the vibration of the manifestation of God in form - the entire cosmos. According to the Katha Upahishad: “This one syllable is the highest. Whosoever knows this one syllable obtains all that he desires.” Om is the sound resounding behind all that exists. Shiva represents destruction and regeneration, the beginning and the end of all things, delivering the spiritual teaching of non-attachment.) 4 White Buffalo Woman (LYRICS AND MELODY BY EOSTAR) He-yanna, Ho-yanna, He-yanna…. We welcome you, White Buffalo Woman, into our hearts once more to descend. We welcome you to teach us once again how to live in the way of the Great Spirit! White Buffalo Woman! You who came from the South to purify our world, liberate us from the shadows! Liberate us from temptations that devour our spirit! He-yanna, Ho-yanna, He-yanna... White Buffalo Woman! You, who join the split feather together as one, we await you to come and accompany us on our way home. The time for your return has arrived! The white buffalo calf has been born. The Sun has turned red and the Earth is in chaos. Come, retrieve the Sacred Pipe from the womb of the Earth! He-yanna, Ho-yanna, He-yanna…. White Buffalo Woman! Teach us, once again, the love of the Creator! Lead us across the Mountains of Peace where there are no shadows! To the beat of the sacred drum we are aligning our will with the will of the Great Spirit. In our minds and hearts we remember the purity of the white buffalo. Lyrics inspired by the traditional Lakota legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman or White Buffalo Woman. 6. Prayer of Saint Frances (abridged TRAD. PRAYER, MELODY BY EOSTAR) Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace/ Where there is hatred let me be love / Where there is injury, pardon / Where there is darkness, light/ It is in giving that we receive :// It is in dying that we are born to eternal life (This is an abbreviated version of the famous Prayer of Saint Fancis – attributed to the 13th century Saint Francis of Assisi, although the origins of the prayer cannot be traced back further than 1912, printed in a small French spiritual magazine as anonymus. Millions of copies of this prayer have been distributed in the US during and after World War II. ) 7. Hari Hari Bol ://// (TRAD. Sanskrit CHANT, MELODY BY EOSTAR) Keshava/ Madhava/ Govinda Bol :// Sri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare :// Hey Natha Narayana Vasudeva:// (Let’s chant the names of Hari (Krishna). Chant unto the Beautiful Haired One, the Bringer of Springtime, Great 
Krishna, protector of all sentient beings, slayer of demons, Lord Narayana, ( one of the names of Lord Vishnu, and also refers to Krishna as an incarnation of Vishnu, Nara” means "human, man", and ayana "eternal, without ending or direction/goal towards liberation) you are God 
Vasudeva - the indweller of the heart.) 8. Pure Beam of Light (English LYRICS AND MELODY BY EOSTAR + TRAD. Sanskrit CHANT) I am a pure beam of light / I am a pure beam of light / I’m one with the divine all embracing Love/ Down below and high above Twameva Mata Cha Pita Twameva/ Twameva Bandushcha Sakha Twameva/ Twameva Vidya Dravinam Twameva/Twameva Sarvam Mama Deva Deva/ You are my only Mother/You are my only Father/ Relative and Friend/ Wisdom and wealth/ You are my everything…. You are my everything… You are my everything…You are my everything (”Twameva” is also known as “Arati”referring to the songs sung in praise of a deity, during the ritual of offering lamps.” Twameva” is a traditional Hindu devotional chant sung during this ceremony.) 9. Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu (English LYRICS AND MELODY BY EOSTAR + TRAD. Sanskrit CHANT) There’s a way, I’ll find the entrance To the Garden of Light of pure essence There’s a way, I’ll find the key Through the gate of my heart Find an opening Through the power of total surrender Take off layer, layer after layer Create an opening Let the Light come in Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu (May all beings be happy and harmonious!) 11. Silence (ORIGINAL LYRICS AND MELODY BY EOSTAR) Silence, behind each word There is silence, behind each word Space, between each thought There is space between each thought It is here, in the deepest stillness That I am really who I am It is here, in the highest awareness That I am really who I am (The lyrics of this song were inspired by the teachings of Eckhart Tolle.) 10. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti (trad. Sanskrit chant, melody by Eostar (Om Peace Peace Peace)