Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Carlos Santana sold 25 million copies of his last record,
Supernatural. Next week, his follow-up,
Shaman, will hit the stores. This is a very spiritual dude, along the lines of what most Christians would call New Age - spirit guides, universalism, etc. He has some pretty interesting things to say, though. People are paying attention too. Between him and
Dr. Phil,
the message of Jesus of Nazareth has some interesting company. Here are some interview tidbits from Mr. Santana:
''I like spirituality, not religion or politics,'' says Santana, who began meditating in 1972 with his wife of 30 years, Deborah (daughter of the late electric blues guitar pioneer Saunders King). ''Religion turns into 'My god's bigger than your god; therefore, you're a heathen, and you should die, and I'll take your land and build a temple on top of your flattened house.' Religion is a corrupt business.
''Spirituality is like water and sun. When it rains, the prostitute and the pope get wet just the same. Spirituality is not memorizing the Koran or the Bible while hurting people in the name of Allah or Jesus or Buddha or oil. We are all chosen. Surely we have the capacity to transmute anger and fear into a masterpiece of joy.'' [Read more]
