The Beatles recorded, "Across the Universe" February 4, 1968 in London and released it in the United States under the United Artists label in 1970. The year 1969 was a year for searching and liberation for John Lennon. He had already been to Maharishi and in September 1969 invited Swami Bhaktivedanta (founder of the Hare Krishna movement) to be a guest at Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon's 80 acre British estate. The Swami, later became known to the world as Srila Prabhupada, would discuss many things as peace, liberation, eternality of the soul, reincarnation, God, qualifications of the guru, and the Indian spritual classic Bhagavad-gita.
Across The Universe
Lyrics by:Lennon/McCartney
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither while they pass, they slip away Across the Universe.
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind,
Possessing and caressing me.
Jai Guru Deva Om
Nothing's gonna change my world, Nothing's gonna change my world.
Nothing's gonna change my world, Nothing's gonna change my world.
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes,
They call me on and on Across the Universe.
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box,
They tumble blindly as they make their way Across the Universe
Jai Guru Deva Om
Nothing's gonna change my world, Nothing's gonna change my world.
Nothing's gonna change my world, Nothing's gonna change my world.
Sounds of laughter, shades of earth are ringing
Through my open ears inciting and inviting me.
Limitless, undying love, which shines around me like a million suns,
And calls me on and on Across the Universe
Jai Guru Deva Om
Nothing's gonna change my world, Nothing's gonna change my world.
Nothing's gonna change my world, Nothing's gonna change my world.
Across the Universe
Om Shanti Mandiram