Swami Kriyananda reading P. G. Wodehouse | Short Compilation

On Swami Kriyananda’s 100th birth anniversary, here is a lighter and delightful side of him: reading P. G. Wodehouse aloud with wonderful humor, accent, timing, and joy. For those who knew his wisdom, music, and spiritual depth, this is a sweet reminder that joy and laughter were also part of his gift. Happy birthday, Swamiji. You can listen to entire stories read by Swami here: https://www.ananda.org/video/series/s... Swami about P.G. Wodehouse: When writing a piece of music, the composer must hold every note, every chord, and (if it is a song) every word of the lyrics up to the feeling he is trying to communicate. There are no “fillers” in a true work of art. I am reminded of the excellent stories of the British humorist P. G. Wodehouse. Passages through which a less conscientious writer might have moved hastily, as though passing through some drab corridor to get to the next room, are treated by Wodehouse as though the corridor itself offered fascinating possibilities… Great artists in every field – and P.G. Wodehouse was certainly a great artist in his chosen field – show a commitment to detail that lesser artists might consider insignificant. It is the minor artist who tells himself, “Well, after all, I’ve already made my point. The tray on which I’m serving my ideas has been polished to a shine. Why bother how the underside looks?” To complete this illustration, a good artist won’t over-polish, either. It takes art, not science, to “feel” when the right moment has come to stop. Wodehouse rarely committed the literary sin of over-polishing. From the book, Art as a Hidden Message,  A Guide to Self-Realization by Swami Kriyananda