Outer space, or simply space, is the void
that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely
empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles:
predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic
radiation, magnetic fields, neutrinos, dust and cosmic rays. The baseline
temperature, as set by the background radiation from the Big Bang, is 2.7
kelvin (K). Plasma with a density of less than one hydrogen atom per cubic
meter and a temperature of millions of kelvin in the space between galaxies
accounts for most of the baryonic (ordinary) matter in outer space; local
concentrations have condensed into stars and galaxies. In most galaxies,
observations provide evidence that 90% of the mass is in an unknown form,
called dark matter, which interacts with other matter through gravitational but
not electromagnetic forces. Data indicates that the majority of the mass-energy
in the observable Universe is a poorly understood vacuum energy of space which
astronomers label dark energy. Intergalactic space takes up most of the volume
of the Universe, but even galaxies and star systems consist almost entirely of
empty space.
Across the Universe
"Across the Universe" is a song
recorded by the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon, and credited to
Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the various artists' charity
compilation album No One's Gonna Change Our World in December 1969, and later,
in different form, on Let It Be, the group's final released album.
One night in 1967, the phrase "words
are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup" came to Lennon after
hearing his then-wife Cynthia, according to Lennon, "going on and on about
something." Later, after "she'd gone to sleep—and I kept hearing
these words over and over, flowing like an endless stream," Lennon went
downstairs and turned it into a song. He began to write the rest of the lyrics
and when he was done, he went to bed and forgot about them.
In his 1970 interview with Rolling Stone,
Lennon referred to the song as perhaps the best, most poetic lyric he ever
wrote: "It's one of the best lyrics I've written. In fact, it could be the
best. It's good poetry, or whatever you call it, without chewin' it. See, the
ones I like are the ones that stand as words, without melody. They don't have
to have any melody, like a poem, you can read them."
The flavour of the song was heavily
influenced by Lennon's and the Beatles' interest in Transcendental Meditation
in late 1967 – early 1968, when the song was composed. Based on this he added the
mantra "Jai guru deva om" (Sanskrit: जय गुरुदेव ॐ) to the piece, which became the link to the chorus. The Sanskrit
phrase is a sentence fragment whose words could have many meanings. Literally
it approximates as "glory to the shining remover of darkness," and
can be paraphrased as "Victory to God divine", "Hail to the
divine guru", or the phrase commonly invoked by the late Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi in referring to his spiritual teacher "All Glory to Guru Dev."
"Across The
Universe"
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a
paper cup
They slither wildly as 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 life are ringing through my open ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me
like a million suns
It 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
Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva
Jai Guru Deva
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