“Among the many forms in which the human spirit has tried to express its innermost yearnings and perceptions, music is perhaps the most universal. It symbolises the yearnings for harmony, with oneself and with others; with nature, and with the spiritual and the sacred within us and around us. There is something in music that transcends and unites. This is evident in the sacred music of every community - music that expresses the universal yearning that is shared by people all over the globe. Sacred Music is a coming together of people of diverse backgrounds and traditions to share and nurture the profoundest expression of the human spirit that is part of each one of us.”

From the Preface by H. H. The Dalai Lama

Nagranie to powstało pod patronatem Dalaj Lamy oraz we współpracy z dwoma instytucjami: Tibet House oraz Foundation of Universal Responsibility.
Do płyty dołączona jest 44 stronnicowa książeczka ilustrowana fotografiami znanego amerykańskiego fotografika Johna Isaaca (www.johnisaac.com). Zawiera ona także przesłanie Dalaj Lamy z jego podpisem i zapis wykładu, jaki jego świątobliwość wygłośił podczas festiwalu Global Event of Sacred Music.
Prócz tego znajduje się tam esej na temat współzależności religii i muzyki jednego z najbardziej znanych indyjskich muzykologów dr Ashok'a Ranade.
Na płycie znalazło się 12 utworów nagranych na żywo przez Rogera Shorta podczas festiwalu Global Event of Sacred Music w indyjskim Bangalore w kwietniu 2000 roku.

“Among the many forms in which the human spirit has tried to express its innermost yearnings and perceptions, music is perhaps the most universal. It symbolises the yearnings for harmony, with oneself and with others; with nature, and with the spiritual and the sacred within us and around us. There is something in music that transcends and unites. This is evident in the sacred music of every community - music that expresses the universal yearning that is shared by people all over the globe. Sacred Music is a coming together of people of diverse backgrounds and traditions to share and nurture the profoundest expression of the human spirit that is part of each one of us.”

From the Preface by H. H. The Dalai Lama