I work now to inspire total health. In my evolution I am at the point where it is the individual's perception that must be healed. We must transcend the effects of fear, knowledge and ego to reach a open perspective.
As energy I have been directing sound for most of my life. the emotion of song can be conveyed to millions of people. Sound is emotion, it is energy. Intention can be conveyed through lyric, but it can come through in the sound as well. The simplest sound can have the most profound impact.
In my work, I still rely on the wild places to heal; expand the perspective. I have refined my meditation practice as well as the sound. I remove myself as much as I can from my work and seek to create an environment where individuals detach from ego to allow for the truer self; the energetic self to expand in the space opened up.
It is quite simple and in western medicine best expressed as "reducing swelling". Healthy egos are the beginning of perception.
7/21/11
observations
Letting go of the notion of individuality is where community lies. IT is by nature we are who we are, our egoic impressions and expressions matter not to our character- we are who we are, our beauty shines as natural as the sun, there is no need to exert ourselves. Disagreement would come from insecurity and fear, two things that are products of our knowledge-based, misinformed.
From grade school report cards to car and career choices we are bred to compare. We drawl lines to separate us from others and things we feel are not representative of the person we are. This is self-oppression. One who cares not for the ambient regard for their ego and simply does as they feel through a path of self discovery and study of connection between mind, body and soul in this world, will incite both disgust and inspiration on levels consummate to the purity they find. This is balance and can best be related to the garden, where the gardener who cultivates healthful food must pull "weeds".
We must not seek happiness for it is omnipresent. We must refine our sense of appreciation instead. What we chase "in the pursuit of happiness" is distraction from the whole of reality. One is no more entitled to happiness then they are to controlling the weather. All emotions equal health and to become fixated on anyone thing is to loose perspective on the most profound level.
There is inherent problem with knowledge; it will never be enough to over come ignorance. Knowledge is an abstraction of the totality of what is and therefore through knowledge one isnt even looking at the right picture. When emphasis is placed on knowledge, while at the same time nature, intuition and instinct are obscured and forgotten, a inner void is created. In the void something must balance out knowledge. To know is to be confident; secure. The balance is to not know and be fearful. The more we grow into a knowledge based culture the greater our fear of the unknown becomes. We can only transcend the affect of fear by transcending the desire for knowledge. Further, to experience emotions as knowledge, such as to "know" what makes you happy is to enslave yourself to the ego and deprive your total being access to the manifestation. This can be seen culturally in Art and entertainment, where works become products and inspiration becomes sales margins.
"It is what it is". A fool's wisdom. IT is what you make it and to accept the moment as a thing you are not part of; have no influence of is to miss the whole point entirely. We choose our beliefs and in this sense we choose between a world desitin to die where we are participants in the killing, or a world suffering from neglect and we are the ones to break the cycle and begin anew. Though I am not fond of the word "hope" or any other inert concepts, I would call upon those who hold it as a central component tho their belief, to place it on fundamental levels independent of any lines created by economy. Instead of hope I would like to use intention, that we would intend to do something, which after study and understanding, would bring about action more suited to change the situation to a beteer, or more natural dynamic.
How about this: Be the Change you wish to see in the world. But look deeper for we can not create a new world by building off of old foundations.
From grade school report cards to car and career choices we are bred to compare. We drawl lines to separate us from others and things we feel are not representative of the person we are. This is self-oppression. One who cares not for the ambient regard for their ego and simply does as they feel through a path of self discovery and study of connection between mind, body and soul in this world, will incite both disgust and inspiration on levels consummate to the purity they find. This is balance and can best be related to the garden, where the gardener who cultivates healthful food must pull "weeds".
We must not seek happiness for it is omnipresent. We must refine our sense of appreciation instead. What we chase "in the pursuit of happiness" is distraction from the whole of reality. One is no more entitled to happiness then they are to controlling the weather. All emotions equal health and to become fixated on anyone thing is to loose perspective on the most profound level.
There is inherent problem with knowledge; it will never be enough to over come ignorance. Knowledge is an abstraction of the totality of what is and therefore through knowledge one isnt even looking at the right picture. When emphasis is placed on knowledge, while at the same time nature, intuition and instinct are obscured and forgotten, a inner void is created. In the void something must balance out knowledge. To know is to be confident; secure. The balance is to not know and be fearful. The more we grow into a knowledge based culture the greater our fear of the unknown becomes. We can only transcend the affect of fear by transcending the desire for knowledge. Further, to experience emotions as knowledge, such as to "know" what makes you happy is to enslave yourself to the ego and deprive your total being access to the manifestation. This can be seen culturally in Art and entertainment, where works become products and inspiration becomes sales margins.
"It is what it is". A fool's wisdom. IT is what you make it and to accept the moment as a thing you are not part of; have no influence of is to miss the whole point entirely. We choose our beliefs and in this sense we choose between a world desitin to die where we are participants in the killing, or a world suffering from neglect and we are the ones to break the cycle and begin anew. Though I am not fond of the word "hope" or any other inert concepts, I would call upon those who hold it as a central component tho their belief, to place it on fundamental levels independent of any lines created by economy. Instead of hope I would like to use intention, that we would intend to do something, which after study and understanding, would bring about action more suited to change the situation to a beteer, or more natural dynamic.
How about this: Be the Change you wish to see in the world. But look deeper for we can not create a new world by building off of old foundations.
4/8/11
Wu Wei
"We must first learn how to climb mountains, but when we are ready to climb them we will know only our breath".
Flow oriented action, as natural as the movement of the trees in the wind. In a way, it is the definition of Taoism; Wu Wei. It is the same as "not doing" in Zen. It can be expressed in art form, adventure, and the simplest of activities such as washing dishes; it is a question of discipline. What is the difference between simple action and disciplined action? Ego.
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Flow oriented action, as natural as the movement of the trees in the wind. In a way, it is the definition of Taoism; Wu Wei. It is the same as "not doing" in Zen. It can be expressed in art form, adventure, and the simplest of activities such as washing dishes; it is a question of discipline. What is the difference between simple action and disciplined action? Ego.
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4/3/11
In a flash, Sound Therapy
To the vibration; the energy, we owe just about everything from the sensation of taste to the dreams and real life moments that touch so deeply. As a musician I have been practicing the actuation of vibration with intention for many circles around the sun. In the past circle I began to practice sound therapy influenced by traditional Tibetan Buddhist, Hindu and Taoist practices. I emphasize 'influence' for music in its purest form has always been an expression of the moment; the fruit of Wu Wei. In his interpretation of the "Tao Te Ching", Stephen Mitchell writes "If I haven't always translated Lao-Tzu's words, my intention has always been to translate his mind. It is in this spirit I have practiced the art of sound therapy; not as it was done then but as it grows in me. Tonight was an immense moment in my learning. As you might imagine, the dynamics of sound, or, acoustics are very particular, after all it is a science as well as art. A frequency is as precise as a degree and has an influence of matter; energy just as temperature does on water. Many frequencies have little effect, just as many degrees have little effect. But just as there are thresholds, such as the temperature at which water turns for liquid to soil; liquid to vapor, there are indeed thresholds with frequencies in relation to matter. The main threshold being the specific frequency at which a particular mass resonates, such as the human eyeball which is around 8 Hz according to NASA. Everything resonates. Everything is resonating. Any kind of therapy only works with the subjects "participation", and when it comes to subtle therapies; ones that effect energy flow, emotional or mental health, participation is often a difficult thing for it requires a continuity throughout one's intention, action, concentration; total presents of being. this in itself is the often the crux of these kinds of therapies. When lightning occurs it creates thunder, which is a complex sound with many harmonics at fantastic volume, or pressure. The fundamental frequency of thunder according the Schumann Resonance is approx. 7.5 Hz. I have been researching Infrasonic waves and have come to the conclusion that they can be very beneficial to the body/mind if used deliberately. The good part is that these waves travel around the world so you don't have to be in the exact spot as the storm, but it would naturally make it more effective. They can also be created by ocean waves and other natural events like an avalanch. I think spending time on raw earth barefoot regularly is fundamental to total health. I also think the frequencies generated in lightening storms are also greatly beneficial to total health provided you are intentionally there to recieve the benefit. If for no other reason than to bathe the body in the awe of natural resonance, amid the overwhelming artificial frequencies we are bombarded with each second of each day.
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