At 07:02 PM 1/10/2008, you wrote:
>Marsha,
>
> I mean the quietness present even while you listen
>to music. This quietness that allows the music to
>have a presence. I'm not so much talking about the
>silence absence of noise. I'm talking about the
>quietness that is a presence that all kinds of sounds
>can be heard.
>
SA,
Much quiet. Much peace. Much contentment. Many moments.
In spite of my chattering, I don't pay much attention to noise in my
head. I may, at times, pick something up, look at it and analyze it,
but always I let it go. Of course there is probably still much I
can't see to let go.
Marsha
> [Marsha]
> > Formal meditation is in silence. There are also
> > long periods of
> > silence throughout the day. Remember there is no
> > one in my life to
> > make noise besides a little dog and four cats. I
> > listen to the birds
> > when I'm out, and occasionally hear a fish jump.
> > There are no other
> > people living with me. No job with co-workers.
> > I'm out a few days
> > a year because of voting business. I spend one day
> > playing with my
> > grandson (lately Legos). And I must shop for food,
> > etc. There is
> > plenty of silence. But I do love music. It is a
> > gift.
> >
> > Marsha
> >
> >
> > At 02:52 PM 1/10/2008, you wrote:
> > >Marsha,
> > >
> > > I'm curious. Have you recognized the
> > quietness
> > >while you meditate? When I meditate, if I find
> > myself
> > >walking the maze of thoughts carving something and
> > >this is not my intent, I'll not just focus, but
> > bring
> > >myself back to an experience of quietness. In this
> > >quietness all is happening, such as the music, that
> > I
> > >too play at times, if I'm not outside meditating.
> > >Outside, the birds, wind, and/or creek are as the
> > >music. I mention this quietness for it is an
> > >experience that is always with me, so even in
> > moments
> > >when I'm not near music or birds, I can allow
> > myself
> > >is metaphorically sit back and experience this
> > >quietness that is a real experience, as real as
> > >kicking a rock. With this quietness always
> > present, I
> > >find it more continuous and reliable, one might
> > say,
> > >due to its' ever-presence. Due to practice and
> > thus
> > >familiarity with this quietness, when I'm at work
> > or
> > >anywhere that I want to allow myself to 'sink' into
> > >this quietness I can. It is 'below' the surface as
> > >the ground in which I find refuge in all
> > situations.
> > >
> > >just wondering.
> > >
> > >SA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Marsha]
> > > > Been thinking about music. Maybe thanks to
> > Jorge
> > > > Goldfarb, Ham and
> > > > some wisdom that lies within myself.
> > > > I don't want to chase cars in my head!!! I
> > wrote in
> > > > the 'Music as
> > > > Intellectual?':
> > > > "Most of the time I use music to accompany or
> > > > manipulate
> > > > my own daily rhythms. I have a different
> > > > relationship with
> > > > classical music. I am not a sophisticated
> > listener.
> > > > But I
> > > > do prefer to listen to classical music as
> > > > meditation. The
> > > > moment I recognize thoughts, I bring the
> > experience
> > > > back
> > > > to the music. Maybe this is wanting to be
> > enveloped
> > > > in
> > > > the whole without regard to the individual
> > jigsaw
> > > > pieces. I
> > > > do make an exception for visualization. I will
> > > > allow images
> > > > until thought breaks into the experience."
> > > >
> > > > Why aren't I lifting my daily rhythms to a
> > > > meditational level?
> > > >
> > > > I'm going to listen to Bhagavan Das for a few
> > days.
> > > > His music always
> > > > puts me in a place where I feel truly at home.
> > > >
> > > > Marsha
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 03:46 AM 1/5/2008, eye wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Greetings,
> > > > >
> > > > >I only have the title for my next painting:
> > Chasing
> > > > Cars. The song
> > > > >below is for my little dog Bebe, and my
> > teddybear.
> > > > >
> > > > >"Chasing Cars"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >(recorded by Snow Patrol)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
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