jeff et al -
humbly, I'm not sure I even understand the question jeff poses, but here's a
two cent thought in the form of a hypothetical:
suppose Jesus finds a shakuhachi under an olive tree one day in the garden,
and begins to play it well. I think it's safe to say, (even based on
historical fact alone), that it does not "automatically qualify" Him as a
buddhist. (I may be off the point here as I've missed some of the discussion
and am basing this response to jeff and the list solely on jeff's recent
post. my apologies if I am missing the point. I sometimes can do that). :o)
maybe I'm overstating the obvious. I don't know. at any rate, I think it was
Monty who said something like: "...the flutemaker shapes the bore of the
flute, but God made the bamboo..." (something like that).
thanks be to God for such an incredibly cool thing as bamboo, and for the
beauty, passion, and spiritual and emotional expression that is inherent not
only in honkyoku, but in music from all over the planet. what a privilege it
is to be learning how to play this wonderful instrument, the shakuhachi.
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> From: "jeff cairns" <shaku8@iris.dti.ne.jp> > Reply-To: "jeff cairns" <shaku8@iris.dti.ne.jp> > Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 21:50:08 +0900 > To: <shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu> > Subject: [Shaku] Re: shakuhachi V1 #601 > > On the point of discussion regarding whether playing shakuhachi > automatically qualifies one as a practicing Zen Buddhist (my own > paraphrase), I would like to pose a further question: > Q. Is it at all possible to play any honkyoku with mindfulness and > proficiency, beyond the shackles of techniclities without experiencing the > depth of space inherant in its design through the interplay of sound and > silence as they fluidly dance, retreat and explode from places that speak > deeply to our core and not be exactly that experience? > I think what we find at that place is also that which is found at the depths > of a practice like Zen Buddhism or fly fishing or haiku composition...or > anything given the same parameters. > jeff > > > _____________________________________________ > > List subscription information is at: > http://communication.ucsd.edu/shaku/listsub.html
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