Re: [Shaku] Honkyoku as public display

From: Alex Long (duriank24@yahoo.com.sg)
Date: Wed Mar 16 2005 - 16:33:05 PST


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Perry do u know of any teacher in Singapore?
Alex

Perry Yung <yungflutes@yahoo.com> wrote:
--- JASON CASTNER wrote:

> I'm interested in hearing others thoughts on this
> subject. I can only play without the sense of an
> audience when I close my eyes. oh, and beer
> helps...... but not to much. haha - But I'm only
> playing around a few people at a time and they are
> people that I am friends with. Also I know that by
> myself I feel and sound better than with others
> watching me. So thats why I try to work on playing
> with others around.
>
> Ive already forgotten the previous heated topic and
> am
> leaving that to the past because I said what I had
> to
> say and can't keep pushing the same buttons or risk
> being a burden to some folks. However I think my
> point was made and maybe I look dumb for saying
> it...I'm just trying to change the world for the
> better like the young in every generation before me.
>
> I guess the world will keep getting faster and
> faster
> untill no one can survive anymore or perhaps a
> climax
> has to be reached and something drastic happens to
> change it for good....... Sorry for only being 26
> years old and hopefull. Maybe things are cool were
> some of you people live but remember millions are
> suffering all around.....
>
> mentally challenged,
> Jason
>
>
> --- Bruce Jones wrote:
> > >From: John Baker
> > >
> > >Honkyoku seems to me to be Zen as public display.
>
> >
> > I saved this snippet because I wanted to pursue
> this
> > a bit once the
> > furor died down.
> >
> > I agree, honkyoku is zen as public display. My
> > question is, what
> > else could it be? Certainly pieces like Hi Fu Mi
> > Hachigaeshi were
> > meant to be played in public, and pieces like
> Kumoi
> > Jishi were meant
> > to be played at least in the public of the temple.
>
> > Even if monks
> > played Mukaiji or Kyorei in the privacy of their
> > cells, they had to
> > be playing with the knowledge that the sounds
> could
> > be heard by
> > others.
> >
> > I don't know how widespread the practice is, but I
> > know that Riley
> > asks people not to applaud following honkyoku
> pieces
> > in his
> > concerts. I think this is appropriate and
> > appreciate his request,
> > particularly because it offers him a chance to
> talk
> > about religious
> > music and the shakuhachi.
> >
> > Are there traditions of "religious" music (quotes
> > because the extent
> > to which zen is a religion is an open question)
> that
> > deliberately
> > don't involve any opportunity for an audience?
> > (Aside of course,
> > from music accompanyment on hermitage).
> >
> > Even given the meditation aspects of suizen, can
> one
> > play without a
> > sense of "audience"? That is, without taking into
> > consideration all
> > of the surrounding environment?
> >
> > bj
> >
> > -
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<DIV>Perry do u know of any teacher in Singapore?</DIV>
<DIV>Alex<BR><BR><B><I>Perry Yung &lt;yungflutes@yahoo.com&gt;</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">--- JASON CASTNER <JCHANWAGENKI@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; I'm interested in hearing others thoughts on this<BR>&gt; subject. I can only play without the sense of an<BR>&gt; audience when I close my eyes. oh, and beer<BR>&gt; helps...... but not to much. haha - But I'm only<BR>&gt; playing around a few people at a time and they are<BR>&gt; people that I am friends with. Also I know that by<BR>&gt; myself I feel and sound better than with others<BR>&gt; watching me. So thats why I try to work on playing<BR>&gt; with others around. <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Ive already forgotten the previous heated topic and<BR>&gt; am<BR>&gt; leaving that to the past because I said what I had<BR>&gt; to<BR>&gt; say and can't keep pushing the same buttons or risk<BR>&gt; being a burden to some folks. However I think my<BR>&gt; point was made and maybe I look dumb for saying<BR>&gt; it...I'm just tryi!
 ng to
 change the world for the<BR>&gt; better like the young in every generation before me.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; I guess the world will keep getting faster and<BR>&gt; faster<BR>&gt; untill no one can survive anymore or perhaps a<BR>&gt; climax<BR>&gt; has to be reached and something drastic happens to<BR>&gt; change it for good....... Sorry for only being 26<BR>&gt; years old and hopefull. Maybe things are cool were<BR>&gt; some of you people live but remember millions are<BR>&gt; suffering all around.....<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; mentally challenged,<BR>&gt; Jason <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; --- Bruce Jones <BJONES@WEBER.UCSD.EDU>wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;From: John Baker <JINPA19822003@YAHOO.COM><BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;Honkyoku seems to me to be Zen as public display.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; I saved this snippet because I wanted to pursue<BR>&gt; this<BR>&gt; &gt; a bit once the<BR>&gt; &gt; furor died down.<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; I agree, honkyoku is zen as public
 display. My<BR>&gt; &gt; question is, what<BR>&gt; &gt; else could it be? Certainly pieces like Hi Fu Mi<BR>&gt; &gt; Hachigaeshi were<BR>&gt; &gt; meant to be played in public, and pieces like<BR>&gt; Kumoi<BR>&gt; &gt; Jishi were meant<BR>&gt; &gt; to be played at least in the public of the temple.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Even if monks<BR>&gt; &gt; played Mukaiji or Kyorei in the privacy of their<BR>&gt; &gt; cells, they had to<BR>&gt; &gt; be playing with the knowledge that the sounds<BR>&gt; could<BR>&gt; &gt; be heard by<BR>&gt; &gt; others.<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; I don't know how widespread the practice is, but I<BR>&gt; &gt; know that Riley<BR>&gt; &gt; asks people not to applaud following honkyoku<BR>&gt; pieces<BR>&gt; &gt; in his<BR>&gt; &gt; concerts. I think this is appropriate and<BR>&gt; &gt; appreciate his request,<BR>&gt; &gt; particularly because it offers him a chance to<BR>&gt; talk<BR>&gt; &gt; about religious<BR>&gt; &gt; music and the shakuhachi.<BR>!
 &gt; &gt;
 <BR>&gt; &gt; Are there traditions of "religious" music (quotes<BR>&gt; &gt; because the extent<BR>&gt; &gt; to which zen is a religion is an open question)<BR>&gt; that<BR>&gt; &gt; deliberately<BR>&gt; &gt; don't involve any opportunity for an audience? <BR>&gt; &gt; (Aside of course,<BR>&gt; &gt; from music accompanyment on hermitage). <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Even given the meditation aspects of suizen, can<BR>&gt; one<BR>&gt; &gt; play without a<BR>&gt; &gt; sense of "audience"? That is, without taking into<BR>&gt; &gt; consideration all<BR>&gt; &gt; of the surrounding environment?<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; bj<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; -<BR>&gt; &gt; _____________________________________________<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; List un/subscription information is at:<BR>&gt; &gt; http://communication.ucsd.edu/shaku/listsub.html>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; __________________________________ <BR>&gt; Do you Yahoo!? <BR>&gt; Yahoo! Small Business - Try!
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