>From mro@mro.org Fri Jun 24 06:14:15 2005
One Note to Enlighten the World
Shakuhachi with Barry Nyosui Weiss - August 12 - 14, 2005
at Zen Mountain Monastery in the beautiful Catskill Mountain Park
in upstate New York
For more information see www.mro.org and
www.mro.org/zmm/retreats/zenarts.html
This retreat is set within the context and schedule of a
long-established American Zen monastery.
The first monks who played shakuhachi in Japan were called komuso,
-priests of nothingness.- When komuso entered neighborhoods, they
wore large baskets completely covering their heads, obscuring their
faces as a practice of humility. They arrived playing a single note
with the intention to enlighten the world. The shakuhachi brings
forth a remarkable range of sounds: insects on a warm night, the
crackle of footsteps in dry leaves, a mother consoling her infant.
The notes cascade into the rhythms of a waterfall or break into a
shrill cry of sudden pain. The breath in the flute conveys all and
hides nothing. As in all Zen arts, this practice is a means to
deeply engage the study of the self as we clearly see the merging
of breath, mind and instrument in each note.
On Saturday evening, Barry will offer a performance.
About the Instructor: www.blowingzen.com Barry Nyosui Weiss has a
special gift for working with students new to shakuhachi and with no
musical background.
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