A nice one, a lot of stretching and when I listen to it, he seemed to play with it ease. But what are all those attempts to relate Zen to shakuhachi? Why care to have a good playable flute or even a flute that looks good? Why still care to perform for the public? Why don't hide in a cave for 10+ years, live alone and play alone like some of those yogis? On the other hand, Zen can be doing the dishes, cleaning the floor, or simply a flash of thought. Of course, playing shakuachi is healthy.
Shakuhachi just happens to a nice activity to do in the context of a Zen arts practice. A little bit because it has some of the character of a culture that nurtured Zen, which is nice (cultural identity is a useful tool, along with everything else), but also because the sound you produce can give a useful mirror of your mental state. You can sort of hear the variations in your mind through it, like a kind of feedback device. You can enjoy a quality of sound that comes when playing while your mind is still, or perhaps see a different quality when the mind is agitated, and so on. And you got it - anything can work like a mirror. This is just a particularly accessible practice in the context of Zen, and you can take that anywhere from there, into any activity, like washing the dishes for example. For me, skateboarding is my favorite Zen mirror, I kid you not. I skate a bowl very differently, depending on mindset, how attached I am to success, or not ;)
I bet in person this sounds awesome. Great song! Love all the bass and breathing sound too. Very well played.
Glad you enjoyed it Freddie.
wow I love the feeling.
seems to be in Eb so it's almost 3.2, 3.3... i have 3.0 so i can compare .
thanks for this video and music
where is player ? where is sound ? where is flute ?? where is listener ?
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A nice one, a lot of stretching and when I listen to it, he seemed to play with it ease.
But what are all those attempts to relate Zen to shakuhachi?
Why care to have a good playable flute or even a flute that looks good?
Why still care to perform for the public?
Why don't hide in a cave for 10+ years, live alone and play alone like some of those yogis?
On the other hand, Zen can be doing the dishes, cleaning the floor, or simply a flash of thought.
Of course, playing shakuachi is healthy.
Shakuhachi just happens to a nice activity to do in the context of a Zen arts practice. A little bit because it has some of the character of a culture that nurtured Zen, which is nice (cultural identity is a useful tool, along with everything else), but also because the sound you produce can give a useful mirror of your mental state. You can sort of hear the variations in your mind through it, like a kind of feedback device. You can enjoy a quality of sound that comes when playing while your mind is still, or perhaps see a different quality when the mind is agitated, and so on. And you got it - anything can work like a mirror. This is just a particularly accessible practice in the context of Zen, and you can take that anywhere from there, into any activity, like washing the dishes for example. For me, skateboarding is my favorite Zen mirror, I kid you not. I skate a bowl very differently, depending on mindset, how attached I am to success, or not ;)