3.10.17

quiet, wind, birds

good morning, afternoon, evening, and night!

it is good to contemplate both being and nonbeing,
it is good to both be and not be.

the mind of no-mind.

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with the increasing amount of literature i am reading on all matter of disciplines (though i am in no way reaching a plateau of any sort), the more it becomes apparent to me - in an obnoxiously obvious way - that everything

is

everything.

... first, let me be more specific:

if one perceives that there is a separation between that which we individually alone are and that which lies outside of ourselves, one is only half correct. the entire tapestry of what we are experiencing, with all its layers, already exists in some way as every system in the universe; the natural rhythm and pattern of all life is continually recreating and imitating itself at every level of existence, at all times.

the patterns are rhythmically the same, though they may undergo either reconfiguration (disassembly, re-ordering, transformation, transposition) or merely elaboration of the One larger pattern, or both. this overarching structure of existence can be defined, in part, as that rhythm of all that is contained within the One that consists of and exists outside of all.

we are both stationary and moving. every structure and every system which acts on or is created out of these structures is both tangible and ephemeral. there are probably various philosophical ways to speak about this, as there is certainly the metaphysical and spiritual terminology, but my insight today comes from the teachings of zen buddhism as interpreted by sunryu suzuki.

(by the way, there is a free .pdf of this book, which is one of the greatest things i have ever read in my life, here.)

this is not mine, nor can it ever be yours. it is of the universe.

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i am just starting to really get into ligeti's études, but there is so much material here. 18 works in total, composed over 16 years. i was gifted the first book of them by a friend, and am currently learning the fourth - fanfares - which appears to be one of the "easier" ones in the book:



of course, none of them are just simply easy - my entire body and mind must work overtime to pull off exactly what is being asked of me in the piece - and as i am still piecing it together (ha....), i can hardly play with perfect accuracy even at a dramatically-reduced tempo (see below).



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