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#1 2009-03-08 00:38:55
- ABRAXAS
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"The living need light and the dead need music."
In Vietnam, there is a proverb: "The living need light and the dead need music." This genre of music is unique to Vietnam's Buddhist tradition and funeral rites. But some say it's on the way out, a victim of economic modernization. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor … Id=4203703
"Shakuhachi music stirs up both gods and demons." -- Ikkyu.
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#2 2009-03-08 11:02:22
- edosan
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Re: "The living need light and the dead need music."
Great post, thanks. Michael Sullivan is a first rate reporter, and is doing a fine series on Vietnam and SE Asia.
Zen is not easy.
It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
Bupkes.
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#3 2009-03-08 12:02:13
Re: "The living need light and the dead need music."
"Very few people are able or willing to play the music properly."
That I feel is somewhat relevant to the shakuhachi world today as well.
In passionate silence, the sound is what I'm after.
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