Mysteriously Dissolve
Posted on | September 28, 2008 | No Comments
When I sit back and take stock of the interests I have in life, they all seem to have one common thread: mystery. It’s not the solving that intrigues me, but the connection with something universally large that I may anchor myself to…with the chance to achieve a glimpse to something “bigger”.
I started playing guitar at age eight, but that was a gateway drug. It was always composition that intrigued me: the big picture of music. Organizing sounds through time. Intangible but unforgettable.
About eight years ago I got into yoga, quickly leading to Ashtanga Yoga: the most ancient and completely misunderstood system of yoga there is. One that, again, uses the postures (asanas) as a gateway to “deeper stuff”…something universal that connects everyone.
And then there’s mastering: a “mysterious process”, though at its core very simple and very zen-like (in my opinion). Remove the clutter to bring sonic consistency to an audio recording, and commonality to a collection of songs (an album).
I had a yoga teacher once that said, “Life’s not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to dissolve oneself into.”
Well put. Sort of like how sugar, cardamom and coffee dissolve into boiling water over an open flame when making Turkish coffee…
OK, OK, I’ll stop.
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