Saturday, November 29, 2008
I've been watching and listening to The Real Folk Blues, written by Yoko Kanno, used as the closing song for Cowboy Bebop. It brings up an interesting subject, which is the turning off of perception so that one can sense what is really there.
The song is sung in Japanese, except, interestingly enough, the first line of the chorus, which is "the real folk blues" sung in English. This anomaly of a line is part of a delicious contrast between not understanding the Japanese and understanding the English. Stated more directly, the contrast is between sensing and perceiving. I can only sense the Japanese and so it's easier to observe nuances in note articulation, that is, to hear the music as performed. With the English part, I have to turn off my interpretation of the words to do the same thing.
A good friend tells me the same thing is in play when drawing. The concept is key in Buddhism, too, where we're taught not to judge things and to let go of preconceived notions about things so that we can accept them as they are.
It's an important idea for me to stay connected with and use.
It's also another great example of how our minds get in our own way.
And the comical item from the morning?
When programmed properly, an hp-48g makes a great waffle timer!
The song is sung in Japanese, except, interestingly enough, the first line of the chorus, which is "the real folk blues" sung in English. This anomaly of a line is part of a delicious contrast between not understanding the Japanese and understanding the English. Stated more directly, the contrast is between sensing and perceiving. I can only sense the Japanese and so it's easier to observe nuances in note articulation, that is, to hear the music as performed. With the English part, I have to turn off my interpretation of the words to do the same thing.
A good friend tells me the same thing is in play when drawing. The concept is key in Buddhism, too, where we're taught not to judge things and to let go of preconceived notions about things so that we can accept them as they are.
It's an important idea for me to stay connected with and use.
It's also another great example of how our minds get in our own way.
And the comical item from the morning?
When programmed properly, an hp-48g makes a great waffle timer!
# posted by goldpython @ 9:19 AM 
