QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Nov 11 2012, 03:46 AM)
I tried Zanshin consciously at the rehearsal this morning - hell yes, it does work
I put the content of my comments in the wrong place.
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Nov 10 2012, 05:00 AM)
'Oh my, the crazy wolf guy comes around with yet another Asian philosophy idea!!'
Well, I found this particular concept to be of great use in life, after seeing its usefulness in martial arts and yes, it can help A LOT in music making/ guitar playing!
What am I talking about? Simply put, Zanshin is the state when the mind is fully vigilant and aware of its surroundings; when the mind remains still without being attached to anything and is totally present during every moment and action in the here and now.
In life:
The concept of Zanshin is that one should be fully present in whatever action is at hand. When I eat, I eat. My mind is fully engaged on the action of eating. When I fight, I fight. My mind is fully engaged on the action of fighting. I am in the here and now, totally immersed in the task at hand, and I will complete what I have started.
In martial arts:
Zanshin means being aware of one's surroundings and enemies, while being prepared to react and being unaffected by pain. It is a state of mind that takes years of training to develop.
In music/ guitar playing:
The attention to detail and focus on what you are playing, while anticipating what's next, in order to be fully relaxed and perform without being nervous or unsure.
Whenever I am playing something, I listen to myself and I always sing what's next, in my head while becoming aware of what's next. It feels relaxing and great to be in control
So this is how I am trying to use Zanshin in music and I thought it might be a good thing to share with you guys!
Cosmin
Cosmin
Fascinating that you post this as I've mentioned to you in my thread I've gotten to a hump I have to get over. That my mind must connect with my hands, Body and Mind (Soul). I didn't say it in such words as Zanshin but what I was implying of myself is the same. It's not so much Mind over Matter, but perhaps Mind in Matter. I have restructured my practice as you suggested to slow it down allowing me to apply a visual and physical mindfulness to the mechanics of that with which I struggle. To let go the imagined difficulty, to simply re-visualize harmony and fluidity, to be in control. Freedom from that which binds us. To literally re dialogue the mentality, after all the mind believes what it's told.
At the risk of exposing my self may I share with you all some thoughts on the topic?
In one of my threads Cosmin, you were mentioning my timing and jokingly I stated "Is there such a thing as real perfection?". In reflection I came to realize that Creation and all that's in it, is perfection and is something the Mind discovers! It is found within, in the quietness of One's Soul of Mind and Heart, Zanshin, Enligtenment. Ben is very correct in saying "It is what we are made to do" we are mad to be Illumined. Cosmin you are right in mind, how you conceive to apply this in all your life, to be in control and at Peace. Dieter how wonderful that you will apply this to your guitar playing. It is available to all. We are made to discover our potential in the Unlimited Perfection of Creation and enjoy the beautiful Bounty that Creation is. To enjoy being Human, to unfold our Unlimited Potential. The Soul of Creator is though out and within.
Perhaps One could also imagine Zanshin as a Fabric of Soul or Spirit, an Intelligence of Self Knowing, a Fabric of the Unseen. A Supreme Universal Fabric of Spirit through out the Universe, that is literally the Creative Intelligence of the Cosmos, of which we are the same and part of. The Intelligence that knows all. We are One with in the Whole and the Whole is through out even though we are individual, we are never separated. To put it another way what's the difference between the Mind and All That Is, other than the limitations we think upon it? There is also the ignorance of the World since the beginning of time that is cast upon us. So in this way with Universal Mind, at first there is no Dust and now there is a Galaxy as in, at first there is no Thought in Mind and now there is a Manifestation. An Idea materialized. A song that is now played. Spirit has no concept of size only beauty. Reach for the stars we are the same! Do we believe?
I ask, what is a true Warrior at Heart? Is he simply one who is Fearless and ready to respond or react to any extent? Who is the last man standing? Is he simply the one with the strength or forethought to have done one more thing than the others, to stand in Victory Absolute? The question becomes, are we Fearless enough to believe in self, to believe Zanshin in self? On the Path to Self Realization, Enlightenment, and Self Fulfillment, are we not all Warriors, to be Fearless?
'course though, don't know if I'll ever play a guitar worth a darn
You bet is works! It is to Believe.
geo
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This post has been edited by geoboi: Nov 11 2012, 09:58 PM
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