The Prophet of Emotion - Faran Ensemble

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 Faran Ensemble - Reflections of Wadi Faran

 

 

Words by Henry Miller, Sexus

“The great ones do not set up offices, charge fees, give lectures, or write books. Wisdom is silent, and the most effective propaganda for truth is the force of personal example. The great ones attract disciples, lesser figures whose mission is to preach and to teach. These are gospelers who, unequal to the highest task, spend their lives in converting others. The great ones are indifferent, in the profoundest sense. They don’t ask you to believe: they electrify you by their behavior. They are the awakeners. What you do with your petty life is of no concern to them. What you do with your life is only of concern to you, they seem to say. In short, their only purpose here on earth is to inspire. And what more can one ask of a human being than that?”

Marie Bortolotto 2023

 

 Whirling Music Meditation

Reasoning comes to an end
a thought breaks in the middle
all day nothing but time
undisturbed all year
clouds come and go on a deserted mountain
in a clear sky the moon is a lonesome O
even if yoga or alchemy worked
it couldn’t match knowing Zen

- Shiwu Qingqong (Stonehouse) 1272 - 1352
from Dancing with the Dead: The Essential Red Pine 2023
Copper Canyon Press/by Red Pine/Bill Porter