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AGREEMENTS
"Matters of small concern should be treated seriously."
—Ghost Dog
"Rule #1: Never change the deal."
—Frank Martin
"A man must have a code."
—Bunk Moreland
RAIN TOWN
THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR
JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING ~ J. S. Bach
SINCERITY
"Be sincere; be brief; be seated."
—Franklin D. Roosevelt
"If they practice sincerely
they will attain enlightenment."
—Dogen Zenji
"You can play a shoestring
if you're sincere."
—John Coltrane
LUNA RING
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
SEEK WHAT THEY SOUGHT
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise.
Seek what they sought."
~Basho
SENSATIONAL
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY ~ Jake Shimabukuro
SUZUKI ROSHI ON SOUND
YOU KNOW LADU PAK ?
TELENOID R1
GLADDEST THING UNDER THE SUN
WONDERS OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE
OKINAWA AQUARIUM
TOUCHABLE HOLOGRAMS
BEGONE, DULL CARE! ~ Shapeshifter Owl
MONO NO AWARE
YE-YE-YEAH, WOW !
ZEN MASTER RYOKAN
Too lazy to be ambitious,
I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof,
I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.
~Ryokan
ONE BRIGHT PEARL ~ DM on Dogen & Farmer
Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth century Zen teacher, reminds me of my late mentor, Art Farmer.
Dogen's writings on time and the nature of existence reveal the precise mind of a scientist interpreted through the poetic soul of an artist.
Dogen's writings on time and the nature of existence reveal the precise mind of a scientist interpreted through the poetic soul of an artist.
ARIZONA ~ DM on the Desert
When I was twelve, my Dad and I moved west from Georgia to Arizona. I spent my formative years there, and I still feel a strong connection to the landscape.
The desert gives you a perspective. It calms your spirit and invites contemplation, in much the same way that the ocean does in California. Play your horn into those canyons and foothills, and you'll experience for yourself the Japanese concept of ma, the sacred silence between sounds.