Since SPONTANEITY, ENCHANTMENT, JOY AND THE ECSTASY OF LIVING are totally missing in this present so-called society, they are replaced by depression, gloom, shame, and a blatant lack of sense
They all spoke about skill and hard work…No music teacher at The Academy or elsewhere, ever told me the most essential secret:
Namely that Music – or any other successful undertaking – derives naturally from Your Inner State. From inner ease, balance, and clarity. And above all, from unwavering Peace.
If you´re unwell and your perception is disharmonious, irrespective of how much perfected skill and practice, the result will be null.
You come to a point when you understand that all undertaking is of no avail. Things remain achingly insoluble. The frustration is total. But this overwhelming perplexity is such a blessing in disguise:
The gist is that no matter what you do, or how hard you try, when it comes to reaching the highest Reality – call it God, Source, Grace, the Miracle – you will unquestionably fail.
You see, you can’t negotiate with it. You don’t go to It. It will come to you, when you truly understand the above:
– Hello!
– Hello to you too! – she answered promptly. Her tone was so incredibly winsome: no airs, no false respect. Directly. Simple. Open. Without a trace of fear.
In those few seconds she seemed to say, “I am – you are, I see you – you see me”… So liberating and sweet. Charm embodied. Dignity. Spine.