[Andrei Micu]

I have pretty much the same view on today’s music, Paul. I’m glad you made this group, because I think there’s a lot to talk about music and how it’s interwoven in our life.

I’d like to open a more specific topic, but not this evening. I want to honor it with enough time and energy, and a separate post.

Here I want to say that I see the butchering of the concept of music as well, and all the “musical” invasions that the commercial world makes on people’s minds. Not only the music composition suffers, but also the way it gets into people’s minds nowadays. You don’t hear music when you want anymore, you hear “music” on passing cars, neighbors, public transportation, people with phones in restaurants. Its another way of brainwashing.

What you, Anneloes and Don do is priceless in our times. The fact that I can walk on the streets with earbuds listening to music like yours, instead of mind-degrading repetitive streams of sound, is something I am deeply grateful for.

[Andrei Micu]

A pleasure to meet you, Whit!

I resonate with K’s concept of “discipline” too, it’s actually how I try to live every day. I’ve watched his seminars from time to time, the open talks with (what looked like) some conscious persons. Some of them understood him and contributed to the development of the conversation. In the rest of the talks, I saw and felt K’s frustrations as well. I think he realized that he was quite alone, actually. In his last talk, I remember, he said “may God have mercy on us” and left.

K opened my awareness for authority, whether it’s from the exterior of the mind or from within the mind. It’s one of the changes that freed me starting with my root. It was when I realized that I was unconsciously accepting authority, from teachers and even from him, that I started to really think for myself and for others.

[Andrei Micu]

Thank you for the warm welcome, Don!

It’s a great interest you have! I’m also practicing day by day, every split of a second. The word “practicing” doesn’t sound to me very accurate anymore, I feel. To use some of Iain’s vocabulary, I’d say that I use my right side of the brain as much as possible, together with the left one, without having a technique.

I am pleasantly surprised to find a person like you, embodying the timeless teachings of practice.

I’ve seen Les Fehmi on YouTube a couple of times, he is popular indeed. I haven’t seen Culadasa before though, I’ve watched a video on his website now. I think I have to watch more.

In my spiritual path I’ve tried several practices, but ultimately found just one that I happily committed to, for the rest of my life. Initially I was introduced to Eckhart Tolle’s teachings by a close person, then I began studying myself. I also listened to the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, Michael A Singer, Rupert Spira and Jiddu Krishnamurti. The person that convinced me to commit to a practice was Michael A Singer, who stated it plain and simple: from the moment you wake up, to the moment you fall asleep, you watch yourself and the world around you (paraphrased). After I heard this (one and a half years ago), I started to watch, and I never felt stopping, nor I think I ever will.

I explain it very simply, it’s much more than this. It’s funny because I don’t feel like listening to Michael’s teachings anymore, but the practice stuck to me, or better said, the practice is me. I listen to Rupert and JK from time to time now, but I mostly learn about the world on my own, experientially.