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February 11, 2023 at 04:45 #10672
amarynth
KeymasterI’ve lent my hand to creative endeavours, two specific styles and will probably tell all about it as time goes on. (Food is both sustenance and art to me as well!) But for now, the space to pour it all out. Artists sometimes present the picture of life in gory stories. And here Medvedev tells his story in modern mythical terms: Zeus the white bull, and the beautiful Europa.
Dmitry Medvedev from his Telegram channel:
About the Circus of freaks and the new abduction of Europe
A bearded model in a green smelly T-shirt rode a circus tent in Europe. Live broadcasts, front pages of newspapers, photos with “European bosses”.
Well, in parallel, hundreds of mobilized Ukrainians are dying every day, forcibly driven to protect the interests of the ruling Nazi clique.
I have already written that the current European “leaders”, all pathetic amateurs, terry Russophobes and intellectual pygmies, will never stand even next to their predecessors. Those who, after the most destructive war in the XX century, built a new, independent and prosperous Europe. This was especially noticeable during the last “miracle” of Ukrainian extortionists. The apogee of the “circus of freaks” was the audience of a greasy green T-shirt with the British monarch.
But all the more or less adequate people, especially the older generation, living on the fragments of the great Roman Empire, now see that they have been sold some kind of cheap pornographic show. A vile and dirty fantasy that brought only problems to Europeans.
The first of them is the exorbitant rise in the cost of their lives, which, probably, they will be able to cope with somehow. Eat less, wash less often, screw gas burners…
But what can you not do for the “victory of the mythical country 404”. Don’t understand what kind of horseradish, but they say in the newspapers that it exists. So the refugees are proof of that.
But the second one is much worse. National humiliation. The old “true” Europeans could probably endure from the “Big American Brother”. He also has the main money, and the main printing press (nobody knows the fate of the euro), and a great weapon, and even the vaunted American democracy.
But when the former, but empires are driven by former losers-underdogs… Well, the former “grand duchies” – Polish and Lithuanian… this is very humiliating. Especially for the direct descendants of the citizens of the Roman Empire – the Quirits. And for the descendants of the warlike Franks and Gauls.
This reign of exalted Young European freaks will end very badly for the “old European civilization”. It is already dissolving under the onslaught of emigrants arriving from all over the world. And soon it will disappear completely, repeating the well-known myth about the abduction of Europa by Zeus. Only today, the role of the bull will be played by impudent America, which, with its mouth open with lust, is served by traitors to European interests such as Poland and the Baltic countries.
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February 27, 2023 at 18:42 #11250
amarynth
KeymasterThis is poetry that I love.
Sea Fever (1902)
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.John Masefield
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March 3, 2023 at 04:27 #11343
amarynth
KeymasterCatching up with some videos (too many) and this came to mind … from some time machine.
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March 17, 2023 at 20:44 #11777
siljan
ParticipantI see now that I have been going to the wrong salon…förlåt. This is where the poets, storytellers and the musicians hang out…oh man that Harry Nilsson song sure brings back a lot of memories…
That version of the Russian Anthem had me almost choked up AHH. Powerful
Interesting Chinese string instrument Sudhi. Never seen one before.
Jim Byrnes – Cross Road Blues;
Leave Me Now – Leonid & Friends;
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March 18, 2023 at 11:54 #11803
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March 23, 2023 at 12:11 #12028
Sudhi
ParticipantKabir lived in Benares, India, in the 15th century. He was a weaver, a free-thinker and mystic, and opposed ritualism and false piety. Kabir’s own religious identity was ambiguous. His followers included both Hindus and Muslims. He wrote a large number of poems and songs in simple Hindi, which are still sung across north India even today.
The great Pandit Kumar Gandharva had delved deep into the mystical music tradition inspired by Kabir’s compositions.
Here is the master singing Kabir’s
“Ud Jayega Hans Akela”
A translation:
What is this world,
if not a play of illusions,
the swan (individual soul) will fly away alone from this playJust like it is difficult to trace a leaf
that falls away from the tree,
Who knows where we go when
the winds of death scatter usWhen our allotted time on earth is up,
when we cease to act in this drama,
Then, the messengers of Death (Yama)
will arrive to carry us away,
forcefully if need beKabir is immersed in the praise of the one Lord
and requests an early audience with the Lord,
Each one, guru and disciple alike,
will reap the fruits of their respective actions**
Thanks dear QC, for constantly reminding us of the Law of Karma.
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March 24, 2023 at 19:43 #12042
siljan
ParticipantTHE TEN INDIAN COMMANDMENTS
– Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereen with Respect
– Remain close to the Great Spirit
– Show great respect for your fellow beings
– Work together for the benefit of all Mankind
– Give assistance and kindness wherever needed
– Do what you know to be right
– Look after the well being of mind and body
– Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.
– Be truthful and honest at all times
– Take full responsibility for your actionsApache song Tatanka;
Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq – You got to Run (Spirit of the Wind);
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March 25, 2023 at 04:42 #12046
amarynth
KeymasterMy personal Zen-Like story.
So, imagine a quiet beach, not a soul on the beach, beautiful summer day and I’m walking along, mumbling. I was heading up to writing quite an important exam that day and I was mumbling through the eight schools of psychology (as defined at the time), their major teachings, and doing a bit of compare and contrast because sure as god made little green apples, major questions would be forthcoming on just this topic in this 3 hour exam. So, I was mentally bringing this knowledge right into my genes. I had no money to pay again for this study should I screw up in the exam.
Far off into the distance, there were two black seabirds – just hanging out quietly on the beach or perhaps my eyes were a little vague and non-functional as all my action was happening in the brain and memory.
And so it went for a while and I got closer and closer to the seabirds that strangely did not waddle off or fly away. Closer and closer I came to see a sight outside of anything that I had ever experienced. There were two little people in their black leotards sitting in some yoga positions very quietly on the beach. I wanted to take a distance around them, as I did not want to disturb them and my brain was still busy – but, they unfolded and the namaste’s flowed. To my utter big surprise, he was a swami (teacher) and she was a portrait painter.
A swami? in our little backward burg. Unprecedented – never happened before.
I could do nothing else but invite them for a dinner absolutely that same evening. And off they went visiting their grown kids and I went to write my exam, which I aced.
Evening came around and it was a joyful celebration with everybody talking together at times and at times rich silence. My son, 7 or 8 at the time, was just so highly impressed that his mom brought a swami home and he hung onto every word that was spoken and on his very best behavior. In one of the quiet periods he asked if he could ask the swami a question and that was of course allowed.
So, he says and it was clear in his world he was so very serious: Swami, could you teach me to levitate? (I did not even know he knew the word levitate).
The swami grinned at him and this was the answer: “Yes sure, the first step is to love one another fully, that is the hard work, and then we sit around levitating and having fun all day long.”
So that was my very first Zen Like experience. The two weeks that the swami and his little wife spent visiting their children was a riot from that moment on. His children wanted to keep the parents out of sight, as it was just so unprecedented in our world, and they were so comically serious Christian, so, Swami and his little wife hung out with us. Swami taught me a method of foot massage – touching three ‘bodies’, pre-birth, physical and outside physicality, soul level. It was a healing modality. And then they went back to their school.
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March 25, 2023 at 13:10 #12068
Sudhi
Participant“L’appuntamento” – The Appointment
by Ornella Vanoni
A translation:I’ve been mistaken so many times by now that I already know
that today almost certainly
I was wrong about you once more
that you can change my life
and accept this strange appointment
has been a madness!Love, make it happen soon
I don’t resist
I don’t exist
I don’t exist, I don’t existI am sad amongst the people
that are passing nearby
but the nostalgia of seeing you again
is stronger than all weeping
the sun shines on my face as a sign of hope
I am waiting when suddenly
You appear at a distance!It is necessary to end this soon
to remember that I exist
That I exist
That I existCar lights, shop windows, streets
everything seems so confusing
my shadow is tired of following me
the day ends slowly
And to leave now
to return to my house
to my despairing life
this life that I wanted to give to you
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March 25, 2023 at 17:40 #12071
siljan
ParticipantThank you amarynth for sharing that interesting story. I believe there is a higher power that leads us to meet certain people that changes our lives. What we give to others we will receive back in equal measure…
“So many gods, so many creeds so many paths that wind and wind, while just the art of being kind is all this sad world needs”. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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March 31, 2023 at 11:51 #12273
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March 31, 2023 at 19:09 #12304
siljan
ParticipantJohnny Cash and Willie Nelson in different kind of settings and surroundings;
Johnny Cash – The Man in Black;
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis – Georgia on my mind;
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April 7, 2023 at 12:52 #12556
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April 7, 2023 at 12:53 #12557
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April 8, 2023 at 11:56 #12585
siljan
ParticipantTango ‘Poema’ From Russia: Dmitry Vasin and Sagadina Hamzina, world champions 2018;
Palestine shall be free, the wall will fall !
Rim Banna – A Time to Cry; (a lament over Jerusalem)
Happy Easter one and all
siljan
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April 14, 2023 at 22:16 #12808
siljan
ParticipantTchaikovsky – Hymns of the Cherubim;
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April 15, 2023 at 12:46 #12825
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April 16, 2023 at 10:59 #12848
siljan
ParticipantThank you Sudhi. One of my favorit tunes when I need some space for contemplation
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April 28, 2023 at 11:15 #13246
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April 28, 2023 at 21:27 #13253
siljan
ParticipantThank you Sushi. In Sweden you are not allowed to play the balalaika. The prevailing Russophobia borders on mental illness.
This Band “Södra Bergens Ballalaikor” was cancelled because some members play that Russian instrument..Swedish Folk Band Banned From Singing in Ukraine’s Support Due to Russian Musical Instrument
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April 30, 2023 at 11:34 #13319
amarynth
KeymasterThose were the days …
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May 6, 2023 at 12:54 #13550
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May 6, 2023 at 21:46 #13554
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May 6, 2023 at 21:47 #13555
siljan
ParticipantWomen’s Troops of Russia – Victory Parade 2021;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJN7MOiUWJgChina Female Military Parade;
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May 8, 2023 at 14:50 #13598
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May 10, 2023 at 12:23 #13679
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May 12, 2023 at 13:37 #13775
Sudhi
ParticipantA favorite song of Mr P,
if I remember correctly :Bertolt Brecht
Memory of Marie A :One day in blue-moon September,
Silent under a plum tree,
I held her, my silent pale love
in my arms like a fair and lovely dream.Above us in the summer skies,
Was a cloud that caught my eye.
It was so white and high up,
and when I looked up, it was no longer there.And since that moment, many a September
Came sailing in, then floated down the stream.
No doubt the plum trees were cut down for timber
And if you ask what happened to my dream
I shall reply: I cannot now remember.Though what you have in mind I surely know.
And yet her face: I really don’t recall it.
I just recall I kissed long ago.Even the kiss would have been long forgotten
If that white cloud had not been in the sky.
I know the cloud, and shall know it forever,
It was pure white and, oh, so very high.Perhaps the plum trees still are there and blooming.
Perhaps that woman has six children too.
But that white cloud bloomed only for a moment:
When I looked up, it vanished in the blue. -
May 13, 2023 at 21:29 #13817
siljan
ParticipantEliades Ochoa – Concierto en el Gran Teatro de La Habana
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May 15, 2023 at 20:18 #13879
Mr P
ParticipantRecalling “Seventeen Seconds of Spring and the intrepid Comrade Stierlitz, It seems that the KGB had an agent that looks vaguely familiar… evidently it was necessary to let Stierlitz know about Crimea, hence the face to face… Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/R07TIgQh2CM (Stierlitz and Putin)
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May 15, 2023 at 20:35 #13882
Mr P
ParticipantPossibly this Lady is unknown to y’all. Pretty songs, gal’s from the old America.
Best! P
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May 16, 2023 at 12:19 #13903
Sudhi
ParticipantThanks, Mr. P, it’s always a pleasure to discover pretty songs
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May 16, 2023 at 12:20 #13904
Sudhi
ParticipantFragrance in my heart
A petal falls, a bird calls
Dew drops melt awayby Syed Liaqath Peeran (b. 1950)
He hails from the Sufi background and composed haiku-like metrical verses. -
May 17, 2023 at 14:09 #13928
siljan
ParticipantThank you Mr. P and Sudhi, beautiful voice !
Got a good chuckle from that Stierlitz and Putin skit…
People get ready…
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May 17, 2023 at 15:28 #13930
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May 19, 2023 at 22:06 #14018
siljan
ParticipantSantana – Africa Bamba;
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May 20, 2023 at 10:00 #14040
Sudhi
Participantwith Wagners as the vanguard …
Lyrics translation:
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May 25, 2023 at 12:53 #14274
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May 26, 2023 at 20:43 #14310
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May 26, 2023 at 20:44 #14311
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May 27, 2023 at 08:59 #14331
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May 28, 2023 at 12:08 #14372
Sudhi
ParticipantIt’s This Way :
Poem by Nazim HikmetI stand in the advancing light,
my hands hungry, the world beautiful.My eyes can’t get enough of the trees–
they’re so hopeful, so green.A sunny road runs through the mulberries,
I’m at the window of the prison infirmary.I can’t smell the medicines–
carnations must be blooming nearby.It’s this way:
being captured is beside the point,
the point is not to surrender. -
May 30, 2023 at 10:55 #14435
siljan
ParticipantBeautiful Iranian short film;
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June 2, 2023 at 20:27 #14571
siljan
ParticipantTHE GUEST HOUSE
by RumiThis being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond. -
June 2, 2023 at 20:29 #14572
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June 3, 2023 at 07:20 #14577
Sudhi
ParticipantRaag Yaman – an evening raga
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June 6, 2023 at 11:28 #14680
Sudhi
Participant“To the Slanderers of Russia” (1831)
by Alexander Pushkin
Today is his BirthdayWhat do you raise an outcry over, national bards?
Why do you threaten Russia with Anathema?
What stirred you up? The throes of Lithuania?
Desist: this is a strife of Slavs among themselves,
An old domestic strife, already weighed by fate,
An issue not to be resolved by you.
Long since among themselves
These tribes have been at war;
More than once has bent beneath the storm
Now their, now our side.
Who will prevail in the unequal strife:
The boastful Lekh, or the faithful Ross?
Will the Slavonic streams converge in the Russian sea?
Will it dry up? Here is the question.
Leave us alone: you have not read
Those bloody tablets;
To you is unintelligible, you is alien
This family feud;
Mute to you are the Kremlin and Praga;
Unthinkingly you are beguiled
By the valor of a desperate struggle –
And you hate us . . .
And for what? Reply: is it because
On the ruins of blazing Moscow
We did not acknowledge the insolent will
Of him under whom you quaked?
Because we hurled into the abyss
The idol heavy-looming over kingdoms,
And with our blood redeemed
Europe’s freedom, honour, and peace?
You are menacing in words – just try to be in action!
Is then the old thane, resting on his bed,
Unfit to mount his bayonet is Ismail?
Or is the Russian Tsar’s word powerless by now?
Or is it new to us to be at odds with Europe?
Or has the Russian grown unused to victories?
Are there too few of us? Or will, from Perm to Tauris,
From frigid crags of Finland to the flaming Colchis,
From the shaken Kremlin
To stagnant China’s walls,
Flashing with steely bristle,
Not rise the Russian land?
So send
Your embittered sons to us, vitia:
There is a place for them in the fields of Russia,
Among alien coffins. -
June 9, 2023 at 22:20 #14815
siljan
ParticipantIt’s summertime around here…
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June 10, 2023 at 03:09 #14821
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June 17, 2023 at 08:49 #15168
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June 20, 2023 at 13:12 #15278
Sudhi
Participant“And the Candles are Melting”
Russian title: Oplavlyayutsya svechi na starinnyj parket
by Vladimir Semyonovich VysotskyAnd the candles are melting
Out to the aging floors
The rain falls on shoulders
Like silver off epaulettes.
In a frenzy there fizzles
The golden champagne.
Let times past, fly away
I’m not one to complain.In a pre-mortal anguish
with a back-looking glance,
The scared stags leap forward
Towards the deadly advance.
Someone points his long barrel
At the innocent breast…
Let bygones be bygones,
Come what may, if it be best.With a heartless abandon
A clever hunter takes aim
With razor-sharp arrows
Into sunset’s red flame.
In the tempest of sound
A sad note cries shrill.
The past leaps and bounds,
Come what may, if it will. -
June 25, 2023 at 11:07 #15528
Sudhi
ParticipantAlexander Gradsky -Bardovskaya (Pendulum)
The pendulum swings – the heart stops.
What will be credited to whom – who knows about it?Who someone likes, who is in disgrace,
What rightfully fell out – to whom it is horribleWhat will fate predict for us, brothers, by nightfall
Will she smile, or won’t she?We are alone and their lash, we are alone their bridle.
We will always be in time, we will not be late.The hour of sunset has come – the pendulum will swing…
And without us guys, the fight won’t start.And without us guys, the fight won’t happen.
We must part with life sometime…What will fate predict for us, brothers, by nightfall
Will she smile, or won’t she?…We’ll put up candles, we won’t be sad,
If it’s odd or even, we’ll find out tomorrow…https://lyricsonline.ru/55168-aleksandr-gradskiy-bardovskaya.html
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June 28, 2023 at 14:31 #15664
Sudhi
ParticipantMirza Ghalibs Paradise;
ham ko maaluum hai
jannat kii hakiiqat lekin
Ghazal and translation :Albeit the moon at its fullest is better
Sun brings out beauty of the moon betterShe won’t even bestow me a kiss
and yet keeps an eye on my heart
If she gets them for free it is betterIf my cup breaks
from the bazaar I can get another
Compared to the Cup of Jamshid
my cup of clay is betterA gift freely given doubles the pleasure
The beggar who does not ask is betterWhen I see her my face lights up
And she thinks this invalid is betterLet us see what favour time brings to lovers
A pundit has said that this year will be betterHis axemanship won Farhad
a chance to talk with Shirin
In any case for everyone
to have a skill is betterA drop that makes it to the sea
would become the sea
A task is worth undertaking
when its outcome is betterOh, we know the truth about Heaven
Still, to keep the heart happy
Ghalib, such a notion is better -
June 30, 2023 at 12:28 #15736
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July 3, 2023 at 11:25 #15854
Sudhi
Participant“L’appuntamento” – The Appointment
by Ornella Vanoni
A translation:
I’ve been mistaken so many times by now that I already know
that today almost certainly
I was wrong about you once more
that you can change my life
and accept this strange appointment
has been a madness!Love, make it happen soon
I don’t resist
I don’t exist
I don’t exist, I don’t existI am sad amongst the people
that are passing nearby
but the nostalgia of seeing you again
is stronger than all weeping
the sun shines on my face as a sign of hope
I am waiting when suddenly
You appear at a distance!It is necessary to end this soon
to remember that I exist
That I exist
That I existCar lights, shop windows, streets
everything seems so confusing
my shadow is tired of following me
the day ends slowly
And to leave now
to return to my house
to my despairing life
this life that I wanted to give to you
has been crumbled between your fingers -
July 4, 2023 at 13:11 #15921
Sudhi
ParticipantGlenn Gould – Mozart – Turkish March
Yaja Wang – Turkish March
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July 8, 2023 at 09:34 #16023
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July 11, 2023 at 13:27 #16147
Mr P
ParticipantBear is polite.
Man is rude.
In cross species affairs things can be misunderstood.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/54267
Best! P
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July 11, 2023 at 14:12 #16148
Sudhi
ParticipantHow do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you catch a
cloud and pin it down?
How do you find the
word that means Maria?
A flibbertijibbet!
A will-o’-the wisp!
A clown!I’d like to say a word in her behalf
Maria makes me laughShe’d outpester any pest
Drive a hornet from its nest
She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl
She is gentle! She is wild!
She’s a riddle! She’s a child!
She’s a headache! She’s an angel!
She’s a girl!Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria?
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July 15, 2023 at 13:27 #16289
Sudhi
Participant權御天下 Sun Quan The Emperor
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Quan
Guzheng :
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July 19, 2023 at 10:41 #16442
siljan
ParticipantBack from a trip to the old Country (where people are allergic to spices to quote AHH..lol – and it’s true!) Limited access to WiFi.
This one is for you Sudhi;
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July 20, 2023 at 12:48 #16481
Sudhi
ParticipantDear siljan, we have missed you
here for a while.
Thanks 🙏Dave Brubeck – Take Five
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July 26, 2023 at 13:31 #16708
Sudhi
ParticipantDon’t cry for me Argentina:
This is the Rebel Song:
Sacrifice:
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July 29, 2023 at 12:22 #16835
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July 31, 2023 at 12:31 #16891
Sudhi
Participant“Manipur May You Heal Soon” – Tiameren Aier (Official Music Video)
This song is composed for the people of Manipur to bring them together and unite for peace and prosperity. This is an effort by artists from Nagaland (a state in India) to promote peace and tranquility in the state of Manipur.
Apart from their home state of Nagaland, the Nagas also live in Manipur. They sincerely wish for a cessation of hostilities and concord between the Kuki’s and Meitei’s.
Let peace prevail in the land 🙏
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July 31, 2023 at 13:50 #16900
siljan
ParticipantThanks for this Sudhi. It is sad what is happening in Manipur. This part of the world I know so very little about. ‘Let peace prevail in the land’ amen to that
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July 31, 2023 at 14:54 #16901
Sudhi
ParticipantDear siljan, thank you for your good wishes and prayers 🙏
If we blame this hostility as a legacy of the past, it will be inappropriate. The chaos and strife was a failure of both the judiciary as well as the administration. The highest court in India has now taken an active role towards bringing justice, reconciliation, and rehabilitation. It is the duty of the administration to get its act together and strictly punish those who break the law.
The people of India, including these from its north eastern states, sincerely hope for an end to this feud.
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August 2, 2023 at 04:33 #17006
Sudhi
ParticipantMaa/ ba/ dahr/ az/ paye/ maal/ aamadem
Kaz/ paye/ tahseel-kamaal/ aamadem
– Amir KhusrowWe have not come to this world to amass wealth, but to acquire knowledge and perfection
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August 3, 2023 at 07:04 #17063
Dimitar
Participantunderstanding who and what we are,
brings the required perspective
allowing us to cultivate spiritual grace
and so face every challenge
that process of becoming
enables us to accept God’s will,
we gradually let go of the struggle
and realise everything is for our own good
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August 3, 2023 at 10:26 #17069
siljan
ParticipantHello Dimitar, nice to see you here ! I love your poetry !
“And we know that for all those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose”
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August 3, 2023 at 13:37 #17084
Sudhi
ParticipantThe rain stopped
From behind the Banana leaves
A butterfly flew away -
August 3, 2023 at 21:00 #17096
Dimitar
ParticipantDear Siljan, many thanks for the welcome and kind words.
It is certainly a joy to find you here, and a blessing as doing so is a kind of ‘second wind’ for all of us who were previously friends at Andrej’s Moveable Feast Cafe. I’m grateful to be back and look forward to have another opportunity to share our humble views. Still a little at sea with the formatting here, eg; I was able to add images at the Daily Chronicles, but am unable to do so here. Discussed with amarynth, but so far have not been able to get through the tech issues. Sudhi, thanks for the lovely haiku, I’m a little crestfallen I can’t add an image, but here is the link to my haiku below, http://valenis.net/gallery4.php#image-4
sudden downpour,
a pair of rainsoaked crows –
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August 5, 2023 at 11:31 #17132
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August 5, 2023 at 21:07 #17137
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August 7, 2023 at 19:04 #17217
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ParticipantSomeone sitting contentedly
in a quiet place, excited about things yet to come,
who’s not himself longed for by anyone
is a postcard to the rest of us
Rumi
(Open Secret; Translations Coleman Barks)
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August 7, 2023 at 19:08 #17218
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Participantsoul cannot be bound
up in fear and worry and
expect to be free
do not fear pain for
God is taking away that
which you no longer need
as the sun must shine
and the bird sing, so too
must man love
make love thy master, for
love is God and whosoever
loves shall find God
soul dwells beyond time
and space in that nameless world
ye know as God
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August 7, 2023 at 20:03 #17219
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Participantthe hidden secret is that giving of ourselves to others brings love (Ok, just worked out the Preformatted thing, so will avoid that double spacing in future.
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August 7, 2023 at 20:04 #17220
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ParticipantLol, not quite it seems. Ok, if anyone can help me in avoiding the double spacing, please do so.
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August 9, 2023 at 20:52 #17306
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August 11, 2023 at 11:47 #17350
Sudhi
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August 15, 2023 at 11:31 #17473
Sudhi
ParticipantViktor Tsoi – A pack of cigarettes
I am looking out
of someone’s window
and seeing someone’s sky
I can’t see the star that’s mine,
I roamed on the roads
here and there
Now, when looking back,
I couldn’t trace my footprints.But if there’s a pack of cigarettes
in my pocket
Then the day’s not all that bad,
And a boarding pass
to a silver-wing-plane,
That takes off leaving
just a shadow behind.No one wants to be found guilty
without a crime,
No one wants to pick up embers
with bare hands
And death without music
is not romantic,
So I wouldn’t want to die
without music.But if there’s a pack of cigarettes
in my pocket
Then the day’s not all that bad,
And a boarding pass
to a silver-wing-plane,
That takes off leaving
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August 16, 2023 at 03:58 #17494
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Participanthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwugFK3iChw
Suzanne Vega; Rosemary
Do you remember when you walked with me
Down the street into the square
How the women selling rosemary
Pressed the branches to your chest
Promised luck and all the rest
And put their fingers in your hairI had met you just the day before
Like an accident of fate
In the window there behind your door
How I wanted to break in
To that room beneath your skin
But all that would have to waitIn the Carmen of the Martyrs
With the statues in the courtyard
Whose heads and hands were taken
In the burden of the sun
I had come to meet you
With a question in my footsteps
I was going up the hillside
And the journey just begunMy sister says she never dreams at night
There are days when I know why
Those possibilities within her sight
With no way of coming true
Some things just don’t get through
Into this world, although they tryIn the Carmen of the Martyr
With the statues in the courtyard
Whose heads and hands were taken
In the burden of the sun
I had come to meet you
With a question in my footsteps
I was going up the hillside
And the journey just begun
All I know of you
Is in my memory
All I ask is you
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August 16, 2023 at 04:03 #17495
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Participantinvisible tables
of atoms uphold the world
where you and I meet
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August 16, 2023 at 08:57 #17500
Sudhi
Participantज़िंदगी क्या है अनासिर में ज़ुहूर-ए-तरतीब
मौत क्या है इन्हीं अज्ज़ा का परेशाँ होनाtwo translations:
What is life; a delicate balance of the five elements,
What is death; a slight disturbance of this equilibrium.Life,
When elements become ordered, that’s all
Death,
But a moment when into chaos they fall– Brij Narain Chakbast (1882-1926)
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August 16, 2023 at 15:51 #17509
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Participantruminations on life and death
there is death,
so to speak, on every plane
in God’s universes
that understanding
can only be grasped, and never
comprehended
he who would save his
life will surely lose it
we escaped the storm, our house is gone,
it should matter, but it doesn’t;
this meeting again with you
was worth all that
no soul is ever
alone when crossing the
borders of death
death is only a
doorway to greater life;
be wise and let go
of that which you can no longer
hold onto
a man is not defeated
by external circumstances, but
by ignorance of the laws of life
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August 17, 2023 at 12:35 #17531
Sudhi
ParticipantIf We Lived Infinitely:
If we lived infinitely
Everything would change
But since we are finite
Most things stay the same.– Bertolt Brecht
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August 18, 2023 at 00:23 #17534
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Participanteverything man touches turns to ash, everything soul touches turns to gold; which would you rather be?
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August 18, 2023 at 09:38 #17553
Sudhi
Participantdoes not the soul reside in every man
through him the soul would make
contact with all of the world
what then is ash what is gold-
August 18, 2023 at 15:55 #17557
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ParticipantWhile the lower nature of man rules humanity, man will sow death and destruction. It is the conscious few who lead humanity by example and show the way forward. Truth is never for the masses who are willing to allow themselves to be straight-jacketed into conformity with very little complaint or resistance. Yes, Soul, is inborn and indestructable, but in a dormant or unrealized state. Apparently the task of thinking for one’s self is too much for man, and he is willing to be led to slaughter like mute beasts. We saw this recently with the Covid “pandemic”.
Truth therefore is only for the individual, who is willing to make the necessary sacrifices out of love for truth alone, and for no other reason or personal interest. Man, over many lifetimes, eventually comes to the realisation that by surrendering his fears, and attachments, he finds life. That is, by giving up his life he finds it. This is the divine paradox, as all great teachers who have come to uplift mankind, have taught.
There is an irony in all this. Spiritual law states that none may interfere uninvited in the consciousness of another. The individual alone is responsible for himself, and must therefore bear respeonsibilty for what he creates in this world well as the invisible worlds, ie; our thoughts, feelings and so on. Until man has had enough of the wheel of reincarnation, he will not take up the ploughshare and make the sacrifices necessary to step onto the spiritual path. This is what I was alluding to with my couplets. Ashes are what results of man’s selfishness, simply look at the world around us and what we have done with it, the oceans for example. Whereas, the spiritually oriented man, creates (spiritual) gold with every conscious act of love because he has become a fit conduit for the Music of the Spheres, or the Voice of God. This is what I was getting at, friend.
And we are faced with that choice every moment of every day.
only those who love God are able to repel the scorn and slander of the world like water falling from the rubber tree leaf
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August 19, 2023 at 09:37 #17596
Sudhi
ParticipantResham Firiri is an old and very popular traditional Nepali song.
“Resham Firiri, Resham Firiri,
Oodera jaunki, danra ma bhanjyang Resham Firiri.”
My heart is fluttering like silk in the wind,
Shall we fly over or sit at the hilltop?
Fluttering silk…“Kukura lai kuti ma kuti, biralo lai suri
Timro hamro maya preeti, do bato ma kuri.”
Call the puppy with love kuti kuti and the cat suri,
Your love and my love is waiting at the crossroads.“Ek nale bandook, dui nale bandook, mirga lai taakeko
Mirga lai maile taakeko haina, maya lai daake ko.”
Single-barrel gun, double-barrel gun, aimed at the deer
It’s not the deer I aim at, I’m calling my beloved.“Aakash ma jhahaj shadak ma motor nabahye gada cha
Yo man jasto tyo man bhayae tagat ghada cha.”
If there is no plane in the sky and no motors on the road, then there is a cart,
If both of their hearts are similar, then love will be stronger.“Sano ma sano, gaai ko bachho, bheeriama Ram Ram
Chorera jana sakina maile, baru maya sangai jaun.”
The poor little calf is about to fall off the cliff,
I cannot leave you, my love, so let us save him together. -
August 19, 2023 at 11:16 #17598
siljan
ParticipantThanks for your words of wisdom Dimitar. Thanks for the music Sudhi.
‘There are many dealers, wheelers and brokers but few artists, poets and saints’
Ooh, yeah! all right!
We’re jammin’:
I want to jam it wid you.
We’re jammin’, jammin’,
And I hope you like jammin’, too.Ain’t no rules, ain’t no vow, we can do it anyhow:
I’n’I will see you through,
‘Cause everyday we pay the price with a little sacrifice,
Jammin’ till the jam is through.We’re jammin’ –
To think that jammin’ was a thing of the past;
We’re jammin’,
And I hope this jam is gonna last.No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor we won’t bow;
Neither can be bought nor sold.
We all defend the right; jah – jah children must unite:
Your life is worth much more than gold.We’re jammin’ (jammin’, jammin’, jammin’)
And we’re jammin’ in the name of the lord;
We’re jammin’ (jammin’, jammin’, jammin’),
We’re jammin’ right straight from yah.Yeh! holy mount zion;
Holy mount zion:
Jah sitteth in mount zion
And rules all creation.Yeah, we’re – we’re jammin’ (wotcha-wa),
Wotcha-wa-wa-wa, we’re jammin’ (wotcha-wa),
See, I want to jam it wid you
We’re jammin’ (jammin’, jammin’, jammin’)
I’m jammed: I hope you’re jammin’, too.Jam’s about my pride and truth I cannot hide
To keep you satisfied.
True love that now exist is the love I can’t resist,
So jam by my side. -
August 19, 2023 at 16:29 #17605
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ParticipantThanks, guys. A wonderful version of one my favourite Nirvana songs arranged for solo acoustic guitar by young Russian guitarist, Eiro Nareth.
Nirvana; “You Know You’re Right” Loud Acoustic Version
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August 19, 2023 at 16:42 #17606
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ParticipantAnd thank you both for all of your musical (and other) contributions to The Cornucopia.
Dragan and Ratko Dautovski; “To Moni” from Apocolytpticum
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August 19, 2023 at 17:27 #17607
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ParticipantA charming short film about making a Macedonian kaval;
“Just before his death, the legendary kaval player, Mile Kolarov said to me; “As a shepherd boy I knew how to settle my flock. With a melody I could make my sheep climb onto my shoulders like doves.Now as an old man, when sleep eludes me and mythoughts become disturbed, as the sheep did once, I get up and ply my naval in the moonlight to calm and soothe my spirit. I think that the range that these two images span encompasses all the engrossing metaphysical mystery of the naval and it’s
deathless sound – from a simple, utilitarian, shepherd’s device for settling his flock down to gentle grazing and peaceful, healthy digestion of their food in order to provide an abundance of milk and good quality wool to a musical instrument fitting and worthy of singing the praises of life and all nature and of the divine existence of the soul.”The above words are attributed to Macedonian master of the kaval Mile Kolarov, and the below clip is of the master himself, posted by Australian musician, Lindsey Pollack, performing on Australian televison on 1979. An ezgija is essentially a meditative flute solo elaborating on a theme.
Mile Kolarev; Ezgija
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August 21, 2023 at 08:38 #17662
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ParticipantThose who seek to pick a fight See no further than their nose, In tribulation take delight And rejoice in every dying rose.
But victory comes not from up above And cannot be multiplied by powers of ten Tis won through simple acts of love That spring from the selfless hearts of men
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August 21, 2023 at 08:51 #17664
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ParticipantVictory
Those who seek to pick a fight
See no further than their nose,
In tribulation take delight
And rejoice in every dying rose.
But victory comes not from up above
And cannot be multiplied by powers of ten
Tis won through simple acts of love
That spring from the selfless hearts of men
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August 22, 2023 at 02:51 #17688
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Participantdreading the future, dreading the past, caught in the narrowest of nows hoping for this, hoping for that, held sway by a multitude of ‘hows’ when the emotions are shot and the fire burns hot, and the flames they lap at your heels burn all your crosses, surrender your losses, let go of all of your ‘steals’ for the burdens you bear aren’t worth the care, blinding you as they do to the day unravel the spin, let the silence back in, and in no time you’ll be back on your way!
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August 22, 2023 at 04:24 #17691
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ParticipantIn No Time
Dreading the future, dreading the past,
Caught in the narrowest of nows.
Hoping for this, hoping for that,
Held sway by a multitude of ‘hows’.
When the emotions are shot and the fire burns hot,
And the flames they lap at your heels.
Burn all your crosses, surrender your losses,
Let go of all of your ‘steals’.
For the burdens you bear aren’t worth the care,
Blinding you as they do to the day.
Unravel the spin, let the silence back in,
And in no time you’ll be back on your way!
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August 22, 2023 at 13:28 #17724
Sudhi
ParticipantThe Italian singer and songwriter Toto Cutugno has passed away at the age of 80 https://ria.ru/20230822/kutuno-1891611584.html
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August 26, 2023 at 09:25 #17893
Sudhi
ParticipantKabir lived in Benares, India, in the 15th century. He was a weaver, a free-thinker and mystic, and opposed ritualism and false piety. Kabir’s own religious identity was ambiguous. His followers included both Hindus and Muslims. He wrote a large number of poems and songs in simple Hindi, which are still sung across north India even today.
The great Pandit Kumar Gandharva had delved deep into the mystical music tradition inspired by Kabir’s compositions.
Here is the master singing Kabir’s
“Ud Jayega Hans Akela”
A translation:
What is this world,
if not a play of illusions,
the swan (individual soul) will fly away alone from this playJust like it is difficult to trace a leaf
that falls away from the tree,
Who knows where we go when
the winds of death scatter usWhen our allotted time on earth is up,
when we cease to act in this drama,
Then, the messengers of Death (Yama)
will arrive to carry us away,
forcefully if need beKabir is immersed in the praise of the one Lord
and requests an early audience with the Lord,
Each one, guru and disciple alike,
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August 31, 2023 at 01:44 #18091
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Participantthe winds sing and the lilies spin and everything is as it should be
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August 31, 2023 at 14:17 #18124
Sudhi
Participanti am listless for that
moonrise of beauty
which will light my life
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August 31, 2023 at 16:33 #18130
amarynth
KeymasterHi all
Siljan asked for a new thread as this one is getting long. The new one is there, same name, just with a Take Two at the end of the name.
If you use that one, it will sort first in the list.
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