8/16/2019 Breathing (Oboe Club)
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呼
吸
Breathing.
“Eventually, the breath, the posture, and the movement of the
ngers andheart become unied and interdependent and the sound seems
to happen by
itself. At this point the real work of meditation can begin. The
sound isconceived in the mind, sometimes by perceiving the
notation. The
conception then leaves the mind, enters the lungs and the ngers,
passesthrough the bamboo as breath, exits as sound, enters the
outside world andthe returns to the mind through the ears. The
ngers feel the vibration of the
bamboo and the spirit is stilled. !"tand #ichardson, "hakuhachi
player.$$$
Suizen is a %en &uddhist practice of meditation from blowing
airthrough an instrument. The goal is to become self!reali'ed and
fully aware of
every aspect of your breathing and playing. (e must understand
ourbreathing, in order for us to out ade)uate amounts through the
intstrument.
*ust blowing air is not enough+ thinking and more
importantly comprehendingfully where our breath comes from, and how
we should use it.
$$$“The actual practice of suizen is a nine!part
non!se)uential series of
contemplations to be either guided through by a master, or used
as a
process of self!study for the more advanced student. inding a
)uiet placeand appropriate time to practice, one clears one-s mind
and relaxes, ready toperceive the )ualities of a single note or the
notes within a simple phrase. tis vital to not /ust improvise a
long string of notes, since the idea is to becompletely aware of
each note and its )ualities.
To begin the practice, after allowing about 01 seconds of
silence to clearone-s mind, carefully proceed with each suggestion
as you blow a singlenote. The entire thing should last at least 21
to about 34 minutes to bee5ective6
7. 8isten to how the note begins and nishes.2. 9onsider any:all
silence before or after as music, as a “note.0. 8isten to the
texture of the note and the dynamic shape.3. 8isten to what happens
to the sound.4. ollow the breath as you begin:end the sound.;.
8isten to the )uality and “shape of the silence before:after
sounding.
