Do you need some Meditation Basics?
Here’s a GREAT post on the Basics of Meditation:
Ramin’s Real Life » Meditation Course 1
Check it out!
Thank you.
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On Saturday, January 26th, 2008, I was one of a few hundred fortunate people to experience Dr. David Hawkins live at a one-day seminar in Prescott, Arizona.
It was an amazing educational and spiritual experience.
Dr. Hawkins presentation in the morning was regarding Reason and Faith and Spirituality.
In the afternoon, Dr. Hawkins discussed the emotion of Guilt and relationships, and then answered questions from students for about 2 hours
I was fortunate enough to be the first person in line to ask a question.
Of course, I asked Dr. Hawkins for some tips regarding my Intention to produce Consciousness Music that would be beneficial and uplifting to mankind.
I will post the question and answer here, as soon as I get the audio CD and DVD back from Veritas Publishing.
At the end of the day, Dr. Hawkins did a prayer and a blessing for the entire room.
It was an amazing spiritual experience for all, and most in the room were crying, including myself.
I am looking forward to returning to Arizona later this year for more direct experiences with Dr. Hawkins.
Thank you very much.
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Thoughts with a tooth brush.
I was talking to an atheist recently who was sure there is no God in this universe.
I had never had this thought before, but I realized that knowing there is no God is perhaps as foolish as knowing there is one.
The fact is we can’t know.
I thought I heard it put best in the movie, "What The Bleep Do We Know?"
One of the points of the movie is to observe how close science and mysticism have become.
Many physicists were interviewed and in this "post-Quantum" era they are making declarations that are more and more in alignment with what the ascetic poets and yogis said a thousand years ago.
Towards the end [of the movie] one physicist said "We have about as much chance of understanding God as a fish has of understanding the ocean he’s swimming in."
Boy, that hit me like an anvil!
Of course!
How could finite beings understand the infinite?
How could one drop of an ocean conceive of the entire ocean?
Ah, but one drop of ocean can merge with the ocean.
It can do nothing else.
We can not understand the God we speak of, but we can merge with Him/Her/It.
This is the incredible aspect of being human.
All other animals are naturally aligned with nature, and play their part.
Humans have the intellect and choice of whether to merge with that ocean we call God, or be a single drop, left alone to evaporate.
But that wasn’t really the point of my story.
While brushing my teeth (when most of my good ideas occur), it occurred to me that the avowed atheist I was talking to would be in total harmony with certain spiritual paths.
In the path of Yoga, a great being, Swami Muktananda has told his disciples, "Meditate on your own self. Worship your own self. God dwells in you as you."
I suddenly realized that the atheists’ claim that there is no god, just us, is in agreement with the statement "God dwells in you as you."
I guess the only difference is that if we know we are God, if we worship at the temple of our body and our mind, if we worship at the alter deep inside our soul, we will bloom into our full potential as loving, creative beings.
–Kenny Werner
www.KennyWerner.com
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Do you love outstanding artistic performances?
Do you love jazz, and have an eclectic taste in music?
Kenny Werner’s 2007 Blue Note release, "Lawn Chair Society", is an awesome and addicting CD.
"Lawn Chair Society", Werner’s first outing on Blue Note, truly sports an "all-star" cast: trumpeter Dave Douglas, reedman Chris Potter, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade. The album incorporates some electronics, which may sound a bit startling at first pass, but the effects generally color the performance once the listener gets deeper into the tunes.
In a press release, Werner says, "I knew I didn’t want to make a record that was purely acoustic or purely electronic. I wanted to blur the lines and create something a little bit surreal."
The Artist Direct review gives Four Stars, states that the CD is "a forward-thinking album that stands uniquely alone from other similarly minded electro-acoustic jazz projects."
Also, "a cerebral mix of acoustic jazz, electronic elements and generally expansive improvisation that comes and goes in terrifically unexpected directions."
"Thought-provoking, challenging, heartbreaking and truly inspired, "Lawn Chair Society" is quite simply Werner’s masterpiece." ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide
Eric Benson of the Chicago Maroon writes: "it’s ambitious and creative. The album is a swirl of styles and moods, moving between trippy planetarium music, tight acoustic playing, and ’70s cop movie–inspired funk.
Will Layman over at PopMatters gives a rating of 9 stars out of 10: "The closer you listen, the higher Kenny Werner’s Lawn Chair Society will rise on your year’s-best list. Firm and delicate, electric and acoustic, gentle and daring, it does with nonchalant ease what 30 years of “fusion” has done so rarely: keep jazz both serious and modern as it integrates the possibilities of new technology. Suddenly, Kenny Werner (along with producer Lenny Picket) is a jazz master and maverick—a veteran artist whose voice has come alive on a big stage. Pull up a lawn chair and check out Kenny Werner. His time has come."
Jim Santella of All About Jazz writes: "With this upbeat program of original material, pianist Kenny Werner takes his quintet through a swinging confrontation that combines modern innovation with classical training. His music is timeless." Santella can really feel what the point of Werner’s compositions are. "His heart is at the center. Lawn Chair Society sits atop this year’s best-of-list for its innovation, for its ties with tradition, and for the quintet’s superb musicianship."
Another great online review at The Lamp reads: "Lawn Chair Society is unorthodox, unpredictable, beautifully moving, and thematically coherent. Played to the hilt by musicians and realized a by vibrant composer; it deserves to be ranked among the best releases this year."
Consciousness Calibration Research Technique: on Dr. David Hawkins’ logarithmic Consciousness Scale of zero to 1000, Kenny Werner’s CD "Lawn Chair Society" calibrates at 457. The track that calibrates the highest (at 481) is track 5, “Uncovered Heat”. This is the level of Excellence, and has an extremely high degree of Spiritual Integrity.
I believe that "Uncovered Heart" is the gem of the CD. Written 16 years ago, when Werner’s daughter Katheryn was born, it makes sense that “Uncovered Heart” should be the album’s showcase, as Katheryn was present for the recording but died in a car accident before the album’s completion.
If you like jazz, blues, funk, movie soundtracks, and electronica, then this CD is for you.
I can’t remember the last time I heard an album that displayed such a broad musical palette, while offering outstanding artistic excellence.
Kenny Werner should be nominated for a Jazz Grammy for "Lawn Chair Society".
We will definitely be featuring Kenny and his music over at our ConsciousWorldMusic.com membership site when we launch.
You can go immediately to Amazon and purchase your own copy to share with your friends, family, and loved ones by clicking on this link for:
Kenny Werner = Lawn Chair Society
For further information, read the reviews by clicking on the links above,
or check out Kenny’s main site: www.KennyWerner.com
Thank you.
Gloria In Excelsis Deo!
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Following Tom Kenyon’s five day Sound Healing Intensive Training, I had the pleasure of sitting down with music and sound healing artist Nadama, producer and co-owner of Malimba records.
Nadama and I had actually worked together in one of our Sound Healing groups during the training. He has a nice voice, and I could tell that he was a trained musician.
When we sat down Sunday afternoon following the training, we talked for over an hour, and I wish I had recorded the conversation. Neither one of us knew we would have such a great connection!
Nadama founded the Malimba record label with Shastro after a chance meeting in India. "We had both been to this Ashram in the past, but on separate occasions. Shastro was in the music area playing, and I just went in to check out the keyboard. The next you know, we were both playing along with each other! So we actually met through the language of music before we even knew each other’s names."
Nadama and Shastro had such a great connection, Nadama moved to Hawaii, and they started the record label. That was eight years ago. Now Nadama has six albums/CD’s and they have 27 total albums on the Malimba label.
With regards to Consciousness Music, it’s obvious that Nadama has the intention of producing music that is not only relaxing for the listener, but also beneficial and uplifting. "People sometimes say, ‘Oh, that’s elevator music’, and I say, ‘yes, it’s elevating’.
"Regarding the music that I create, I like to imagine it as a space where people can connect with their hearts and disappear more into the sounds - a space where the listener can relax into his being and experience his own love and inner silence."
With titles such as "Healing Touch", "Love Is", "Reiki Offering", "Zen Notes", and "Yoga World", Nadama is really putting himself out there and making a statement with his music. From being in this man’s presence, one can sense that this isn’t just marketing hype to sell more records; Nadama is a man of honesty and integrity, and comes from his heart.
"Enjoyment is no longer the criteria" when writing, creating, and producing a record, says Nadama. Intention behind what is being created is now just as important. "Most musicians aren’t thinking. It’s just about their personal expression."
"Now, music can be more intentional, and can be created, produced, and used as a tool for transformation. It can deepen our own personal meditation and experience."
With regards to Music and Sound Healing, Nadama says, "the whole subject of healing is emerging. The healing world is exploding. It’s about balance between the masculine and the feminine; they are both needed. There’s a big need for balance with music also."
Consciousness Calibration Research Technique: on Dr. David Hawkins’ logarithmic Consciousness Scale of zero to 1000, Nadama’s body of work at Malimba records calibrates at 498. This is the level of Excellence, and has an extremely high degree of Spiritual Integrity.
Considering the overall level of consciousness of mankind is currently at 205 (as per Dr. Hawkins, August 2006), Nadama’s body of work at Malimba records benefits the entire population of humanity. To be specific, by Nadama being fully who he is, and expressing himself in this way, approximately 96% of the population of humanity benefits from his records/albums/CD’s = by virtue of the power of the field of consciousness that is being expressed.
Nadama fully endorses the concept of Consciousness Music, and we will definitely be featuring him and his inspiring music over at our ConsciousWorldMusic.com membership site when we launch, and have him on a TeleWebcast as one of our featured artists.
Thank you.
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In addition to my research on Consciousness Music, one of my many interests is in the area of Music and Sound Healing.
Before I got into my specific definition and application of Consciousness Music, I was researching Music and Sound and its effects on consciousness = from a neurological and spiritual perspective. That started with learning about the Music Medicine field, which has been of strong interest since 1994.
Earlier this year, I got re-involved with Music and Sound, and their application in a therapeutic and healing setting.
I also started a Sound Healing Experts Podcast and Interview series, over at SoundHealingExpertsLive.com.
As part of our Sound Healing Experts Interview series, I will be interviewing Sound Healing Expert Tom Kenyon tomorrow on a FREE LIVE TeleWebcast.
Tom has been using both music and sound for many years in a healing and therapeutic application.
His background as a musician and a psychotherapist are perfect for this type of work.
For more details, click on the link below:
Sound Healing Expert Interview with Tom Kenyon = TeleWebcast Tomorrow! | SoundHealingExpertsLive.com
Thank you.
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Here’s an article from AllAboutJazz.com about Bruce Hornsby’s new album, "Camp Meeting".
Bruce is one of my all-time favorite artists.
I can’t wait to get the CD and calibrate the music.
Bruce’s music generally calibrates to be life-enhancing, life-supporting, and has a high degree of positive Spiritual energy.
In fact, I don’t think any of his music calibrates below 200 on Dr. David Hawkins’ logarithmic Consciousness Scale of zero to 1000.
We’ll have to research that out with our Consciousness Calibration Research Technique (CCRT).
We’ll share it here with you!
We are planning to feature Bruce as one of our commercial artists over at ConsciousWorldMusic.com, currently in the pre-launch stage.
Thank you.
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Here’s an article about how musicians are being environmentally responsible with their acts, packaging, and touring:
Star-Telegram.com | 08/07/2007 | Sustainable sounds
It’s got some good resources for artists and bands who are being environmentally reponsible,
as well as links to other sites where you can find information to be more "green-friendly" yourself.
We will be implementing similiar practices over at ConsciousWorldMusic.com and IndrasNetMusic.com.
Thank you.
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Here’s a great article about the creative process, a brief history about the 9 Greek Muses,
and some tips to help you get into your own creative process:
Cre8Tiva - A Creative Spirit Journeys Forth: The Muse Process
It doesn’t matter if it’s music, art, painting, sculpture, cooking, drawing, writing, cleaning your house, or whatever;
getting out of the way and letting your creative juices flow is always a good thing.
Just remember to set your intention before beginning.
Thank you.
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Singer Steve Forbert has the right idea = he believes "Music should be truthful and real, but it should also be healing and uplifting".
Steve, I couldn’t agree more.
I found the quote from Steve in this article: Art: Seeing the city - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
We haven’t had a chance to research and calibrate Steve’s music yet, but it appears that his intention for his music is definitely one of high integrity.
We’ll do our best to perform our Consciousness Calibration Research Technique on the music as soon as possible.
If it’s the right thing, we’ll feature Steve over at our ConsciousWorldMusic.com membership site when we launch, and have him on a TeleWebcast as one of our featured artists.
Thank you.
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