Label: Relaxation
Category: Music
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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 052296321727
EAN: 0052296321727
ASIN: B00004NRYS
Release Date: 2000-03-14
Komuso: The Healing Art of Zen
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Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldon
Label: Relaxation Category: Music
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Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 052296321727 EAN: 0052296321727 ASIN: B00004NRYS Release Date: 2000-03-14 |
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RELAXINGLY CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC FROM JAPAN'S PAST . . ........2004-04-12
I was very pleased with the quality of the traditional Japanese music on this CD and the attention given to its recording. I'm not one for saying that music in and of itself can heal, but I'm not one for saying it can't play a big part either - especially if the listener believes it can. One thing for certain, this music is very relaxing and I do believe it can help you clear your head and concentrate better. That's one reason why I'm such a big fan of classical Japanese music. It's also uplifting and, in a sense, "purifying" in a very noble and simple way.
All the songs here, save one composed by the performer himself, are taken from traditional Japanese komuso (healing priest) music and its various schools from different historic periods of Japan. Ronnie 'Nyogetsu' Seldin holds the rank of grand master on the shakuhachi and performs brilliantly on all sizes of the instrument (1.8', 2.0', 2.4', 2.8', and 3.0').
Introduce yourself to some music that is truly unique, calming and that just may help you find a comforting corner in today's troubled world.
Music That Can Heal.......2004-02-28
The word komuso is derived from the title given to priests of the Fuke Zen sect who traveled all over Japan during the Edo period. These komuso would take on other's diseases and worries upon themselves, striving to help heal these people with a style of shakuhachi playing known as Sui-Zen. Since that time the Fuke sect has died out pretty much, and yet the Zen shakuhachi flute carried on. Ronnie plays in the spirit of such komuso, and one could in effect call him a bodhisattva for doing so.
This CD is hauntingly pleasing, taking one's mind into a deeper state where many of our worries and troubles simply do not stay alive. Every track has the power to heal an overly stressed mind that is still at the office while trying to relax at home. They even can transport you to the calm of home life while at the office when played. His skilled ability with this instrument truly gives one the impression of hollowness, as though they have all the room within their being to be filled up. That's the aim of a komuso playing this wonderful flute for us, to empty our minds and return us to our original unknowing state. If you have an illness or know someone who does, this CD is a wonderful gift for either of you. If you are simply looking to find some high quality music to play while in meditation, this also is a sure bet. It's for everyone. Come listen to Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin as he takes mind away...
Speaking directly to your soul.......2002-12-27
Few have achieved Ronnie's comfort and intimacy with the Shakuhachi, and it comes through in this album. Though nothing can duplicate a live performance (I have had the priviledge of hearing him live several times) this compilation will come close enough to make you feel you are walking among the Komusos.
a mystical fog hangs effortlessly in the trees..........2000-05-26
Komuso review.......2000-04-28
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