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zazen

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30. that's what's incredible to me--the contrasts of beauty and intense suffering

Reply to Kang Colby (Reply #23)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 09:19 AM

Apr 2016

At least as compared to first world life now, daily life then was so friggin' HARD and yet they created such amazing art and artifacts, without pain relief, or artificial light, or central heating, or regular clean food. It never ceases to amaze me. I feel so lazy and soft compared to those people.

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First performance in 1,000 years: ‘lost’ songs from the Middle Ages are brought back to life [View all] n2doc Apr 2016 OP

K & R! HuckleB Apr 2016 #1

here yuiyoshida Apr 2016 #19

Yup. Thanks. Saw it earlier. HuckleB Apr 2016 #20

I did some of mygraduate work on Hildegarde of Bingen who wrote down her music CTyankee Apr 2016 #2

Dr. Craig Wright has a classical music course on Coursera Gman Apr 2016 #13

I found it fascinating. Great stuff in a course that could have been pretty stuffy but CTyankee Apr 2016 #29

A very strange band I like set some of her writings Codeine Apr 2016 #33

That is very cool. panader0 Apr 2016 #36

Oh my goodness, what a nice compliment! Thank you! CTyankee Apr 2016 #41

cool saturnsring Apr 2016 #3

Fans of this music might like this show: Qutzupalotl Apr 2016 #4

Thank you for posting this! dorkzilla Apr 2016 #7

Sure thing. I stumbled upon it Qutzupalotl Apr 2016 #12

I can't believe you said that - I'm already a Jordi Savall FREAK! dorkzilla Apr 2016 #24

Will be looking for video clips of this fascinating performance on YouTube. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #5

It's been said that life at that time was nasty, brutish, and short. forest444 Apr 2016 #6

We shall see, uh, hear. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #10

I like the, ah, sound of that. forest444 Apr 2016 #16

Really beautiful. Thnx. zentrum Apr 2016 #8

K&R stage left Apr 2016 #9

Neumes -- who'da thunk. ananda Apr 2016 #11

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #14

That is intense! Those musicians were good. PatrickforO Apr 2016 #15

Cool! AlbertCat Apr 2016 #17

Cool. ... It has a good beat and you can dance to it. Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #18

Simply beautiful. avaistheone1 Apr 2016 #21

The music is beautiful. tavernier Apr 2016 #22

I bet it didn't sound that good back then... Kang Colby Apr 2016 #23

Haha, I was going to say: Sounds sort of monkish (I'd better leave now) UTUSN Apr 2016 #28

Like this? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #35

Bwah-HAH *thanks* for saving my life here!1 n/t UTUSN Apr 2016 #40

that's what's incredible to me--the contrasts of beauty and intense suffering zazen Apr 2016 #30

THANK YOU! dorkzilla Apr 2016 #25

Dear Gawd No! Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2016 #26

Thank you very much. Beautiful. oldandhappy Apr 2016 #27

Yes! shenmue Apr 2016 #31

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! burrowowl Apr 2016 #32

Holy shit that was gorgeous. Codeine Apr 2016 #34

That was beautiful. Blue_In_AK Apr 2016 #37

Recommended. panader0 Apr 2016 #38

Haunting and beautiful. Thank you. Hun Joro Apr 2016 #39