8 April 2018

A long, cold and snowy winter is finally coming to an end. Just after dawn during a nocturnal unattended sound recording in an old forest. Black grouse is on the leks, and the voices of overflying Whooper swans can be heard. Chaffinches are migrating, and the local Willow tits have begun singing. Black and Great Spotted woodpeckers are drumming, but Ravens steal she show acoustically. Feels good to be alive.

Umeå commune, Västerbotten County (63.56 N, 20.20 E)

SD MixPre-3 with stereo-matched Sennheiser MKH8020s attached to a tree trunk. Amplified 6 dB, 100 Hz low cut filter in post.

Into the old-growth forest – spring advancing, woodpeckers and Raven come alive

Michael interviews Simone Moir, Registered Psychotherapist, on the precept of aparigraha (non-greed) and the practice of generosity. They discuss what comes up around possessiveness, addiction and obsession, embracing impermanence, the importance of relationship and knowing the importance of boundaries.

Generosity & Not Being Possessive

In this podcast episode, Michael discusses the ethic of honesty (satya). In the practice of satya, we become honesty, it arises out of the real-time situations of our loves and livings. The deepest value of practice comes through our commitment to honesty. If you look at non-violence or greed, it’s hard to enter those principles unless there’s honesty at the base. 

Recorded in 2011.

Become Honesty (Satya)

In this podcast episode, Michael explores the ethic of not stealing (asteya). Dogen, a wonderful Zen master, translates it this way: “The self and things of the world are just as they are. The gate of freedom is open.” This ethic is about being satisfied with what I have. Another way you could translate this is: not taking what’s not given freely. 

Recorded in 2011.

Being Satisfied (Asteya)

In this podcast episode, Michael discusses the relationship between awareness and morality or mindfulness and ethics. When we are faced with the unprecedented and unrepeatable complexities of this moment, the question is not, “What is the right thing to do?” but “What is the compassionate thing to do?” This question can be approached with integrity but not with certainty. 

Recorded in 2011.

Awareness & Morality

In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael explores the “negation section” of the Heart Sutra (no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue...) and how the story-telling and I-making functions of the mind contract and cling, leading us away from intimacy. Drawing on poems by John Cage and Jack Gilbert he describes the dependent-origination of the self, our tendency to create metaphysical frames, and the paradox of being a parent as exemplified by Krishna’s mother.

Recorded April 7, 2009

The Authoritarian Structures of the Mind

The first track we recorded with the Digitakt, accompanied by the Ciat Lonbarde Deerhorn and Tetrax Organs. 
We used some samples from the sample packs by Jogging House (Reel Feels) and Hainbach (Isolation Loops). 
Links to the sample packs below. 
We hope you enjoy this one :)

Reel Feels by Jogging House: https://jogginghouse.bandcamp.com/album/reel-feels-sound-pack
Isolation Loops by Hainbach: https://hainbach.bandcamp.com/album/isolation-loops-soundpack

Bird Feeder

Disquiet Junto Project 0469: [Missing in Caption]. The Assignment: Make music that pushes the constraints of descriptive television captions.

In one scene of this old war movie, the man is saying goodbye to go to another well-founded, short and successful war, and his wife is deeply worried.

The bells call to battle, the wife struggles to find parting words, and even the worn-out VHS tape is deeply moved.

Whispering provided by these two CC0 samples:
https://freesound.org/people/geoneo0/sounds/193818/
https://freesound.org/people/LadyImperatrix/sounds/503270/ <- the heartbreaking words!

Image based on David Monies: The Farewell
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monies-Farewell.jpg

More on this 469th weekly Disquiet Junto project:
https://disquiet.com/0469/
Project discussion:
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0469-missing-in-caption/

CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

[overly heartbreaking farewell music] ____ [disquiet0469]

EP 918 เราทำนายความสุขในอนาคตได้ดีแค่ไหน

เคยเป็นแบบนี้ไหมครับที่เราเคยคิดว่าถ้าเราทำอะไรได้สำเร็จ เราจะมีความสุขมาก ๆ แต่พอทำสำเร็จจริง ๆ มันก็มีความสุขแหละ แต่มันไม่ได้มากขนาดนั้น หรือเราเคยคิดว่าถ้าเราสูญเสียอะไรไป เราจะทุกข์มาก ๆ แต่พอถึงตอนนั้นจริง ๆ มันก็ไม่ได้มากขนาดนั้นเช่นกัน ลองมาฟัง Episode นี้ที่ผมสรุปมาจากการดู Facebook Live พูดคุยกันระหว่างอาจารย์ณัฐวุฒิ เผ่าทวี กับอาจารย์ Daniel Gilbert จาก Harvard University เผื่อเป็นประโยชน์ครับ

EP 918 เราทำนายความสุขในอนาคตได้ดีแค่ไหน

Sergio Godoy: Principal problema de corrupción en el gobierno, es el propio Mario Abdo Benítez

This is made from snippets of a one minute sample of ice in a glass. Though some effects are applied all sounds are included as sampled (with minor EQ in mix) and represent the original material fairly faithfully. The result is purely rhythmic and textural rather than containing any melody or harmony.
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More on this 471st weekly Disquiet Junto project — Phase Transition / The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it — at:

https://disquiet.com/0471/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements here:

https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0471-phase-transition/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to twitter.com/disquiet 1 for Slack inclusion.

Phase Transition (disquiet0471)

Awake in the World Podcast is a library of talks on a wide-range of topics, including bringing mindfulness and meditation practice into daily life; personal and community issues regarding mental health; and social change. The podcasts were recorded at live events so you might hear coughing, airplanes, cars, sirens, laughter, and peoples’ questions—all part of the intimate experience. Michael Stone (1974-2017) was a Buddhist teacher, author, and mental health advocate. His legacy is stewarded by Carina Stone. Podcast funded by Patreon (patreon.com/michaelstone).