[pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation

[Encore Pianos]

Thumpe, here's a link to Rotten Tomatoes, and the review of "Jiro Dreams of
Sushi".  Clink on the link to the movie trailer and see if you think Jiro is
engaged in meditative activity.  

 

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jiro_dreams_of_sushi/

 

It may seem ironic that one cannot engage with complete attentiveness
without the accompaniment of inner stillness.  You can't have mindfulness
while the inner chatter is still going on.  

 

We do have the opportunity to bring beauty into the lives of others through
our work and our being.  

 

 

Will Truitt

 

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Euphonious Thumpe
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 2:17 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation

 


          Without getting "too theistic" (because religion and politics were
deemed verbotten on this list after the 9/11 attacks), work that one does to
seek perfection through (to the best of one's abilities, and to improve
them) is meditation. And, as we sit alone at a workbench, pondering some
problem, who among us has not had that "Aha!" moment when it simply "comes
to us"??? (Seemingly more a reward for our dedication, than result of our
effort.) I pity those souls who, seeking material profit only, have never
enjoyed this experience! Though raised to be an atheist, the astonishing
nature of some of these "Aha!" moments compelled me to reconsider whether
the inner voices we hear ("our thoughts") originate FROM us, or
"elsewhere".*   Eventually, after some truly astonishing phenomena (which I
am currently documenting at the request of some significant Hollywood
persons --- a couple of the milder ones were read on NPR and included in a
NY Times best-seller already) I had to reject the atheistic paradigm
completely. While we who are in the tangible trades must "look within" for
the solution to unique problems which we seek to solve for both practical
and inquisitiveness reasons (and the sheer joy of it!) far too many souls
today are enticed into believing that satisfaction comes through avidly
seeking to connect their sensory apparati with corresponding external
stimuli. (Usually, by those selling the stimuli!) Hence, they neither
experience nor develop an "inner focus", have no intuition (connection with
the Teacher Within) and utterly no self-confidence. (Confiding with the
Self.) They exist primarily as swarms of lost and pathetic, pitiable "hungry
ghosts" (as say the Buddhists) a nation of consumers (and on borrowed
money!) rather than givers, providers and creators. (The swarms of thousands
of crazed, binge-drinking college students, stumbling from bar to bar here
in Athens, Georgia, every weekend, is a perfect example of this! 4
ambulances now just show up and park at 8 PM downtown, waiting for
"customers" to have to haul off! It's a real mess, and largely, I believe,
the result of these kids having no sense of meaning or purpose beyond being
thrill-seeking consumers. 

If they knew the satisfaction of creating something tangible they feel good
about, afterward, or something INtangible ( like joy in another ;person
through selfless service) they'd likely not be so prone to such binging, and
the subsequent catastrophes it engenders, IMHO.     

     Beyond just making pianos enjoyable, therefore, we have a role as
examples of CONTRIBUTORS to society (not merely parasites)! Those who exude
the palpable inner satisfaction which comes from bringing beauty to the
world! There are many other ways to do this, of course, though: the current,
burgeoning, organic small-farm movement being a welcomed return to sanity,
for example, and I wish all such well. But ANYTHING we do "for the love of
it", and to bring joy to others, and relieve them of their sufferings, has
worth infinitely beyond any mere game of "money making"!

 

     Thumpe

 

 

     *"There has been a model around for at least 100 years, that says that
the brain is the reciever of thoughts, and not the creator of them! And that
we are missing something, somehow..." (In our standard, Western, description
of the mind and how it works.)  This is a quote from Dr. Bruce Grayson, head
of the Department of Conceptual Studies of the University of Virginia,
pertaining to astonishing, replicable phenomena observed in his highly
advanced research lab, as he stated on NPR about 7 years ago. One such
experiment, for example, has repeatedly shown that the portions of the brain
corresponding to responses to specific stimuli (such as a grisly photo of an
auto wreck) "light up" with activity BEFORE the test subject turns the page
in the book lying before him, and in fact sees the photo!!!

 

 

 

From: Encore Pianos <encorepianos at metrocast.net>; 
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>; 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation 
Sent: Mon, Aug 13, 2012 8:50:13 PM 




It's an important point too, one that is too much lost in the
commodification of work in our society, where finding meaning and value in
one's work (beyond the monetary) is all but forgotten.  It seems that we are
an anachronism to most people.  But I cannot help but think that we are the
lucky ones, even if only a few others know it, because we have work that we
love and have a lifetime passion for, fed by an unquenchable curiosity.  I'm
planning on dying with my enthusiasm intact, no matter how old I get.  

I watched the preview online a short while ago.  The way he handles his food
reminds me of the rituals of the Tea Ceremony, where one spends a lifetime
practicing what seem to be the simplest of movements.  

Will

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:14 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation

Yes, I realize the danger here.  The other movies you mention are quite good
too.  But one of the theme's here is dedication to a life's work and also to
enumerate the principles of refining one's craft.  I couldn't help but think
of piano work as I watched and the parallels were too strong to ignore.  It
is available as a rental at this point.  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Encore Pianos
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 12:53 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation

You're in danger of creating a monster here, David - there are so many
possibilities.  Several come to mind for me:  Babette's Feast;  Eat, Drink,
Man, Woman; and Julie and Julia.  

I saw the previews to this film a few months ago at our local beloved Indy
film theatre, and we ended up missing it  (Arrggghhh!!)  But it's just out
on DVD, and Netflix has it.  I have long been influenced by the traditional
Japanese sensibility of craft where the journey towards perfection in one's
craft is also a spiritual one, and one has to master oneself before they can
master their craft.

Will Truitt




-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 2:53 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation

For a good movie which parallels to our own commitment to craft see "Jiro
Dreams of Sushi"  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com








 

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