<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv41721089"><var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var><table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit;" vAlign="top"><div> <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>Without getting "too theistic" (<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>because religion and politics were deemed verbotten on this list after the 9/11 attacks), work that one does to seek perfection through (<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>to the best of one's abilities, and to improve them) is <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>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!<wbr> 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 <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>thoughts"<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>) originate FROM us, or "<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>elsewhere"<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>.* <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>Eventually, after some truly astonishing phenomena (which I am currently documenting at the <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>request of some significant
Hollywood persons --- a couple of the milder ones were read on NPR and included in a NY Times best-seller <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>already) I had to reject the atheistic paradigm completely.<wbr> While we who are in the <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>tangible trades must "look within" for the solution to unique problems which we seek to solve <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>for both <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>practical and inquisitiveness <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>reasons (<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>and the sheer joy of it!<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>)<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> far too many souls today are enticed into believing that satisfaction comes through avidly <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>seeking to connect their sensory apparati with corresponding external stimuli. (<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>Usually,<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> by those selling the stimuli!) Hence, they neither experience nor develop an<var
id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> "inner focus", <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var><wbr>have no intuition (connection with the Teacher Within) and utterly <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>no self-confidence.<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> (Confiding <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>with the Self.<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>) <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var><var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>They exist primarily as <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>swarms<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> of <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>lost and <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>pathetic, pitiable<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> "hungry ghosts" (as say the Buddhists) a<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> nation of consumers (<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>and on borrowed money!) rather than givers, providers and creators. (The swarms of thousands of crazed,<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> binge-drinking <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>college students, stumbling from bar to bar <var
id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>here in Athens, Georgia, every weekend, is a perfect example of this<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>! 4 ambulances now <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>just show up and park <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>at 8 PM downtown, <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>wa<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>iting for "cust<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>omers" to have to <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>haul off!<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> It'<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>s <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>a real mess, and largely, I belie<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>ve, the result of these k<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>ids having no sense o<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>f meaning or purpose beyond being thrill-seeking consumers.<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> </div><div><var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>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) <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>they'<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>d like<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>ly not be so prone to such binging, and the subsequent catastrophes it engenders, <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>IMHO.<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> </div><div> <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>Beyond just making pianos enjoyable, <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>therefore, we have a role as examples of CONTRIBUTORS to society (not merely parasites)!<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> Those who exude the<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> palpable inner satisfaction which<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> comes from bringing beauty to the world!<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> There are many other ways to do this, of course, <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var><var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>though: the current, burgeoning, organic small-farm movement being a welcomed return to sanity, for example, and I wish
all such well.<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> But ANYTHING we do "for the love of it", and to bring joy to others, and relieve them<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> of their sufferings, <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>has worth infinitely beyond any<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>mere game of "money making"!<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></div><div> </div><div> <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var><wbr><wbr>Thumpe</div><div><var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> </div><div> </div><div> <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var><wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr>*"There has been a model around for at least 100 years,<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> that says that the brain is the reciever of thoughts, and not the creator of them!<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> A<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>nd that we are <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>missing something, somehow..." <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>(<var
id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>In our standard, Western, description of the mind and how it works.) <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> This is a
quote from Dr.<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> Bruce Grayson, head of t<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>he Department of Conceptual Studies of the University of Virginia, pertaining to astonishing, replicable phenomena observed in his highly advan<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>ced research<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> lab, as he stated <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>on NPR about 7 years ago. O<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>ne such experiment, for example, has repeatedly shown tha<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>t the <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>portions of the brain corresponding to responses to specific stimuli (such as <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>a grisly photo of an auto wreck) "light up" with activity <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>BEFORE the test subject turns the page in the book lying before him, and in fact sees the photo!!!<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var><var
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<td style="font: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit;" vAlign="top">It's an important point too, one that is too much lost in the<br>commodification of work in our society, where finding meaning and value in<br>one's work (beyond the monetary) is all but forgotten. It seems that we are<br>an anachronism to most people. But I cannot help but think that we are the<br>lucky ones, even if only a few others know it, because we have work that we<br>love and have a lifetime passion for, fed by an unquenchable curiosity. I'm<br>planning on dying with my enthusiasm intact, no matter how old I get. <br><br>I watched the preview online a short while ago. The way he handles his food<br>reminds me of the rituals of the Tea Ceremony, where one spends a lifetime<br>practicing what seem to be the simplest of movements. <br><br>Will<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From:
<a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<br>Of David Love<br>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:14 PM<br>To: <a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation<br><br>Yes, I realize the danger here. The other movies you mention are quite good<br>too. But one of the theme's here is dedication to a life's work and also to<br>enumerate the principles of refining one's craft. I couldn't help but think<br>of piano work as I watched and the parallels were too strong to ignore. It<br>is available as a rental at this point. <br><br>David Love<br>www.davidlovepianos.com<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<br>Of Encore Pianos<br>Sent: Monday, August
13, 2012 12:53 PM<br>To: <a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation<br><br>You're in danger of creating a monster here, David - there are so many<br>possibilities. Several come to mind for me: Babette's Feast; Eat, Drink,<br>Man, Woman; and Julie and Julia. <br><br>I saw the previews to this film a few months ago at our local beloved Indy<br>film theatre, and we ended up missing it (Arrggghhh!!) But it's just out<br>on DVD, and Netflix has it. I have long been influenced by the traditional<br>Japanese sensibility of craft where the journey towards perfection in one's<br>craft is also a
spiritual one, and one has to master oneself before they can<br>master their craft.<br><br>Will Truitt<br><br> <br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<br>Of David Love<br>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 2:53 PM<br>To: <a href="" rel="nofollow">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>Subject: [pianotech] Slightly OT: Movie recommendation<br><br>For a good movie which parallels to our own commitment to craft see "Jiro<br>Dreams of Sushi" <br><br>David Love<br>www.davidlovepianos.com<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></td>
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