[MD] A formalised Code of Art

[MarshaV]

At 07:21 PM 10/11/2006, you wrote:
>Mark,
>
>Interesting.  Are you, or have you ever been, a  meditator?
>
>Marsha
>
>Mark: Hello Marsha,
>I don't have a meditation routine.
>For me, music has the ability to help me quiet.
>I love music more than i can express in language.
>Modern jazz, Bach, progressive rock, supreme melody and harmony, Indian
>raga...
>How about you Marsha - do you meditate?
>Love,
>Mark

Mark,

I love music too.  In fact, I love it far too much.  I not only use 
it to quiet my mind, I use it to escape everything else.

I had a daily meditation practice for a couple of years.  Nothing 
spectacular, but it was enough to enable me to watch my 
thoughts.  Now I practice a kind of mindfulness thing where as often 
as I can remember, I bring my mind back to the present.

Even with my limited experience, I know meditation to be a powerful 
gift.  And I can't imagine understanding the Eastern philosophic 
point-of-view without it.

I apologize for all the questions.  Now your Western dissection of 
Dan's explanation of the text I quoted is understandable.

Marsha