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Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman, a professional musician, to play a

certain chord sequence-- which Gurd. had learned someplace in the

central asian highlands--that when heard by (rare) sound-loving types

would bring them to some kind of samadhi state.Hartman used it this

way at least once that he describes.He did not use it much because it

seemed rather useless to him from a spiritual point of view. I suppose

he felt it was like giving someone LSD.But I can't help thinking that

if someone could find such a sequence--maybe there is one for each of

us, each one subtly different like the dna--it would be like a switch

he could throw that would open the gates to the realm of Clear

Seeing.Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do this for

them.I remember listening to the middle movement of an oboe concerto

by JS Bach one time many years ago.At the culminating point I could

feel a clot of energy rush up my spine and into my head and up to the

crown.I did almost lose consciousness. Sad to say this was not a

repeatable phenom. And also--whether there was a lot of clear seeing

going on at that time I cannot swear to.

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>Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman

 

Thanks for sharing that. Shame we can't get to listen to that chord.

Just out of curiosity I would love to hear it.

 

>Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do this for

>them.

 

There are certainly pieces of music that have various effects on me. I

already mentioned Bindu, which has an effect of clearing my mind and

kind of waking me me to positive, everyday being.

 

You mentioned JS Bach. Definitely my favourite classical musician.

Impossible to single out any one tune above others, but I just

wondered if you'd ever listened to Glenn Gould's 1981 piano

interpretation of the Goldberg variations? The very first movement,

the Aria, is amazing. Also Variation no. 16 sends is very stirring.

And all the time you can hear his ghostly humming - often on the very

edge of audibility.

 

Jason

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Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

<jason.dedonno wrote:

>

> >Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman

>

> Thanks for sharing that. Shame we can't get to listen to that chord.

> Just out of curiosity I would love to hear it.

>

> >Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do this for

> >them.

>

> There are certainly pieces of music that have various effects on me. I

> already mentioned Bindu, which has an effect of clearing my mind and

> kind of waking me me to positive, everyday being.

>

> You mentioned JS Bach. Definitely my favourite classical musician.

> Impossible to single out any one tune above others, but I just

> wondered if you'd ever listened to Glenn Gould's 1981 piano

> interpretation of the Goldberg variations? The very first movement,

> the Aria, is amazing. Also Variation no. 16 sends is very stirring.

> And all the time you can hear his ghostly humming - often on the very

> edge of audibility.

>

> Jason

>

 

 

I love all music, even learned to enjoy country; however depending on

my 'moods', different music resonates with me.

 

 

However, this is does me in every time:

 

 

From Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead

 

hope you enjoy it too.

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> I love all music, even learned to enjoy country;

 

Lol! I can listen to bit of Dolly Parton.

 

> However, this is does me in every time:

>

>

 

Wow! What an experience! That was pure art. What film is that?

Thanks for sharing it!

 

I've just thought of another classical piece that gets me going,

it's Beethoven's 7th Symphony. I think it borders on the macabre

though.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs5pH4GKYkI

 

I think I got hooked when it first heard in the final scene of

Zardoz many years ago. Well, not that many:

 

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Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

<jason.dedonno wrote:

>

> > I love all music, even learned to enjoy country;

>

> Lol! I can listen to bit of Dolly Parton.

>

> > However, this is does me in every time:

> >

> >

>

> Wow! What an experience! That was pure art. What film is that?

> Thanks for sharing it!

>

> I've just thought of another classical piece that gets me going,

> it's Beethoven's 7th Symphony. I think it borders on the macabre

> though.

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs5pH4GKYkI

>

> I think I got hooked when it first heard in the final scene of

> Zardoz many years ago. Well, not that many:

>

>

>

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umzmETQ2geU & mode=related & search=

 

From an incredible movie: The Double Life Of Veronique,

probably my life story;-)

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Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

> <jason.dedonno@> wrote:

> >

> > > I love all music, even learned to enjoy country;

> >

> > Lol! I can listen to bit of Dolly Parton.

> >

> > > However, this is does me in every time:

> > >

> > >

> >

> > Wow! What an experience! That was pure art. What film is that?

> > Thanks for sharing it!

> >

> > I've just thought of another classical piece that gets me going,

> > it's Beethoven's 7th Symphony. I think it borders on the macabre

> > though.

> >

> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs5pH4GKYkI

> >

> > I think I got hooked when it first heard in the final scene of

> > Zardoz many years ago. Well, not that many:

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umzmETQ2geU & mode=related & search=

>

> From an incredible movie: The Double Life Of Veronique,

> probably my life story;-)

>

 

 

Info on film " The Mirror " Andrei Tarkovsky

 

 

Andrei Tarkovsky

 

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/tarkovsky.htm

 

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072443/

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Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana

wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

> <jason.dedonno@> wrote:

> >

> > >Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman

> >

> > Thanks for sharing that. Shame we can't get to listen to that

chord.

> > Just out of curiosity I would love to hear it.

> >

> > >Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do this for

> > >them.

> >

> > There are certainly pieces of music that have various effects on

me. I

> > already mentioned Bindu, which has an effect of clearing my mind

and

> > kind of waking me me to positive, everyday being.

> >

> > You mentioned JS Bach. Definitely my favourite classical

musician.

> > Impossible to single out any one tune above others, but I just

> > wondered if you'd ever listened to Glenn Gould's 1981 piano

> > interpretation of the Goldberg variations? The very first

movement,

> > the Aria, is amazing. Also Variation no. 16 sends is very

stirring.

> > And all the time you can hear his ghostly humming - often on the

very

> > edge of audibility.

> >

> > Jason

> >

>

>

> I love all music, even learned to enjoy country; however depending

on

> my 'moods', different music resonates with me.

>

>

> However, this is does me in every time:

>

>

>

> From Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead

>

> hope you enjoy it too.

>

Thanks for the url. Yes, it is good. Of Rachmaninof I like the piano

concertos. There is a passage--maybe in the 2nd movement of the 2nd

concerto that has a Gurdjieff effect on me. Tchaikovski is another

composer whose specialty or one of them was Gurdjieff effects.You

can usually tell when you first hear a piece of music whether there

is something in it that might develop into this phenom--you want to

hear it again. After hearing it a number of times the effect, in

greater or lesser strength, becomes apparent.It seems to last for a

certain number of repetitions and then diminishes. Then you have to

stay away for a while to give the effect time to

regenerate.Sometimes it comes back strong as ever and sometimes not

very strong and sometimes it seems to have gone away pretty much.I

suppose for some people the Gurdjieff effect does not work through

music but through some other art primarily--painting, photography

and even cooking or gardening. Strange.

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Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

<jason.dedonno wrote:

>

> >Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman

>

> Thanks for sharing that. Shame we can't get to listen to that

chord.

> Just out of curiosity I would love to hear it.

>

> >Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do this for

> >them.

>

> There are certainly pieces of music that have various effects on

me. I

> already mentioned Bindu, which has an effect of clearing my mind

and

> kind of waking me me to positive, everyday being.

>

> You mentioned JS Bach. Definitely my favourite classical musician.

> Impossible to single out any one tune above others, but I just

> wondered if you'd ever listened to Glenn Gould's 1981 piano

> interpretation of the Goldberg variations? The very first

movement,

> the Aria, is amazing. Also Variation no. 16 sends is very

stirring.

> And all the time you can hear his ghostly humming - often on the

very

> edge of audibility.

>

> Jason

>

I read about the Hartman or Hartmann or maybe even Von or de

Hartmann episode in a biography of Gurdjieff. The actual music was

not described.It was something that was specific to a certian type

of mind/body. Gurdjieff thought there were 26 types. Some are very

common some very rare.Some countries ony have 4 or 5 types and some

have 20 or more--probably the USA is one of the latter.

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Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana

wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@>

wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

> > <jason.dedonno@> wrote:

> > >

> > > > I love all music, even learned to enjoy country;

> > >

> > > Lol! I can listen to bit of Dolly Parton.

> > >

> > > > However, this is does me in every time:

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > > Wow! What an experience! That was pure art. What film is that?

> > > Thanks for sharing it!

> > >

> > > I've just thought of another classical piece that gets me

going,

> > > it's Beethoven's 7th Symphony. I think it borders on the

macabre

> > > though.

> > >

> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs5pH4GKYkI

> > >

> > > I think I got hooked when it first heard in the final scene of

> > > Zardoz many years ago. Well, not that many:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umzmETQ2geU & mode=related & search=

> >

> > From an incredible movie: The Double Life Of Veronique,

> > probably my life story;-)

> >

>

>

> Info on film " The Mirror " Andrei Tarkovsky

>

>

>

> Andrei Tarkovsky

>

> http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/tarkovsky.htm

>

>

> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072443/

>I thought the movie was The Sacrifice --sorry.

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Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

> > <jason.dedonno@> wrote:

> > >

> > > >Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman

> > >

> > > Thanks for sharing that. Shame we can't get to listen to that

> chord.

> > > Just out of curiosity I would love to hear it.

> > >

> > > >Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do this for

> > > >them.

> > >

> > > There are certainly pieces of music that have various effects on

> me. I

> > > already mentioned Bindu, which has an effect of clearing my mind

> and

> > > kind of waking me me to positive, everyday being.

> > >

> > > You mentioned JS Bach. Definitely my favourite classical

> musician.

> > > Impossible to single out any one tune above others, but I just

> > > wondered if you'd ever listened to Glenn Gould's 1981 piano

> > > interpretation of the Goldberg variations? The very first

> movement,

> > > the Aria, is amazing. Also Variation no. 16 sends is very

> stirring.

> > > And all the time you can hear his ghostly humming - often on the

> very

> > > edge of audibility.

> > >

> > > Jason

> > >

> >

> >

> > I love all music, even learned to enjoy country; however depending

> on

> > my 'moods', different music resonates with me.

> >

> >

> > However, this is does me in every time:

> >

> >

> >

> > From Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead

> >

> > hope you enjoy it too.

> >

> Thanks for the url. Yes, it is good. Of Rachmaninof I like the piano

> concertos. There is a passage--maybe in the 2nd movement of the 2nd

> concerto that has a Gurdjieff effect on me. Tchaikovski is another

> composer whose specialty or one of them was Gurdjieff effects.You

> can usually tell when you first hear a piece of music whether there

> is something in it that might develop into this phenom--you want to

> hear it again. After hearing it a number of times the effect, in

> greater or lesser strength, becomes apparent.It seems to last for a

> certain number of repetitions and then diminishes. Then you have to

> stay away for a while to give the effect time to

> regenerate.Sometimes it comes back strong as ever and sometimes not

> very strong and sometimes it seems to have gone away pretty much.I

> suppose for some people the Gurdjieff effect does not work through

> music but through some other art primarily--painting, photography

> and even cooking or gardening. Strange.

>

 

 

well... that would be much like sex--one just can't live with the

great O, (cosmic or otherwise) 24/7 in the real world, that is, for

more than a few months at a time;-) Oops, did I say that out loud?

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> Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@>

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

> > > <jason.dedonno@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > >Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman

> > > >

> > > > Thanks for sharing that. Shame we can't get to listen to

that

> > chord.

> > > > Just out of curiosity I would love to hear it.

> > > >

> > > > >Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do this

for

> > > > >them.

> > > >

> > > > There are certainly pieces of music that have various

effects on

> > me. I

> > > > already mentioned Bindu, which has an effect of clearing my

mind

> > and

> > > > kind of waking me me to positive, everyday being.

> > > >

> > > > You mentioned JS Bach. Definitely my favourite classical

> > musician.

> > > > Impossible to single out any one tune above others, but I

just

> > > > wondered if you'd ever listened to Glenn Gould's 1981 piano

> > > > interpretation of the Goldberg variations? The very first

> > movement,

> > > > the Aria, is amazing. Also Variation no. 16 sends is very

> > stirring.

> > > > And all the time you can hear his ghostly humming - often on

the

> > very

> > > > edge of audibility.

> > > >

> > > > Jason

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > > I love all music, even learned to enjoy country; however

depending

> > on

> > > my 'moods', different music resonates with me.

> > >

> > >

> > > However, this is does me in every time:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > From Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead

> > >

> > > hope you enjoy it too.

> > >

> > Thanks for the url. Yes, it is good. Of Rachmaninof I like the

piano

> > concertos. There is a passage--maybe in the 2nd movement of the

2nd

> > concerto that has a Gurdjieff effect on me. Tchaikovski is

another

> > composer whose specialty or one of them was Gurdjieff

effects.You

> > can usually tell when you first hear a piece of music whether

there

> > is something in it that might develop into this phenom--you want

to

> > hear it again. After hearing it a number of times the effect, in

> > greater or lesser strength, becomes apparent.It seems to last

for a

> > certain number of repetitions and then diminishes. Then you have

to

> > stay away for a while to give the effect time to

> > regenerate.Sometimes it comes back strong as ever and sometimes

not

> > very strong and sometimes it seems to have gone away pretty

much.I

> > suppose for some people the Gurdjieff effect does not work

through

> > music but through some other art primarily--painting,

photography

> > and even cooking or gardening. Strange.

> >

>

>

> well... that would be much like sex--one just can't live with the

> great O, (cosmic or otherwise) 24/7 in the real world, that is, for

> more than a few months at a time;-) Oops, did I say that out loud?

>

It seems to me sex is a kind of talent, like music etc. Lots of

people barely feel the culminations.It is just not their thing.Their

climaxes happen in their taste buds or a hundred other ways.People

that have a talent for sexuality--they are not necessarily beautiful

or at all talented in any other way--have a kind of magnetism you

can feel right away.They get away with all kinds of things--marry

millionaires, become heirs--and people say: How did he ever end up

with the likes of her? or vice versa. Some people magnetize thruough

the eyes, like Vivekananda and that is a different kind of feeling

altogether.Some through the heart, like Ramakrishna.

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I know I am late, but in relation to the subject I would like to

mention a few things.

 

Concerning " Gurdieff-Type " of music I would think it makes sense to

listen to his own music:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Hymns-Keith-Jarrett/dp/B00000DTER

 

Moreover I would suggest to study traditional Persian and Eastern

Mediterranean music and then Armenian and Central Asiatic music in

which those ancient traditions have been preserved, according to

Gurdieffs own statements.

 

Here is an article about the Sarmoung Brotherhood:

http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/scripts/sarman.html

 

Read (and listen) how Arnold Keyserling dedicated his whole life to

the search of the " lost chord " .

 

http://www.primasounds.com/PrimaSounds/lostchrd.html

 

BTW, one should not leave Gurdjieffs Sacred Dances to be unmentioned

when talking about his musical work.

 

And last (as we are on Nisargadattas list!) I would like to point

everybody to the bhajana tradition in which Nisargadatta has

participated himself.

 

http://www.wayofthebird.com/Bhajans.htm

 

Have a good day

Stefan

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Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@>

> > > wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

> > > > <jason.dedonno@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > >Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks for sharing that. Shame we can't get to listen to

> that

> > > chord.

> > > > > Just out of curiosity I would love to hear it.

> > > > >

> > > > > >Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do this

> for

> > > > > >them.

> > > > >

> > > > > There are certainly pieces of music that have various

> effects on

> > > me. I

> > > > > already mentioned Bindu, which has an effect of clearing my

> mind

> > > and

> > > > > kind of waking me me to positive, everyday being.

> > > > >

> > > > > You mentioned JS Bach. Definitely my favourite classical

> > > musician.

> > > > > Impossible to single out any one tune above others, but I

> just

> > > > > wondered if you'd ever listened to Glenn Gould's 1981 piano

> > > > > interpretation of the Goldberg variations? The very first

> > > movement,

> > > > > the Aria, is amazing. Also Variation no. 16 sends is very

> > > stirring.

> > > > > And all the time you can hear his ghostly humming - often on

> the

> > > very

> > > > > edge of audibility.

> > > > >

> > > > > Jason

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > I love all music, even learned to enjoy country; however

> depending

> > > on

> > > > my 'moods', different music resonates with me.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > However, this is does me in every time:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > From Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead

> > > >

> > > > hope you enjoy it too.

> > > >

> > > Thanks for the url. Yes, it is good. Of Rachmaninof I like the

> piano

> > > concertos. There is a passage--maybe in the 2nd movement of the

> 2nd

> > > concerto that has a Gurdjieff effect on me. Tchaikovski is

> another

> > > composer whose specialty or one of them was Gurdjieff

> effects.You

> > > can usually tell when you first hear a piece of music whether

> there

> > > is something in it that might develop into this phenom--you want

> to

> > > hear it again. After hearing it a number of times the effect, in

> > > greater or lesser strength, becomes apparent.It seems to last

> for a

> > > certain number of repetitions and then diminishes. Then you have

> to

> > > stay away for a while to give the effect time to

> > > regenerate.Sometimes it comes back strong as ever and sometimes

> not

> > > very strong and sometimes it seems to have gone away pretty

> much.I

> > > suppose for some people the Gurdjieff effect does not work

> through

> > > music but through some other art primarily--painting,

> photography

> > > and even cooking or gardening. Strange.

> > >

> >

> >

> > well... that would be much like sex--one just can't live with the

> > great O, (cosmic or otherwise) 24/7 in the real world, that is, for

> > more than a few months at a time;-) Oops, did I say that out loud?

> >

> It seems to me sex is a kind of talent, like music etc. Lots of

> people barely feel the culminations.It is just not their thing.Their

> climaxes happen in their taste buds or a hundred other ways.People

> that have a talent for sexuality--they are not necessarily beautiful

> or at all talented in any other way--have a kind of magnetism you

> can feel right away.They get away with all kinds of things--marry

> millionaires, become heirs--and people say: How did he ever end up

> with the likes of her? or vice versa. Some people magnetize thruough

> the eyes, like Vivekananda and that is a different kind of feeling

> altogether.Some through the heart, like Ramakrishna.

>

 

In this case I was not referring to sex, I was referring to cosmic

union.

 

I do, however, grok what you wrote above; perhaps the people you

mention above are in various states of cosmic union, either knowingly

or unknowingly. ;-0

 

There is a charisma and presence. N'est-ce pas?

 

anna

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> Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@>

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 "

<kailashana@>

> > > > wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > Nisargadatta , " jason_de_donno "

> > > > > <jason.dedonno@> wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > >Gurdjieff taught Thomas Hartman

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thanks for sharing that. Shame we can't get to listen to

> > that

> > > > chord.

> > > > > > Just out of curiosity I would love to hear it.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > >Everyone has certain pieces of music that already do

this

> > for

> > > > > > >them.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > There are certainly pieces of music that have various

> > effects on

> > > > me. I

> > > > > > already mentioned Bindu, which has an effect of clearing

my

> > mind

> > > > and

> > > > > > kind of waking me me to positive, everyday being.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > You mentioned JS Bach. Definitely my favourite classical

> > > > musician.

> > > > > > Impossible to single out any one tune above others, but

I

> > just

> > > > > > wondered if you'd ever listened to Glenn Gould's 1981

piano

> > > > > > interpretation of the Goldberg variations? The very

first

> > > > movement,

> > > > > > the Aria, is amazing. Also Variation no. 16 sends is

very

> > > > stirring.

> > > > > > And all the time you can hear his ghostly humming -

often on

> > the

> > > > very

> > > > > > edge of audibility.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Jason

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > I love all music, even learned to enjoy country; however

> > depending

> > > > on

> > > > > my 'moods', different music resonates with me.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > However, this is does me in every time:

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > From Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead

> > > > >

> > > > > hope you enjoy it too.

> > > > >

> > > > Thanks for the url. Yes, it is good. Of Rachmaninof I like

the

> > piano

> > > > concertos. There is a passage--maybe in the 2nd movement of

the

> > 2nd

> > > > concerto that has a Gurdjieff effect on me. Tchaikovski is

> > another

> > > > composer whose specialty or one of them was Gurdjieff

> > effects.You

> > > > can usually tell when you first hear a piece of music

whether

> > there

> > > > is something in it that might develop into this phenom--you

want

> > to

> > > > hear it again. After hearing it a number of times the

effect, in

> > > > greater or lesser strength, becomes apparent.It seems to

last

> > for a

> > > > certain number of repetitions and then diminishes. Then you

have

> > to

> > > > stay away for a while to give the effect time to

> > > > regenerate.Sometimes it comes back strong as ever and

sometimes

> > not

> > > > very strong and sometimes it seems to have gone away pretty

> > much.I

> > > > suppose for some people the Gurdjieff effect does not work

> > through

> > > > music but through some other art primarily--painting,

> > photography

> > > > and even cooking or gardening. Strange.

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > > well... that would be much like sex--one just can't live with

the

> > > great O, (cosmic or otherwise) 24/7 in the real world, that

is, for

> > > more than a few months at a time;-) Oops, did I say that out

loud?

> > >

> > It seems to me sex is a kind of talent, like music etc. Lots of

> > people barely feel the culminations.It is just not their

thing.Their

> > climaxes happen in their taste buds or a hundred other

ways.People

> > that have a talent for sexuality--they are not necessarily

beautiful

> > or at all talented in any other way--have a kind of magnetism

you

> > can feel right away.They get away with all kinds of things--

marry

> > millionaires, become heirs--and people say: How did he ever end

up

> > with the likes of her? or vice versa. Some people magnetize

thruough

> > the eyes, like Vivekananda and that is a different kind of

feeling

> > altogether.Some through the heart, like Ramakrishna.

> >

>

> In this case I was not referring to sex, I was referring to cosmic

> union.

>

> I do, however, grok what you wrote above; perhaps the people you

> mention above are in various states of cosmic union, either

knowingly

> or unknowingly. ;-0

>

> There is a charisma and presence. N'est-ce pas?

>

> anna

>

Cosmic union? Nah, I was thinking of folks like Catherine the Great.

They are people who have talent for arousing and bringing to

culmination. They understand this--like musicians understand that

they should be fooling with guitar or cello or whatever.It is their

work.They make their way by it. So do sexually talented people.

Among these are some who are spiritually oriented and try to use

their talents for mystical purposes--just like some musicians and

composers--skriabin--do the same in a musical way.But most of them

are just banging the drum and wailing for all their worth.haha

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