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The Healing Art of Zen Shakuhachi
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin
The Komuso were priests of the Fuke-Shu sect of Zen Buddhism who wandered Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868). These priests would take the problems and illnesses of people upon themselves, attempting to help them by playing a particular style of shakuhachi flute music called Sui-Zen. They sought to have their “patients” become completely embraced by their music, allowing them to let go of all distractions, worries, problems, and stresses.
The “ko” in komuso means “emptiness” or “nothingness”; this concept of quieting the mind was the aim of these healing priests. Government reforms lead to abolishing the Fuke sect and abandoning all of its temples. It was only by good fortune that the healing repertoire of the Zen shakuhachi survived. In many ways, Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin is a modern-day komuso.
Zen literally means “meditation”. The shakuhachi is the only melodic instrument used for meditation. The idea of the Zen art is to become one with the music so that you experience no other distractions, worries, problems, illnesses, or stresses. The shakuhachi has existed in Japan for 1200 years. At first it was used to play court music, or gagaku. “The kind of shakuhachi music I play here is honkyoku, or music that is performed for one’s own enlightenment and that is an outgrowth of Zen Buddhism.” The word honkyoku refers to origin, hon. And origin, in this case, means the place inside yourself that is the origin
This music focuses on the subtle, contemplative aspects of the shakuhachi flute, using its winding melodies as a focus for meditation and healing. Pieces like “Shizukesa,” “Yamato-Choshi,” “Sogei No Kyoku,” and “Mujushin-Kyoko” are soothing and refreshing glimpses into Japanese musical tradition, regardless of whether or not they’re used for meditation purposes.
Track 1: [Betsuden] Echigo-Sanya (08:14)
Track 2: Kyo-Choshi (04:52)
Track 3: [Futaiken] Reibo (08:48)
Track 4: Shizukesa (06:13)
Track 5: Mujushin-Kyoku (06:37)
Track 6: Hifumi Hachigaeshi (07:42)
Track 7: Sogei No Kyoku (01:27)
Track 8: Shishi No Kyoku (06:33)
Track 9: Yamato-Choshi (03:17)
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