Go on, gone, or goon?

Go on, gone, or goon? Which is it?

The first, go on, is the obvious choice. But how much is it the second, gone, or even the third, goon? When going on, moving on, one leaves much behind. Letting go, detachment, is a key to divine love. It proves its essence. Thus, going on is in the present; gone is in the past. Hanging on to things, one way or another, likely leads to appearing as goon sooner or later to some extent.

Progressive versus regressive is a definite focus, most days. But then, there is the heart, the core. It goes beyond pro and con, or reg as the latter is also called with its backward hold.

For a solid foundation, good anchorage ideally has both, a determined view ahead as well as a sharp but forgiving one back. Then, one can realize a healthy balance. One may call this a fundamental law of harmony that applies across the board, in music and in life.

To keep it simple, it is best to focus on what is, and go on from here now. What has past is gone for good. And getting lost in what may or may not ever be, can make one more or less a goon. So let’s go on, embrace the mantra of life, love, sound, and light! Heaven is here now, in this very moment.

Go on, gone, or goon?
Pear tree flower buds with melting snow, ready to open — April 2021 — Grächwil

Spiritual Freedom

Something was so beneficial
and all of a sudden it is no more
turned sour, depressing, nightmare
it's high time to let it go, take leave
if it is a food, don't eat it any more
if a person, reduce or cut the contact
if a religion, take a healthy distance
there is no need to condemn it at all
life always coaches one first hand
answers are formed by questions
whenever allowed to arise freely
recognize prejudice and attitude
entropy or syntropy give a choice
progression goes froward in spirit
regression back to what has passed
spontaneity in the present moment
while ossification brings rigid dogma
such contrasting divisions of duality
unification is indeed found as soul
in divine consciousness and love
a middle path of healthy balance
detached, neither for nor against
live and let live, in the love of God
working together with all that is
let be, or rather not, what is not
that's part of spiritual freedom.

“Happy Sadness or Sad Happiness?” — a contemplative prayer

Aeolian — 8-string guitar and double voice — 3:04 — contains low sounds — also available as loop on a separate tab

“All things under the sun come about through being. Being comes about through not being.”
— from verse 40 of the
Tao Te Ching 道德经 by Lao Tzu (1972 Diederichs edition, p. 83)

Spiritual Freedom
Returning tulips celebrating spring — March 2021 — Grächwil, Switzerland

Cat on the back

Cat on the back

Cat on the back
a healing purr
through the chest
bending the spine
waves of breath
a sacred sound
transmitting love
the flow of life
moment of light
blessing of God
progress forward
regress detached
spiritual freedom
paying the price
by letting all go
true to oneself
and spirit divine
harmony in one
is in everything
and everyone
to be nurtured
relished with joy
and mostly love
the present moment
precious and pure
a radiant heart
eternal embrace
here and now.
HexaProMix — short sound sample, calm — 8-string guitar — April 2021 — 2:08

Besides the poetic Cat on the back, this blog post introduces a group of tonalities about to join the Tonalibus catalogue at this time. HexaProMix is one of them. Further in this set are PentaPro, HexaProMin, HexaProReach, and HexaProMaj. Plus PentaProLa is already present as PentaIon (pentatonic major), which has now received a second name. Here, Pro stands for progressive and indicates the absence of the main regressive anchor or quart. Also, an extensive modulation sample with Pro tonalities entitled “Progress, no Regress” is now available under Spring 2021 Sounds.

Bee and flower -- Cat on the back
Bee and flower in the warmth of spring between cold spells — April 2021 — Grächwil

Tê / Dé 德

Tê / Dé 德

spontaneity and trust
in the flow of harmony
core and progress pure
with regress detached
sound with all the love
happy outshines sad
the inner experience
in one's own space
sacred untouchable
by any outer impact
spiritual freedom
realization of heart
away everything goes
when all is present
in moments of bliss
free of all frames
for none are left
to hinder pure being
as the moon sets
and the sun rises
beyond mountains
canyons and planes
soaring like eagles
in the heavens above
feet firm on the ground
the moment here now
the jewel of the present
in eternal gratitude
德
PentaCor — sound sample, calm — 8-string guitar — March 2021 — 2:17

In Chinese, tê / dé 德 means virtue, personal character, inner strength, or integrity. It characterizes tao / dào 道 literally meaning the way.

“Things are either increased through reduction, or reduced through increase.”
— from verse 42 of the
Tao Te Ching 道德经 by Lao Tzu (1972 Diederichs edition, p. 85)

Tê / Dé  德
Winter birch and the Alps in their evening splendor — February 2021 — Meikirch

Wu wei 無為

Wu wei 無為

let go
detach
move on
liberated
it's clear
guidance
unfoldment
as soul 
and person
time is now
to cross
the bridge
remains
intact 
as can be
a trajectory
one way
only never must
rather love
and heart
sunshine
smiles
無為
“Over- and Under-Tone Presents” — triple fujara and tenor recorder — March 2021 — 2:31 soundscape — also available as loop under Sounds of Spring 2021

Wu wei 無為 means non-doing in Chinese. The Way never acts yet nothing is left undone.

Wu wei involves letting go of ideals that we may otherwise try to force too violently onto things; it invites us instead to respond to the true demands of situations, which tend only to be noticed when we put our own ego-driven plans aside. What can follow is … a new unity between the self and its environment, which releases an energy that is normally held back by an overly aggressive, wilful style of thinking. … Be like water, which is ‘submissive and weak’ and ‘yet which can’t be surpassed for attacking what is hard and strong’. … A distinctive wisdom we may at times be in desperate need of, when we are in danger of damaging ourselves through an overly stern and unyielding adherence to ideas which simply cannot fit the demands of the world as it is.” (The School of Life)

IMG_3961 xc compd - Wu wei 無為
Winter birch welcoming and leaning into the winds announcing the coming about of another spring — Grächwil / Meikirch — March 2021