Meditation and
music are a good combination. You can practice meditation with music.
It helps a great deal if you have problems with keeping focused.
Do you remember
the last time you went on a trip, and you were a tourist in a new
city? How did you discover that place? Were you wandering around the
streets, discovering what you came across in your path? Or you were
looking for the most famous monuments and observing the streets you
already knew from a travel guide or from pictures?
Let's do something like that with music now. Find a quiet place and take care of not being interrupted during your meditation. If you are an adventurous explorer, choose some music that you've never heard before and from which you have no references. Close your eyes and focus your attention on the musical landscape displayed in front of you. Get surprised by every detail that you discover and enjoy. Enjoy the feeling of surprise and curiosity that you will come across during the listening, without judging whether if you like that kind of music or not.
If you like to see the cities with your travel guide, choose some music that you like but you barely listen to. Since you already know the music, its melody and structure won't be a surprise to you. In the same way that going to Santiago de Compostela and seeing the cathedral is something that you would expect. Let the music amaze you when you listen to details that you've probably never heard. If it's a song, listen carefully to the musical accompaniment. If there are several instruments, try to identify how many there are and which ones they are, (it's not always easy). Listen to the music you like with the greatest care, trying to absorb every detail and enjoy the surprise and admiration that brings rediscovering the beauty of the things we love.
Have a good musical journey!
Let's do something like that with music now. Find a quiet place and take care of not being interrupted during your meditation. If you are an adventurous explorer, choose some music that you've never heard before and from which you have no references. Close your eyes and focus your attention on the musical landscape displayed in front of you. Get surprised by every detail that you discover and enjoy. Enjoy the feeling of surprise and curiosity that you will come across during the listening, without judging whether if you like that kind of music or not.
If you like to see the cities with your travel guide, choose some music that you like but you barely listen to. Since you already know the music, its melody and structure won't be a surprise to you. In the same way that going to Santiago de Compostela and seeing the cathedral is something that you would expect. Let the music amaze you when you listen to details that you've probably never heard. If it's a song, listen carefully to the musical accompaniment. If there are several instruments, try to identify how many there are and which ones they are, (it's not always easy). Listen to the music you like with the greatest care, trying to absorb every detail and enjoy the surprise and admiration that brings rediscovering the beauty of the things we love.
Have a good musical journey!
