We saw Lang Lang with several friends last night, and he was pretty amazing. He played Bach, Schubert and Chopin, and I found myself most drawn to the Schubert. He's almost like a dancer, and his whole body is engaged. It's similar to what our chorus director instructs us to do when we sing. It's a dance with the words and music. Leaving out the body puts distance between us and the music, but swaying and moving pulls us into the world of that piece.
It has taken me a long time to acknowledge my own body, give it due respect, and include it in my life. Zen has given me that awareness, and I do believe I am so much happier for it. Instead of warring with my body, I am now listening to it, treating it more kindly, and respecting it's gentle and sometimes not so gentle aging. My body is my trusty friend. It holds me in it's embrace and if it should let go, and it will sometime, I am no more. So in the meantime, kindness in all things, and a new understanding of what the body can teach me.
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