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Few days ago I called to a friend – We knew each other for 2 decades now since he booked me in a Festival to play a chill out DJ set. We had been very close friend since then, despite the fact we saw each other in real only 6-7 occasions during 20 years, including his month visit in my old house in Bali where I lived with my ex husband and 2 young children.
The reason I called him was, just because I was too depressed and on the very much edge, I really needed to talk with someone who knows me for a long enough. And somehow he and few other old friends came up in my mind like bubbles rising up from the depth of the ocean to the wild surface where hurricane is roaming around.
Even we haven’t see each other’s face for 10 years, the moment I saw his face on the FB messenger, it was so natural to me to opened up, let my steam out, told him all my worries and frustration and cried like a baby while listening his words to calm me down. And after this call, my feeling got definitely better and my window was clear once again to see the outside.
In Japan, we have an exact word to describe this type of tears. It’s called ” Ji-U ( Rain of compassion )”. It’s bit like car’s window wiper, or a storm that wash all dust away from your front window, then you will be able to see the road ahead in order to move forward again. We all need Ji-U once a while in our life, especially like now, Covid time.
I was born and raised in a Buddhist family in Japan. So for me it’s very natural and certain way of life to see things from the point of view of reincarnation and endless karma you carries with you. All of your journey as whole is already continued for thousand of years. It’s a rough, long, tough ride for anyone. but also this non-stop wheels of life gives you amazing opportunity to forge and discover, reunite with your ancient friends. Some people call them soul mates – Soul mate is not only one, your family, old & new partners / close friends are the all soul mates too. We meet and influence or cause problems in each other’s life in order to learn ourselves and grow together.
But ‘ Ancient friends ‘ are the people who are somehow free from the gravity of negative influence around you, or your own darkness. They are always there for you no matter how long you haven’t contact them. You owe nothing from them, and they owe nothing from you too. There is no pressure for intimacy or romance, or forced drama. Because both side know it’s a total waste of time. Rather, we prefer spent time to talk about life philosophy, music, art, books, beautiful elements on the earth.
In our music & festival scene is the place filled with chances to meet like-minded people who have potential to be revealed as your ancient friends. More long years you spent in this eco-system, you collect more clues and fragments of the mythical connection from the past lives that you spent together.
But also, just because of it’s the realm where the filled with free-spirits, it’s natural that people reveals the most egotistic side of themselves. Eventually, those people will be slipped away with time from your life. And only crystallised connection remain. Time is the most amazing filter for this purpose.
I can easily picture myself chatting about up coming rituals with those friends in the ancient temple of Babylonia or ancient Olympus mountain, wearing earth color robes. I can only feel the trust and calmness between us. I think that the key to finding them again in this life is to be able to feel this calm silence between each other.
So, I recommend you to do this if you are suffering in Covid time like I do – Close your eyes for 5 minutes and wait until your busy mind calm down a bit like a still lake. Then see who’s face coming up in your mind from the depth. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been in touch for a long time. If you feel someone came up, then try send them a message, or email, or even better if you give he / she a surprise call. And you will be surprised how this little action – to let them know that you care and miss them somehow – can cheers you up as much as it does to them.
There are many aspect in Covid time. It’s a terrible, catastrophic time indeed. It’s crush us down. But we also have the power to extract something meaningful from it, to turn it into something beautiful. Of course, one of the most effective weapon for surviving with mental balance in this crazy time, is to concentrate on being creative. Also, You will be deeply encouraged by reconnecting with your “ancient friends”. It may take you on a journey through your past, present and future and help you to realise what is truly meaningful in this present life.
You may think, ‘I can always act on it, and I’ll do it later because the Corona isn’t going to let up for a while’. But remember, when you’re in the middle of something, it’s the right time to do it …..
Today’s BGM : Album ‘ Guardians ‘ – Evan Fraser & Vir McCoy ( Interchill Records Canada / 2020)
Blog ‘ Sunbience ‘ #1 : Ancient Friends / 2020 Dec 17th
Ancient Friends
Few days ago I called to a friend – We knew each other for 2 decades now since he booked me in a Festival to play a chill out DJ set. We had been very close friend since then, despite the fact we saw each other in real only 6-7 occasions during 20 years, including his month visit in my old house in Bali where I lived with my ex husband and 2 young children.
The reason I called him was, just because I was too depressed and on the very much edge, I really needed to talk with someone who knows me for a long enough. And somehow he and few other old friends came up in my mind like bubbles rising up from the depth of the ocean to the wild surface where hurricane is roaming around.
Even we haven’t see each other’s face for 10 years, the moment I saw his face on the FB messenger, it was so natural to me to opened up, let my steam out, told him all my worries and frustration and cried like a baby while listening his words to calm me down.
And after this call, my feeling got definitely better and my window was clear once again to see the outside.
In Japan, we have an exact word to describe this type of tears. It’s called ” Ji-U ( Rain of compassion )”.
It’s bit like car’s window wiper, or a storm that wash all dust away from your front window, then you will be able to see the road ahead in order to move forward again.
We all need Ji-U once a while in our life, especially like now, Covid time.
I was born and raised in a Buddhist family in Japan. So for me it’s very natural and certain way of life to see things from the point of view of reincarnation and endless karma you carries with you. All of your journey as whole is already continued for thousand of years. It’s a rough, long, tough ride for anyone. but also this non-stop wheels of life gives you amazing opportunity to forge and discover, reunite with your ancient friends. Some people call them soul mates – Soul mate is not only one, your family, old & new partners / close friends are the all soul mates too. We meet and influence or cause problems in each other’s life in order to learn ourselves and grow together.
But ‘ Ancient friends ‘ are the people who are somehow free from the gravity of negative influence around you, or your own darkness. They are always there for you no matter how long you haven’t contact them.
You owe nothing from them, and they owe nothing from you too.
There is no pressure for intimacy or romance, or forced drama. Because both side know it’s a total waste of time.
Rather, we prefer spent time to talk about life philosophy, music, art, books, beautiful elements on the earth.
In our music & festival scene is the place filled with chances to meet like-minded people who have potential to be revealed as your ancient friends.
More long years you spent in this eco-system, you collect more clues and fragments of the mythical connection from the past lives that you spent together.
But also, just because of it’s the realm where the filled with free-spirits, it’s natural that people reveals the most egotistic side of themselves.
Eventually, those people will be slipped away with time from your life.
And only crystallised connection remain.
Time is the most amazing filter for this purpose.
I can easily picture myself chatting about up coming rituals with those friends in the ancient temple of Babylonia or ancient Olympus mountain, wearing earth color robes. I can only feel the trust and calmness between us. I think that the key to finding them again in this life is to be able to feel this calm silence between each other.
So, I recommend you to do this if you are suffering in Covid time like I do – Close your eyes for 5 minutes and wait until your busy mind calm down a bit like a still lake. Then see who’s face coming up in your mind from the depth. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been in touch for a long time.
If you feel someone came up, then try send them a message, or email, or even better if you give he / she a surprise call.
And you will be surprised how this little action – to let them know that you care and miss them somehow – can cheers you up as much as it does to them.
There are many aspect in Covid time. It’s a terrible, catastrophic time indeed. It’s crush us down.
But we also have the power to extract something meaningful from it, to turn it into something beautiful.
Of course, one of the most effective weapon for surviving with mental balance in this crazy time, is to concentrate on being creative.
Also, You will be deeply encouraged by reconnecting with your “ancient friends”.
It may take you on a journey through your past, present and future and help you to realise what is truly meaningful in this present life.
You may think, ‘I can always act on it, and I’ll do it later because the Corona isn’t going to let up for a while’.
But remember, when you’re in the middle of something, it’s the right time to do it …..
Today’s BGM : Album ‘ Guardians ‘ – Evan Fraser & Vir McCoy ( Interchill Records Canada / 2020)
2020- Dec 17
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古代の友人たち
数日前、私はある友人に電話をした。２０年前、とあるフェスティバルのチルアウト・ステージに彼が私をブッキングして以来の友人だ。彼とは20年間で６〜７回しか会っていないにもかかわらず（前夫と幼かった子供たちと暮らしていたバリ島の我が家に彼が一ヶ月間滞在したのも含め）、私たちはとても親しい友人関係を維持してきた。
私が彼に電話をした理由は、自分があまりにも落ち込んでいてギリギリの状態でいる事を自覚していて、私のことを長く知っている人と話したいと思ったから。そして誰に電話すればいいんだろうと考えていた時、彼と数人の旧友たちがまるで海の底から立ち上ってハリケーンで荒れている水面へと昇ってきた泡のように私の心の中に現れたからだった。
もう10年も顔を合わせていないのに、FBのメッセンジャーで彼の顔を見た瞬間、私は自然と心を開き、自分の中に溜まっていたストレスを吐き出し、悩みや不満を全て打ち明け、私を落ち着かせようとする彼の言葉を聞きながら赤ちゃんのように泣いてしまっていた。
そしてこの電話の後、私の気持ちは確実に良くなり、曇っていた窓を掃除したように外が見えるようになっていた。
日本には、このような涙を正確に表す言葉がある。「慈雨（じう）」と呼ばれるもので、車のワイパーやスコールのようにフロントガラスについたホコリを洗い流してくれ、再び前に進むための道が見えるようにしてくれる涙だ。
私たちはみな、人生のある時点で慈雨を必要としている。特にコロナの時代には。
私は日本の仏教を信じる家庭で生まれ育った。なので輪廻転生や過去生からひきずっているのであろう無数のカルマの観点から物事を見るのは、私にとっていつも非常に自然な生き方だった。あなたの旅はすでに何千年も続いていて、それは誰にとっても荒く、長く、タフな旅であることは間違いない。しかし、この終わることなき人生の車輪は、あなたに’古代の友人たち’を発見し、再び繋がり会う素晴らしい機会も与えてくれる。彼らをソウルメイトと呼ぶ人もいる。ソウルメイトは1人だけではなく、家族、新旧パートナー/親しい友人達はみなソウルメイトだと言える。私たちは出会い、影響を与えあい、時にはお互いの生活の中で問題を引き起こしたりしながら自分自身を学び、一緒に成長するために繰り返し巡り会う。
似て異なるのが「古代からの友人たち」で、彼らはあなたの周囲に存在する様々なネガティブ要素や負の引力、時に立ち現れるあなた自身の闇から自由な人たち、とも言える。彼らとあなたは、どれだけ長い間連絡を取りあっていなくても常に心のどこかで繋がっていて、無条件の愛を感じることができる間柄だ。
あなたは彼らから何も借りていないし、彼らもあなたから何も借りていない。
古代の友人達との間には、性的誘惑やロマンスを求める圧力も強制的なドラマもない。双方がそれは時間の無駄だと知っているからだ。
あなたが”古代からの友人”達と再びつながる時、我々は人生哲学、音楽、芸術、本、地球上の美しい要素について話すために時間を費やすことを好むことが多い。
私たちが生きる音楽とフェスティバルのシーンでは、あなたにとって”古代の友人”である可能性を持っている人々に会う機会はとても多いいと言える。
このエコシステムの中で長い年月を過ごせば過ごすほど、あなたが彼らと一緒に過ごした過去生の手がかりや断片が自然と集まってくる、というのはよくあることだ。
それと同時に、フェスや音楽シーンは自由な魂で満たされた領域なので、ある人々が自分自身の最も自己中心的な側面をさらしてしまうのは当然のことでもある。
けれど、その人たちは、やがてあなたの人生から時間とともに抜け落ちていく。
そして、結晶化した繋がりだけが残る。
時間は、この目的において最も素晴らしいフィルターの役目を果たしてくれる。
私は、バビロニアの古代神殿やオリンポスの山で、アースカラーのローブを着て、その友人たちと近々ある儀式について話している自分の姿をいとも簡単に思い浮かべることができる。私たちの間には、信頼と静けさだけが漂っている。この自然な静けさをお互いの間に感じられるかどうか、がこの人生で再び彼らを見つけるための鍵なのだと思う。
もしあなたが私のようにコロナの時代に苦しんでいるのならば、5分間あなたの目を閉じて、あなたの忙しい心が静止した湖のように少し落ち着くまで待って欲しい。その後、誰かが深みからあなたの心の中に出てくるか注視してみてほしい。
そして誰かがマインドの表層に立ち上ってきたならば、彼もしくは彼女にメッセージかメールを送ってみるか、サプライズ・コールをしてみたら良いかもしれない。
あなたはきっと、この小さなアクション ー あなたが彼らを気にかけていて、恋しく思ってさえいる、という事実をただ知らせる ー ことがどれほどあなた自身と彼らを元気づけるか驚くことだろう。
コロナの時代には様々な側面がある。それは本当に恐ろしい、破滅的な時間で、私たちを押し潰そうとしている。
しかし、私たちはそこから何かしら意味のある物を抽出し、美しい何かへと反転させる力も持っている。
この時代に精神のバランスを保ちながら生き抜く最も効果的な武器の一つは、創造的であることに集中することだ。
それと同時に、再びあなたの”古代の友人たち”と繋がることもあなたを勇気付けてくれるはずだ。
それは、あなたの過去と現在と未来を旅し、この現世において本当に意味のあるものに気づくためのきっかけをくれるかもしれない。
” 私はいつでもそれを行動に移すことができるし、コロナはしばらく収まりそうもないから後でやろう”、とあなたは思うかもしれない。
でも、渦中にいるときこそが、’それをやるべきいま’だということを忘れないでほしい。
今日のBGM : Album ‘ Guardians ‘ – Evan Fraser & Vir McCoy ( Interchill Records Canada / 2020)
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