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Friday, December 30, 2022
Cypress Hill, Korn, SOAD, Slipknot, Sin 34, Void
Rick Rubin, Paul McCartney; Cannibal Corpse, Cypress Hill, System of a Down, Slipknot, Sin 34, VOID, DevilDriver, Prophets of Rage; Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval, Pat Mac (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
I'm going to find the Truth or die trying.
Can music really have anything to do with one's spiritual endeavor or meditative practice? What does rock 'n roll have to do with higher ideals in life? One could argue that it has everything to do with them. Metal fans are the most loyal to their music. But hardcore in general attracts a more loyal fan base than pop or passing fads. Hard and heavy metal are moving testaments to a sort of approach to life, to stilling the mind, and to accomplishing something beyond this life. Not everyone might think so. And it would almost certainly be better to listen to classical or world music and chill. But is that what sadhus and shramans, holy hermits and wandering ascetics (yogis and shamans), would do? Someone has to determine to experience the Truth directly and then tell others about, like the Awakened One did. So it shouldn't be seen as so odd that some Buddhist meditators would go in for extreme music.
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