GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): heart of a gypsy; discipline of a soldier

Monday, October 27, 2014

heart of a gypsy; discipline of a soldier

Passed along in email and attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven:

A musician must have the heart of a gypsy and the discipline of a soldier.

Maybe that goes for anyone who honestly knows his stuff.

2 comments:

olcharlieOctober 28, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Victor Borge comes to mind, but i don't really remember who said it. "If i don't practice one day i know it. If i don't practice two days the critics know it. If i don't practice three days the audience knows it."
ReplyDelete
Replies
Small Change, Smaller BusinessSeptember 14, 2020 at 2:53 PM
Casals
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

My name is Adam Fisher. I live in Northampton, Mass., U.S.A. I have a wife and three children. This is my blog and consists of almost-daily postings -- sometimes (older) about the Zen Buddhism I have admired and practiced for something short of 50 years; sometimes about other 'spiritual' matters; and (more recently) about whatever strikes my fancy. Except to the extent that it might help others to consider what sort of fool they might prefer not to be, this blog does not aim to help anyone. Writing is an old and diminishing habit. It's what I do. Once upon a time, I built a zendo/meditation hall in the backyard here and invited people to come. The zendo is still there and my Dharma name is still "Genkaku" ("original realization" or "original understanding") but these days the formality of meditation has drained. Black Moon Zendo is still a good zendo, but I am 77 in 2017 ... creaky and disinclined. I honor those who make courageous journeys, but am hoist by my own observation that "Just because you are indispensable to the universe does not mean the universe needs your help." Best wishes to all. I can be contacted at genkakukigen@aol.com