Here's a story handed down to me from legendary guitar hero Larry
Coryell that I heard on the radio a few years back......
"A while back I was dying, literally. My health was really really bad, mostly from drug abuse, bad diet, and just not taking care of myself. I was
extremely depressed, in and out of the hospital from cocaine abuse, and frankly I didn't want to live
much. I was playing a jazz festival in Spain, but mostly ready
to kill myself, still not happy or in very good shape. Right after the concert three guys came up to me
and confronted me. It was John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter. [In case you
don't know, these are 3, at one time, among the greatest legendary GIANTS of modern music in this
point in history. Of course, Larry has played and knew, and was friend of them all, he is no slouch
either and has his place in jazz history as well].
John says, "We're here for you Larry, we've lost too many great musicians already, and you've
got to hang in there- we can't lose you too, though we know it's tough for you right now."
Then Herbie has got this little book of
Buddhist chants he's reading from, he and Wayne are Buddhists, and John says, "Look, do this mantra,
it doesn't matter what it means, but I do it, and it's THOUSANDS of years old, and it works
whether you believe it or not. [I learned it from a friend- it's supposed to
bring you whatever you want, prosperity, money, happiness, you name it, all purpose link to the
Universal Energy System Delivery Warehouse].
Then all of a sudden they all started chanting right there backstage "...Nam myoho renge kyo,
nam myoho renge kyo, nam myoho renge kyo......" This went on for some time these three guys
standing there, Herbie with this little book and a funny looking cap on, and mumbling this weird ass
mantra. Hey, they're my friends....
Well, I figured, what have I got to lose, and so with John's advice (and maybe these guys were really putting this positive energy in me with this mantra, hey....), I kept up the mantra over a
period of time whenever I thought about it.
I'm here today to tell you, it worked. It saved my life. I stopped taking drugs, I'm as clean as a whistle, I'm
recording, playing concerts, I got my act together, and I feel better than I ever have in my entire life.
It might sound unbelievable or corny as hell, but that old mantra is magic."
So, that's what Larry Coryell said. I figure, any mantra good enough for John McLaughlin is
good enough for me. So I occasionally indulge myself. I like that I have absolutely NO IDEA what it
means, and that it doesn't in fact mean anything as far as I am concerned except that these guys I
admire do it, and so I have something in common with them. A secret club kind of. Maybe you might
find it helpful as well from time to time, or would like to join our secret magic mantra club yourself. But don't tell anybody!
Your Amazing Brain Adventure
is a web site all about Tickling Your Amygdala-
i.e. turning on the best part of your brain as easy as clicking on a light
switch. This is done as easily as imagining a feather inside of your head
stimulating a compass, the amygdala. The amygdala is a set of twin organs, a
part of your brain that sits right in between the most advance part of your
brain- the frontal lobes and pre-frontal cortex- and the most primitive part
of your brain- your "reptile brain" and brain stem. By tickling your
amygdala you instantly and directly increase creativity, intelligence,
pleasure, and also make possible a spontaneous natural processes known as
"paranormal abilities", although such things as telepathy and ESP are really
as natural as breathing, or as easy doing simple math in your head. The
ability to self stimulate the amygdala by something as simple as thought has
been proven in laboratory experiments, such as those conducted at Harvard
University research labs, 1999-2009, and can be tracked with modern brain
scanning machines such as fMRI and PET... Indeed, thought is faster than
light.
Other sites of interest:
EasyPaintYourCar.comis a painting site dedicated
to learning how to paint a car yourself, even if you've never painted a car
before. You can refinish your car to professional standards at home, better
than if you take it to someone else, and enjoy doing it at a fraction of the
cost of having it done in an expensive shop. You can repair dents, rust, and
use the most durable real automotive paint, and even learn to apply it
without any special or expensive gear, in a safe and enjoyable manner. Paint
your car in your garage, car port, or even driveway. You can spray, use an
HVLP gun, or even use a roller.
Easy Make A Kindle
and
Your
Own Publishing
are sites about self-publishing and writing, and how any person can publish
materials, print, online, and electronic books. You can drop out of the
corporate slave labor rat race and own your own life by writing and
distributing your own books on the subject that you know best.
InkJetHelper.comis a web site about escaping from
the ridiculous cost of ink jet printer ink refilling- and refilling your
printer for pennies instead of $70 a shot. It also has useful tips about
maintaining ink jet printers, especially Canon brand printers.
Julia Lu
Paintingis
all about the creative works of Chinese painter Julia Lu, a modern master of
oil and water color painting. Julia shares her creative secrets, ideas, as
well as her art work.
Chloe
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