PERCEPTION.

Too good an article 
It is Perception...

THE SITUATION:

In Washington, DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.  During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.  After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing.  He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About 4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At 6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At 10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly.  The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time.  This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent — without exception — forced their children to move on quickly.

At 45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while.  About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace.  The man collected a total of $32.

After 1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over.  No one noticed and no one applauded.  There was no recognition at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world.  He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.  Two days earlier, Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged over $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

If so, do we stop to appreciate it?

Are we able to recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made . . .

How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?

The heart of a teacher.

Once Ramanuja charya was walking along with  his 5 disciples. Stopping by a pond he took some prasadam and threw half of it in the water for the Fishes. Then he got up to walk on. Just then a fish who had taken the prasadam assumed a four headed form and rose up in the air returning home back to godhead. The five sanyasos stopped and began to disrobe. When Ramanuja charya turned and asked them why they were not following him. They answered we are thunder struck. Please explain what we have just witnessed. Ramanuja charya answered you have seen the power of tacking the maha prasadam. They then said we are taking your mahaprSadam every day but this is not happen g to us. He answered these creatures have no free will and therefore make no offence. You with your freewill and intelligence hinder your own progress.
on yet another incident when his disciples expressed doubt in understanding his deep philosophy? he told them basically it means simply one thing prapatti surrender. but they continued to argue that it was not possible to fully comprehend his writings. He then asked one disciple to bring one deaf and dumb tailor who was passing by. when the man came he asked his disciples to leave them alone. However one disciple peeped in from the window to see what was happening. Ramanuja charya motioned to the man to fall at his feet. /the tailor made full dandavats and he began to tremble and cry out in ecstacy. The disciple  were astonished to see the ecstacy of the tailor symbolising the highest transcendetal realisation. they wondered how such a thing could happen. Ramanuja charya explained though he did not understand a word of philosophy he attained full perfection by simply surrendering completely. again establishing faith prayer and the Grace of the Lord.

when God puts a coma in your life.

women.

In art and in life, women have long been held to impossible standards of perfection. Walk through the halls of any museum and you’re sure to encounter classically rendered depictions of ladies — or, more aptly, muses — draped languidly over sofas, covering their body parts modestly yet suggestively, looking longingly into the distance, or, well, dead. And even in death, most appear unruffled, the ideal balance of innocence and seductiveness.

It comes as no great surprise that artists, mostly male, chose to immortalize women this way. The scrupulous standards fictitious women are made to maintain in art mimic those thrust upon them in real life. Be modest, but not uptight; sexy, but not sexual; beautiful, but not vain. The list goes on.

how connected we all are.

we all have in us a part of that great divine. the only difference is how much of the divine is one aware of. 

Making the best of time.

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Dancing your Cares off.

Dancing your way to feeling better every day.
do'nt you worry your pretty little mind. people throw rocks at things that shine.