I really enjoyed this interview. I especially appreciate the way that Gordo=
n talks about what it means to him to listen, to let go of the filtered, fo=
cused, selective attention we are taught and return to a more elemental, op=
en awareness of the whole tapestry of the natural acoustic world. I think B=
ernie describes this very well in his book also, the way in which open awar=
eness changes us, tells us who we really are.
Rather than burdening the list with an excessively long posting, I refer th=
ose interested to my blog posting on this subject
http://blog.naturalcontemplative.com/2012/05/listening-life.html
For me, nature recording is not essentially about capturing sounds (fun as =
that is). It is an aid to listening more deeply and completely and openly.
Thank you to Gordon and Bernie for articulating this so well.
John
John L Crockett
The Natural Contemplative
Let us live in harmony with the Earth
And all creatures
That our lives may be a blessing.
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ote:
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> This week Gordon Hempton has a full hour on the NPR program "On Being" wi=
th Krista Tippet. I listened to the podcast today and really enjoyed it. =
Here's the link:
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> http://being.publicradio.org/index.shtml
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> Enjoy,
> Fred Bell
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