War and Peace

In 1939 Germany invaded Poland and five years later VJ day was declared on Sept 1, 1945 (Sept 2 with the time change) 

Augustine of Hippo said The purpose of war is peace and Peace is more than the absence of war. Peace is accord. Peace is Harmony. - Laini Taylor

As a gong player I am the light in the dark, the peace in a storm.-  Leo Tolstoy. Plato said rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul to transmute and uplift.

As a teacher of gong -  Just as one candle lights another, I light thousands of others. So one heart illuminates another, one can illuminate thousands of other hearts.-  Leo Tolstoy

 If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. - Jimi Hendrix  Music is the message of peace, and only music brings peace. - Zubin Mehta

Be the peace. Share the peace.

Ebony and Ivory

If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Today is World Mathematics Day, a day to celebrate. The ancients understood the interrelationships between sound and space, between music, mathematics and the physical universe. Pythagoras identified '.. geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres' and created our first musical scale based on ratios. 

Harmony exists when you play more than one note together.  When I play my gongs I create a sound envelope overflowing with the harmonies of the universe for you to connect, align and become one. 
This week I invite you to reflect on how, like Ebony and Ivory keys on a piano we can live together in perfect harmony, harmony with its roots in mathematics!

"I think music in itself is healing.
It's an explosive expression of humanity.
It's something we are all touched by.
No matter what culture we're from,
everyone loves music."
~ Billy Joel ~