Rhythmic entrainment:

I know, I had read that one earlier today. I guess that was my mind’s way of integrating it into direct experience for me.

We should start working on this, seriously. Adapting things into the emotional context of a song. Simple rhythm becomes emotional meaning when set to changing tones.

Absolutely. I think it’s an essential missing piece. Songs that have meaning stick with me far more than do books packed with 50 times the profundity. And to have to condense something down into a song, think how concise and powerful that would have to be. When I was singing this I was shortening parts and sometimes skipping sentences, but I think I got just as much out of it.

I think I told you about the thing I wanted to do with your podcasts and music. this would be like that but taken even further. Cool. Tell me more…

This post was great to sing. Seriously, a simple two-chord back-and-forth strumming pattern (A and D work nicely) and then talk-sing it.

Rhythmic entrainment:

http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2007...ic-entrainment-juggling-memorization/

We really do need to start translating these things into songs which can be easily transmitted. That’s what a good “sermon” is: a song you can’t get out of your head. A song that as it repeats it repairs your mind and clarifies it. We should start working on this, seriously. Adapting things into the emotional context of a song. Simple rhythm becomes emotional meaning when set to changing tones.

When you later eat that food, part of what you are eating is your own love. The “spirit” of the plant that gave life to the fruit / veg has a relationship with you. And that relationship goes two ways. You sustain the plant, and in return it sustains you.

So - something profound has been lost for humanity in the mass production of our food. It’s nice to claim a bit of that back…

Yes, there’s that part of it too. : )

Another great point is - if you can - then grow your own food! This is something that I have been doing over the last year or so. Start small if you want - just a few fruits or vegetables. I started with strawberries and carrots - very easy to grow! The difference in taste between home grown and shop brought is phenomenal.

Oh my god yes. I can’t wait for next year when my friends who have a ranch put up their greenhouse again. They haven’t done it in years because they’ve been too busy, but now that I’m here, I’ve told them will garden it for them if they’ll put it up and help me get it started. Once you’ve tasted real food…

It is also a good post, of course. : )

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food additives, such as aspartame, are thought to actually alter the chemicals in your brain

Thanks, this reminds me of an important point which I’d like to write about.

Not to mention, many of these food additives, such as aspartame, are thought to actually alter the chemicals in your brain; a subtle yet frightening form of mind control in some sense. One can never be completely sure how they are affecting us.

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Another great point is - if you can - then grow your own food! This is something that I have been doing over the last year or so. Start small if you want - just a few fruits or vegetables. I started with strawberries and carrots - very easy to grow! The difference in taste between home grown and shop brought is phenomenal. There is no doubt many reasons for this. Firstly a lot of shop brought fruit and veg. is genetically altered (you think you are eating an apple, but in reality you are consuming an apple modified with a dozen other bits of genetics).

Now, the main reason I love home grown food is this. You are literally loving and caring for yourself! Think of all the love and care that goes into growing these foods, that has an affect on those fruits! Part of their development is directly affected by your intentions, by your love and care. So there is a bond between you and that grown food.

When you later eat that food, part of what you are eating is your own love. The “spirit” of the plant that gave life to the fruit / veg has a relationship with you. And that relationship goes two ways. You sustain the plant, and in return it sustains you.

So - something profound has been lost for humanity in the mass production of our food. It’s nice to claim a bit of that back…