goal - Blog Posts - Yoga Vidya International - Yoga, Meditation and Spirituality2024-03-28T18:00:07Zhttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/goalRapids (The Dam part 3 - revisited)https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/rapids-the-dam-part-3-12011-05-13T00:09:08.000Z2011-05-13T00:09:08.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-riessbeck_stromschnelle.jpg?w=444" alt="" /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riessbeck_stromschnelle.jpg">Stromschnelle</a> » by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gerhard_Rie%C3%9Fbeck">Gerhard Rießbeck</a>)</span></p><br /><div align="center"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" id="audioplayer" height="24" width="290"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" ></param><param name="" value="" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param></object></div><br /><p>In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly disappointing river straight into an heretofore unseen dam.</p><br /><p>The intent behind this instrumental section is to convey a feeling of being taken ahead by an unrelenting force, and to let the listener reflect on the discourse presented in « River. »</p><br /><p>In the storyline, the rapids represent the rising tension which accompanies the recognition that one's chosen course is not only increasingly unsatisfactory, but that the situation has evolved beyond the point of no return, and thus that a change of direction has become an unavoidable necessity. Our hero is being accelerated towards an ineluctable collision which is portrayed in the fourth section, entitled « Dam. »</p><br /><p>Here's the associated poetry :</p><br /><p><em>my wish is my motion<br />channelled by decision<br />i am running onward<br />to my destination<br /><br />intensification<br />and acceleration<br />there'll be more upheaval<br />before vindication<br /><br />the tension is building<br />hurried awakening<br />to my enfranchising<br />this stream is not leading<br /><br />perhaps this has to be<br />passage necessary<br />from my own eyes to see<br />who isn't really me<br /><br />or then again maybe<br />it is my penalty<br />karma for me worthy<br />of past conformity<br /><br />how life obliges me<br />to be all i can be<br />to shed docility<br />and to choose liberty<br /><br />of turmoil i'm prescient<br />implied in the current<br />i'm heading for a dam<br />latent in the torrent<br /><br />approaching collision<br />silenced inclination<br />bearing artificial<br />the end of repression<br /><br />and then i'll be dormant<br />drowning in the moment<br />water amniotic<br />withdrawn incognizant<br /><br />cocooned in suspension<br />marooned in immersion<br />introspective recess<br />profound transformation<br /><br />before elevation<br />to realization<br />revived buoyancy<br />triumphant emersion<br /></em></p><br /><p style="font-size:x-small;border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"><em>« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process of individual growth.<br /><br />As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.<br /><br />The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.</em></p></div>The Music Of Poligraf : The Dam part 8https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/the-music-of-poligraf-the-dam-32009-09-04T18:26:18.000Z2009-09-04T18:26:18.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" /> <br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">("<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Masculine_wave.jpg">Masculine Wave</a>" by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Katsushika_Hokusai">Katsushika Hokusai</a>)</span></p><div align="center"><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="100" flashvars="song_label=converted-poligraf.the.dam.v13.pt8_converted.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/w48nmcg8gqq1gi7ydawy/5dbc940e120a115ea0f980d01cb85709e52a0c32/f895c040-a578-012b-faa4-feb17f01edc8/1af658c0-a57b-012b-971a-fcee1c8fbd55/v2/content&autoplay=false" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed></div><p>"Ocean" is the concluding part of "The Dam" and symbolizes the dream, the goal, the calling.</p><p>The ocean is calling.</p><p style="border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#AAAAAA;font-size:x-small;">The Music Of Poligraf series are reposts of writings and audio clips that have been originally published on The Goal Was So Near from November 2008 to April 2009, made available for those who missed the original Clip Of The Day series. <br /><br />Please note that poligraf.net will be offline for a few days while our servers are being relocated and upgraded.</p></div>The Music Of Poligraf : The Dam part 7https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/the-music-of-poligraf-the-dam-22009-08-25T03:55:29.000Z2009-08-25T03:55:29.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" width="444" height="294" /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">("<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ayvaz_sredy_voln.jpg">Between the waves</a>" by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ivan_Aivazovsky">Ivan Aivazovsky</a>)</span></p><div align="center"><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="100" flashvars="song_label=converted-poligraf.the.dam.v13.pt7_converted.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/qimijmspp5ardfx7axus/2e6ac6b8801bfc6effada738f59addb76d3dc703/3002f6d0-a94b-012b-7d88-fbeeee39f77d/2e8e47a0-a94c-012b-676e-fe19ef2e6f5b/v2/content&autoplay=false" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed></div><p>The seventh chapter of "The Dam" is entitled "Flow" and presents our protagonist/narrator having passed the test, overcome the obstacle, levelled the dam, and moving forward into the dream, responding to the calling of the ocean.</p><p>The lyrics are almost done, although I'm not completely satisfied with the choruses :</p><p><strong>1st verse</strong><br />Have I ever been here ? / Memories I'm recalling<br />Of similar currents / And one ingenuous starling<br />Only doing the things / That kept his heart beating<br />Not much of a skipper / Misguided but well-meaning<br /><br />Though it's a different stream / And time has made me wiser<br />I still have the same dream / The ocean is calling<br />I'm headed for the goal / No more changing the bearing<br />I have chosen the boat / I have chosen the river<br /><br /><strong>1st chorus</strong><br />Riding high I defy<br />The ordinary<br />Advancing into the dream<br /><br />Still I can't clarify<br />Was it I at the helm ?<br />Did I really have a choice ?<br /><br /><strong>2nd verse</strong><br />I feel I could stay here / For all eternity<br />Purposeful and passionate / In creativity<br />Driven forth by the flow / Sailing effortlessly<br />Doing what I'm feeling / Is best for you and me<br /><br />No trace of the old barrage / Completed its demise<br />A necessary passage / Into maturity<br />Still I am wondering / Never really knowing<br />This life I call my own / Could it have been otherwise ?<br /><br /><strong>2nd chorus</strong><br />Riding high I defy<br />The ordinary<br />Advancing into the dream<br /><br />And I cannot deny<br />I found my inner light<br />Now at last I feel alright</p><p style="border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#AAAAAA;font-size:x-small;">The Music Of Poligraf series are reposts of writings and audio clips that have been originally published on The Goal Was So Near from November 2008 to April 2009, made available for those who missed the original Clip Of The Day series.</p></div>