purposefulness - Blog Posts - Yoga Vidya International - Yoga, Meditation and Spirituality2024-03-29T14:25:05Zhttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/purposefulnessPurposefulnesshttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/purposefulness2011-08-12T15:58:03.000Z2011-08-12T15:58:03.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/444px-dance_of_fire.jpg?w=444" alt="" /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dance_of_Fire.JPG">Dance Of Fire</a> » by SarThePhotographer)</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>« Purposefulness » is the first of a series of short segues that I have put together in the hopes of joining existing compositions into one continuous piece of music.</p><br /><p>In order to preserve the surprise, I won't disclose the details of the other compositions, nor the title of the overall resulting piece. Those of you familiar with the repertoire of Poligraf will possibly recognize some of the themes that are revisited in each of the transitions, and will thus perhaps be able to guess the whole, along with the respective roles of each of the segues.</p><br /><p>The demo is all instrumental. Here's the accompanying poetry :</p><br /><p><em>is the aim too lofty<br />is the mountain too high<br />the riddle too knotty<br />or the desert too dry<br /><br />how can it be enough<br />if the goal is so near<br />how can it be too tough<br />if the prize is so dear<br /><br />how can it be too late<br />if there is still some life<br />why stop at the last gate<br />when the roads are so rife<br /><br />in your going forward<br />even against the stream<br />never become deterred<br />hold on tight to the dream<br /><br />just keep ploughing ahead<br />be wary when crossing<br />the marshes of the dead<br />maintain your flame burning<br /><br />no point in lingering<br />avoid meandering<br />the path is unfolding<br />keep that engine running<br /><br />know that the inception<br />was not a deception<br />but an intimation<br />of the destination<br /><br />inside still shines the way<br />bright as the light of day<br />no reward in dismay<br />no time to go astray<br /><br />whatever the question<br />no matter the duress<br />you'll find the solution<br />in your purposefulness<br /></em></p></div>