List: Ripples and Strains (Bōwén hé yìngbiàn) - Guqin Poetry | Curated by Ashok Subramanian

May 19, 2024
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Ripples and Strains (Bōwén hé yìngbiàn) - Guqin PoetryThis is a collection of verses accompanied by Guqin and Flute Music based on Chinese Philosophy
Ashok Subramanian
Poem: Natural ThingsNatural things or contrived calmness? A free-flowing river or a manmade dam that holds calm, deep water, perhaps with undercurrents.
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
Ashok Subramanian
Poem: Imperial vs Harmony (Yu Yong: Sha Men Huai Yi)I am building this construct based on the literal translation of the title presented to me in Chinese. I researched the individual words…
May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024
Ashok Subramanian
Poem: Immortality (Chang Sheng ~Xian)We return to exploring the Chinese cultural realm through Guqin music and poetry. This time, about Chang Sheng — Long Life, that is…
May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024
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Poem: Zen Meditation (Chan Ding)Our minds are noisy beehives of thoughts. Humans average about 6000 thoughts in a single day. The range is between 5000 to 60000. Almost…
Apr 28, 2024
Apr 28, 2024
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Poem: Star Rising Over Wide FieldsXīngxīng zài guǎngkuò de tiányě shàng rǎnrǎn shēng qǐ
Apr 28, 2024
Apr 28, 2024
Ashok Subramanian
Poem: Soft Tone and Moving Clouds (Qing Yin Liu Yun)Imagine sitting in a grass meadow and visualizing the panoramic view of the sky. If the sky were a highway, then the clouds would-be…
Apr 27, 2024
Apr 27, 2024
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Poem: A Leaf Understands the Heart ( Yi Ye Zhi Xin)I wake up in the morning of summer silence. The humans are quieter than usual, making me search for a source of sound. Human conversations…
Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
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Poem: Zen in the Falling Snow (Luòxuě zhōng de chán yì)There is something so tranquil about the snowflakes falling slowly, unique as they descend from the heavens above and meld into the ground…
Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
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Poem: Still Waters Run Deep (Jing Shui Liu Shen)There is nothing more intimidating than the still, calm waters. Water is quiet when it is deep, and bubbly when shallow. The ambience pulls…
Apr 26, 2024
Apr 26, 2024
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Poem: Secluded Residence (Li Xiang-Ting)Seclusion is the first step to solitude. Solitude is a place where there is none and the presence of self manifests to its fullest…
Apr 27, 2024
Apr 27, 2024