Talk:Buddhist music

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[edit] Philip Glass

Do we have a source for the Philip Glass reference? Academics and commentators have attempted to infer Buddhist influence in Glass' music, so it feels to me like this comment should be fleshed out a little more. Perhaps if I have some time, I'll look into it, but it's been years since I studied Glass's music... -- Seth Ilys 07:38, 12 May 2004 (UTC)

We do! Though it appears he may have not said the shoe thing. I don't have the book in front of me, and I reached my limit of pages on Amazon.com, but I was completely 100% sure he had said it...

A: "I would have to say, Buddhism has affected my life more directly than my work" Q: "How you put on your shoes?" A: "...Funny, isn't it? It turns out the pie in the sky is the same pie that's in your refrigerator." (327)

"The real impact of Buddhist practice affects how you live your life on a daily basis, not how you do your art. How you live day by day, moment by moment. The impact of Buddhism is not theoretical, as in how you paint or how you write a novel. That's hardly as intersting as how you live on a daily basis, don't you think?" (322)

"First Lesson, Best Lesson" (1992) Writings on Glass: Essays, Interviews, Criticism by Richard Kostelanetz

Hyacinth 18:49, 12 May 2004 (UTC)

Thanks! I've incorporated some of that into the article text. -- Seth Ilys 19:30, 12 May 2004 (UTC)