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Playing with the Wind: A Lesson in Harmony · STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

• 0:23
  Speaker 1: Hey there.
• 0:24
  Speaker 1: So today I wanted to share with you a lovely little parable from the Buddhist canon, and it's called the Bamboo Flute and the Wind.
• 0:36
  Speaker 1: I hope it resonates.
• 0:39
  Speaker 1: It's a very, very beautiful little tale.
• 0:41
  Speaker 1: In an old, peaceful village lived a flute player named Jai Ho.
• 0:47
  Speaker 1: In an old, peaceful village lived a flute player named Jai Ho.
• 0:57
  Speaker 1: Jai Ho was known for playing the most beautiful melodies on his bamboo flute.
• 0:59
  Speaker 1: His music filled the hearts of the villagers with joy and peace.
• 1:05
  Speaker 1: However, jai Ho was unhappy.
• 1:08
  Speaker 1: Despite his abilities, he felt that his music was missing something, something that he couldn't put into words.
• 1:20
  Speaker 1: So one day Jai Ho went to an old sage in the nearby mountains and lamented his dilemma.
• 1:25
  Speaker 1: The sage listened attentively and smiled Jai Ho, have you ever tried to play with the wind?
• 1:36
  Speaker 1: He asked Confused.
• 1:40
  Speaker 1: Jai Ho looked at the sage how, how can I play with the wind?
• 1:46
  Speaker 1: The wind has no notes, no melody.
• 1:50
  Speaker 1: The sage smiled again and said the wind has its own melody, jai Ho.
• 1:58
  Speaker 1: You just have to learn to hear it.
• 2:01
  Speaker 1: Go out and play your flute in the wind, listen to its gusts and its stillness, let it carry your melodies and change your tones.
• 2:19
  Speaker 1: You will see that the wind is not your opponent, but your duet partner.
• 2:32
  Speaker 1: With these words in mind, jai Ho went back to the village.
• 2:36
  Speaker 1: He took his flute and went to a hill where the wind was strongest.
• 2:43
  Speaker 1: At first, jai Ho played as usual, but he noticed that the wind was amplifying, distorting and changing his notes.
• 2:54
  Speaker 1: He began to pay attention to the movements of the wind, to its coming and going, its strength and its calm.
• 3:04
  Speaker 1: Instead of playing against the wind, jai Ho began to play with it.
• 3:12
  Speaker 1: He adapted his melodies to the movements of the wind, letting it carry and change the notes as he played.
• 3:25
  Speaker 1: Jai Ho felt profound harmony and joy that he had never felt before.
• 3:31
  Speaker 1: When the villagers heard the music, they were enchanted.
• 3:37
  Speaker 1: The melodies were even more beautiful and richer than before.
• 3:43
  Speaker 1: They felt the harmony between the flute and the wind, a harmony that filled their hearts with peace.
• 3:52
  Speaker 1: From that day on, jai Ho always played with the wind.
• 4:00
  Speaker 1: His music was no longer just his own, but a duet between him and nature.
• 4:09
  Speaker 1: He had found what his music had been missing all along harmony with the wind.
• 4:19
  Speaker 1: He had learned to play not only on his flute but also on the invisible instrument of the wind.
• 4:29
  Speaker 1: And in this harmony, jai Ho finally found the happiness and the contentment that he had been seeking.
• 4:40
  Speaker 1: I'm Lisa Hopkins.
• 4:44
  Speaker 1: Thanks so much for listening.
• 4:47
  Speaker 1: Stay safe and healthy, everyone, and remember to live in the moment.