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These are an example of Mala beads I make.
SillyPuttyriverflowBeejTheEccentricgraceleeInc88
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  • Ahhh... myspace... I remember that. Good times.

    Very cool music, LRDD. This is definitely my friend's kinda sound... I'm gonna send him the link so he can have a listen, too.
  • Listening to all the tracks, but I really like "The Peace"
  • @lamaramadingdong -- "Waitin' for the Dog to Die" = funky folk? Really good stuff!!
  • riverflow said:

    @lamaramadingdong -- "Waitin' for the Dog to Die" = funky folk? Really good stuff!!

    This was a 1st take- my friend (vocalist) messed up some of the words. I think I have a cleaner version with the right words I'll post instead if I get time.
    Thanks for the kind words.

    riverflow
  • Two other songs from around 2003...



    [LINK]

    And this one is about me and my ex-wife and how things were unravelling between us (which we were both at fault, but it was mostly me and my depression and unwillingness to communicate that ultimately did it). It's actually one of the best songs I wrote-- and one of the most honest (I re-recorded this one but with a very different tone than this):



    [LINK]

    I still like these songs, but I'm also in a much different space (thankfully!) now.
    kashiInvincible_summerSillyPuttylamaramadingdong
  • FlorianFlorian Veteran
    edited May 2013
    riverflow said:

    This is something I wrote and recorded in 2003 (ten years ago!!!! how weird) when I[LINK]

    Nice one. Nothing like a good moan set to music. Is this you playing gtr and all? Not sure that the reverb on the bass was a good idea, if that's what I'm hearing. I like 'Fire'.
  • Florian said:

    riverflow said:

    This is something I wrote and recorded in 2003 (ten years ago!!!! how weird) when I[LINK]

    Nice one. Nothing like a good moan set to music. Is this you playing gtr and drums? Not sure that the reverb on the bass was a good idea.
    Thanks. The drums are programmed (Zoom) and I play all the other instruments and sing. As a general rule of thumb, I really don't like playing with others, especially in a studio setting. I recorded it on a digital 10-track, so there was lots of ping-ponging involved, especially all the vocals! I stopped recording in 2010, though I still have the music equipment stored away. Too much work haha

    The reverb was added overall (after the final mastering) as a test. Unfortunately the original master has been lost in digital limbo! (that is what happened to all three of those tracks I think-- they are all a bit too reverb-y)
  • SillyPuttySillyPutty Veteran
    edited May 2013
    kashi said:

    These are an example of Mala beads I make.

    Hey, kashi, or to anyone else who may know the answer to this-- why do some wrist malas come in different amounts of beads? It's so strange... I remembered my ex gave me, what I thought was simply a 'bracelet,' many years ago. I started to think about it yesterday after seeing this thread, and went into my trunk on the 3rd floor and brought it out again. It is yellow, plastic beads with glittery flecks inside, and on a string. There are 18 beads in total, not including (I guess what is coined) the larger 'guru' bead. When he gave it to me, he never said it was a mala. He just kinda said, "Here" and that was it. Even if he said it was a mala, I wouldn't have any clue what he was talking about, because I didn't really know anything about Buddhism and the sort back then. So I just threw it aside and never thought much about it until now.

    It's so strange... I usually donate everything I have after a while... but for some reason I didn't feel like I should throw this 'bracelet' out or give it to anyone. Normally, seeing that it was just cheap kind of plastic, I thought it was like kiddie jewelry. I never knew it was actually a mala... perhaps it was blessed. I think he may have gotten it in Vietnam, actually. Anyway... I'm wearing it now and intend to use it, although I'm afraid it'll start breaking on me eventually... plastic on SillyPutty's wrist + her clumsiness does not = a promising future. :D

    Anyway... I was looking online and saw that there are ones with more beads on them and not entirely sure why some have over 20 and some have under 20. Anyone know why? Sorry to take this thread off topic, but if there's a thread on this forum already about wrist malas vs. rope malas, and why some malas have different bead amounts and such, let me know.
  • edited May 2013
    @SillyPutty And anybody else who may be interested in mala's

    I personaly have yet to come across the reason why some wrist mala have more or less beads vs others. 21 and 27 is the most common for wrist size.
    cant say much about 20 or 21 but I also make wrist mala and I use 20 7mm size beads because it fits well.

    However, mala are very universal, and you can practice any religion and use them. They can mean many different things to anybody.

    Going back to 20 beads for a sec though...for me, I make mine with 10 beads on each side of the guru/buddha bead with one different size and color "marker" bead between them. So 10, marker bead, 10, guru/buddha bead.
    10 can represent the 10 worlds, or it can represent the 10 wholesome karmas and 10 unwholesome karmas. The marker bead is never counted but skipped over while saying your mantra.
    Even without a marker bead, you can still apply any "buddhim by numbers" for lack of better words, to whatever number of beads you have.

    If you want to go full blown 100% traditional, youd have to ask your teacher within your tradition.

    Then there is my personal favorite, the 108 bead mala. There are so many reasons why 108 is used that I really would not be able to post that many links. but I ll keep it simple here....

    The most universal formula for 108 is this...

    108 beads is said to represent the  following formula:
    6 x 3 x 2 x3 = 108
    6 senses of a human being: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, thought
    3 times:  past, present, future
    2 conditions of heart, mind or intention: pure or impure
    3 disturbing emotional states or "kleshia":  like, dislike, indifference

    As you can see, if you base it off this formula even a christian can apply the use of a mala because there is nothing here that can viewed as "buddhim only"

    So, I apologise for not being able to get more in depth about 20 or 21...but I hope this helps to some degree.

    Last thing I forgot....27 bead malas are good for wrist size because 27 X 4 = 108. So you would just do a full round of mantras 4 times on the 27 kind.

    Either way, it should help remind you of your practice.
    riverflowSillyPuttykarmablues
  • edited May 2013
    *Buddhism not buddhim... obviously
  • @gracelee - very Terry Gilliam loopy-ness going on there!!
  • SillyPuttySillyPutty Veteran
    edited May 2013
    riverflow said:

    @gracelee - very Terry Gilliam loopy-ness going on there!!

    I was thinking the same thing!-- Monty Python meets Richard Scarry! :D

  • edited May 2013
    Took this picture today.. ..i saw this slug and gave it a flower.. ..looks like even slugs stop to smell the flowers and be in the present moment.
    zombiegirlericcris10sen
  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
  • FlorianFlorian Veteran
    More good music tge. And very nicely recorded.

    Riverflow - The last minute reverb explains what was bothering me. Dangerous thing to do, although the Eurythmics did the same with the whole of their first album and made it work.
  • thanks, flo
  • Florian said:

    Riverflow - The last minute reverb explains what was bothering me. Dangerous thing to do, although the Eurythmics did the same with the whole of their first album and made it work.

    Actually with those songs there was a late 70s early 80s post-punk vibe I was going for (I was listening to lots of Joy Division, Bauhaus, et al at the time).
  • We got some good musos on here!
  • riverflowriverflow Veteran
    edited May 2013
    @zombiegirl --- play us your uke!!
    lobster
  • @thegoldeneternity -- I haven't listened to all the tracks yet, but "Fable" is especially a sweet song! (my favourite so far)
  • Thanks @Riverflow, I am very happy with how Fable turned out.
  • those are beautiful bonsai
  • BonsaiDougBonsaiDoug Simply, on the path. Veteran
    edited May 2013
    @kashi ... thanx!

    And I too make malas, but wind up giving most of them away.
    kashi
  • FlorianFlorian Veteran
    Very interesting nenkohai. I have great respect for music editors since it seems to me to be a difficult and nerve-racking job. I've wondered for a while whether didgeridoos tap into the same forces as the 'Om' chant, or have the same purpose.

  • nenkohainenkohai Veteran
    @ Florian - interesting thought! Perhaps I'll put some research into that and see what I find! I just mentioned tuning my didgeridoos in the "Om" thread...
  • FlorianFlorian Veteran
    Please let me know how it goes.
  • NevermindNevermind Bitter & Hateful Veteran
    This is Skybird getting ready to brush her teeth. She's a good bird.

    SillyPuttyzombiegirl
  • JimyoJimyo Explorer
    Here's a doodle I did of Ian Brown, lead singer of one of my favourite bands The Stone Roses a couple of years ago. I'm feeling creative and may get my pencils out this weekend.
    nenkohaigracelee
  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    Such beautiful artistic ability everyone! Thank you all for sharing!
    nenkohailobster
  • Jimyo said:

    Here's a doodle I did of Ian Brown, lead singer of one of my favourite bands The Stone Roses a couple of years ago. I'm feeling creative and may get my pencils out this weekend.

    Are you a Mancunian @Jimyo?
  • JimyoJimyo Explorer
    No, I'm from Macclesfield. I work and socialise in Manchester but am not a Manc. I put that I'm from Manchester on my profile because it's the nearest place people from other countries will probably have heard of.
  • John_SpencerJohn_Spencer Veteran
    edited May 2013
    Jimyo said:

    No, I'm from Macclesfield. I work and socialise in Manchester but am not a Manc. I put that I'm from Manchester on my profile because it's the nearest place people from other countries will probably have heard of.

    Ian Curtis is buried in Macclesfield cemetery.

    How could people not have heard of Macc?
  • JimyoJimyo Explorer
    My thoughts entirely mate! :-)
  • carolanncarolann Explorer
    I crochet blankets , clothes etc , I try and sell some on my little fb page and I make clothes on the old sewing machine for me n kids , meant to be a money saving exercise mmmmm not working LOL xx
    SillyPuttylobsternenkohaikarmablues
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    Thanks @riverflow That really means a lot to me. <3
    riverflownenkohai
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    What program did you use to make that @lobster ? It's very interesting.
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