Strings of Compassion
There is a story about a religious teacher who used to talk every morning to his disciples. One morning he got on to the platform and was just about to begin when a little bird came, sat on the windowsill and began to sing. Then it...
Standing in the Dark Field
Understanding takes more than just knowing. To really know and understand one has to prepare to unlearn everything one has ever thought of knowing—to surrender to the great unknowing. What we think we know we usually learned through...
A Nation of Musicians
Finland’s extraordinary commitment to music can be traced in part to a struggle to reassert its unique cultural identity in the 19th century. Ultimately, the country created a huge and effective network of state-supported music...