Forum Week 4

After searching around the best source seemed to be at www.rasas.info as none of the sources related to sound itself. It was all about spiritualism, cult movements or yoga.

Hasya appears to be about laughter but separated from forced laughter that simply becomes sarcastic. An inner joy that cannot be self created such as a direct connection with God.

Adbhuta -“The key to wonder is to remain open-minded toward the miracle of life, which can be experienced in everything.”[1] Very cryptic as most of these spiritual cult leaders are.

Veera explains that apparently the desire for freedom and independence is an illusion as everything and everyone is interdependent. Eh? More religious phylosophical gobbledeegoop.

Loneliness in general is the main cause of karuna.

What has this got to do with sound? Nothing as far as I can tell so I will have to make my own interpretations of this as will everyone else. A copy of the Natya Shastra would be handy.

Whittington, Steven. 2008. “Forum. Composition Workshop” Seminar presented at the University of Adelaide, 21st August.

Harris, David. 2008. “Forum. Composition Workshop” Seminar presented at the University of Adelaide, 21st August.

[1] “9 Rasas: The Yoga of Nine Emotions” www.rasas.info. Accessed 25th August 2008. http://www.rasas.info/wonder_mystery_curiosity_ashtonishment_adbhuta_adbhut_rasa.htm

“Rasa (aesthetics)” Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Accessed 25th August 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarasa

“Natya Shastra” Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Accessed 25th August 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natya_Shastra_of_Bharata