{"id":31422,"date":"2018-03-06T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=31422"},"modified":"2023-03-16T04:00:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T11:00:40","slug":"tq-matsuo-basho-seek-what-they-sought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-matsuo-basho-seek-what-they-sought\/","title":{"rendered":"Matsuo Basho on how to improve at guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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\u201cDo not seek to follow in the footsteps of others, instead, seek what they sought.\u201d
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Matsuo Basho<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Do we need to be inventors or statesmen to find inspiration in Ben Franklin? Do we need to draw and paint for Leonardo Da Vinci to touch our lives?<\/p>\n

Masters and mavericks serve us best by example.<\/p>\n

They show us that it\u2019s alright to be curious<\/a>. It\u2019s alright to experiment and fail (a million times over). It\u2019s alright to be human, and it’s alright to rise above expectations. It\u2019s alright to go for it.<\/p>\n

Matsuo Basho was the most famous Edo-period poet in Japan. And he would tell his disciples to absorb but then disregard everything they learned. He even dismissed his own work. It was the seeking that was more important than the learning.<\/p>\n

And it doesn\u2019t have to be so serious. Even Basho allowed himself to be lighthearted, with lines such as, \u201cnow then, let\u2019s go out \/ to enjoy the snow \u2026 until \/ I slip and fall!\u201d [1688]\n

We can look to others for guidance and we can benefit from their experience. But the main ingredient to create what they\u2019ve created is to constantly seek clarity and perspective<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With all the information available to us these days, advice is cheap. Real progress<\/a> happens when we put our hands and attention on our guitars.<\/p>\n

We can seek to hear more accurately and honestly. We can strive to stay more present and aware of each movement of a finger. We can gently steer our focus back to the task at hand when in strays.<\/p>\n

So the \u201cwhat\u201d is less important than the \u201chow\u201d. And the \u201chow\u201d is less important than the \u201cwhy\u201d. If our purpose in playing guitar is to master our bodies and minds<\/a>, the guitar can\u2019t help but follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here. Enjoy! \u201cDo not seek to follow in the footsteps of others, instead, seek what they sought.\u201d Matsuo Basho Do we need to be inventors or statesmen to find inspiration in Ben Franklin? Do we need to draw and paint for Leonardo … <\/p>\n

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