The Fullness of Being

Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen considers "Being There" as the third installment of a trilogy that began in 2001 with "Changing Places" and continued with "The Ground", recorded in 2004. The album’s title is borrowed from a tune on The Ground, intentionally stressing the continuity of the music while also underlining its working concept, characterized by Gustavsen as “being acutely present, aware and focused in the fullness of the moment. The group has a definite direction or sound, but there are still many nuances to explore”.

From "No Mind No Problem" by Ramaji… The mind is an endless story machine. It is only creative. It just keeps creating and creating. It doesn't care if what it creates is positive or negative. All it cares it that it keeps creating. Whether you are enlightened or not, the thoughts will keep coming. The difference will be that you will no longer believe your thoughts. If you examine them closely, you will see that they are not telling you the truth. Your thoughts are like dreams telling you what could be, but they act as if they are the truth.

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