Performed by JACK Quartet & Lightbulb Ensemble, Peace United Church of Christ, 1/13/17.
Pratītyasamutpāda is a Sanskrit term for a Buddhist concept. Translated as “dependent-origination” or “contingent-arising,” it refers to two (or more) entities that bring each other into existence, by virtue of their relationship, which comes before the things related. Ready examples include the student and the teacher, the species in an ecosystem, the ideologies of major political parties, or the personalities and mannerisms of life partners. In each case, A does not cause B, and B does not cause A. Instead, A and B arise together, in a continuously unfolding process, reflecting one another like a photo and its negative, their essences enveloped within the heart of the other.
credits
from Early MMXVII,
released May 25, 2017
Performers: JACK Quartet & Lightbulb Ensemble
Engineering by David Dunn.
Mixing by David Dunn and Brian Baumbusch.
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