MFA

Ok so I think Im considered a blogger now... but anyway i went to mfa today. The Egyptian artifacts were astounding. But I want to talk about a section we did not visit full of musical instruments. To understand why I am so inspired by this section, take a minute to listen to the beautiful zither: just click on the link and click "click to start real player." Or you can highlight it and paste it into the URL.
http://switchboard.real.com/player/email.html?PV=6.0.12&&title=MIAudio51&link=mms%3A%2F%2Fmedia.mfa.org%2Faudio%2FMIAudio51.mp3

Zither (rudra vina) is probably from the 1970s coming out of Calcutta India. It is made out of teakwood, calabash gourds (a fruit vine), and ivory.

The way you play it sends vibrations down your body as it is lifted over your shoulder. How incredible. Considered tantric yogic symbolism, it aligns the human spine with the cosmic axis. I wouldnt mind someone playing this for me while I relax after breakfast. It makes me want to reach out and widen. It makes me breathe easy. Its really quite a unique instrument and very spiritual. Plus you get to interact with this art instead of just appreciating it.