“The Hungry Ghosts are probably the most vividly drawn metaphors in the Wheel of Life. Phantomlike creatures with withered limbs, grossly bloated bellies, and long thin necks, the Hungry Ghosts in many ways represent a fusion of rage and desire. Tormented by unfulfilled cravings and insatiably demanding of impossible satisfactions, the Hungry Ghosts are searching for gratification for old unfulfilled needs whose time has passed. They are beings who have uncovered a terrible emptiness within themselves, who cannot see the impossibility of correcting something that has already happened. Their ghostlike state represents their attachment to the past”
-Mark Epstein
I figured I’d make a heartbreak mix tape, since a lot of the music I listen to leans that way. I’m not a sad guy, not usually, but like anything else I’m prone to moments of it, as is anyone else; prone to moments of genius, lethargy, clarity, rage, etc. This one is for those moments (that happen often, this time of year) when you’re feeling like something good has slipped past you, and you’re not sure when it’ll come back around again.
so here’s another quote:
“My philosophy is fundamentally sad, but I’m not a sad man, and I don’t believe I sadden anyone else. In other words, the fact that I don’t put my philosophy into practice saves me from its evil spell, or, rather, my faith in the human race is stronger than my intellectual analysis of it; there lies the fountain of youth in which my heart is continually bathing.
– Antonio Machado
Download the zip file here, and import into iTunes or whatever music player you have. The songs should be in order.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9878375/hungry%20ghost.zip
enjoy
