Episode 27
Answer the call. Then listen.
What gets in the way of truly hearing the world around us? In the final episode of our New York series, recorded ahead of their Total Response performance, devotional musician and composer Surya Botofasina joins Deep and nep to explore the profound spiritual discipline of listening.
Surya reflects on how our own rigid expectations often block us from answering the call of the present moment. He shares his personal relationship with the lineage of chords and music—a gift he believes must be passed on with purely altruistic intentions.
Deep introduces the concept of the "Unstruck Melody" that exists within everyone. By quietening external noise and shifting into a state of deep listening, we can return to our default natural state of compassion, kindness, and fearlessness.
They close by redefining success as living in absolute, human-to-human integrity, exploring how true love transcends fleeting emotional feelings to become an undeniable, internal knowing.
Surya Botofasina is an acclaimed pianist, composer, and keyboardist whose artistry is deeply rooted in the spiritual jazz tradition. His practice treats music not merely as a performance, but as a communal, meditative, and healing tool for collective elevation.
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