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Eventually, the breath, the posture, and the movement of the fingers and
heart become unified and interdependent and the sound seems to happen by
itself. At this point the real work of meditation can begin. The sound is
conceived in the mind, sometimes by perceiving the notation. The
conception then leaves the mind, enters the lungs and the fingers, passes
through the bamboo as breath, exits as sound, enters the outside world and
the returns to the mind through the ears. The fingers feel the vibration of the
bamboo and the spirit is stilled. -Stand Richardson, Shakuhachi player.