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Bowl Burning for David Nitmann
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I just got home from the memorial. Nice afternoon and a very good crowd. RIP David.
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I don't understand why you'd burn your bowls. I do understand it's a tribute to David Nittmann, but there must be some underlying thought to it that I'm not getting.
ko
I don't understand why you'd burn your bowls. I do understand it's a tribute to David Nittmann, but there must be some underlying thought to it that I'm not getting.
ko
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I think that it has something to do with being able to let go of something that you cherish.
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john lucas
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Well for me it was just a sympbolic means of support for Cindy and to say thanks to David for all the years of sharing his knowledge and inspiration.
Smoke
Across many human cultures and many thousands of years, burning to create smoke as part of a ceremony, especially funerals, was and still is believed to carry prayers and wishes as souls were and are perceived to leave the body at death like smoke. Even today, the burning of incense in religious ceremonies carries on the practice.
I have no idea whether the ancient meaning was consciously part of Cindy's request, but it may be appropriate to regard it so, whatever one's beliefs may be.
Across many human cultures and many thousands of years, burning to create smoke as part of a ceremony, especially funerals, was and still is believed to carry prayers and wishes as souls were and are perceived to leave the body at death like smoke. Even today, the burning of incense in religious ceremonies carries on the practice.
I have no idea whether the ancient meaning was consciously part of Cindy's request, but it may be appropriate to regard it so, whatever one's beliefs may be.