As a practical matter, whether or not there is such a thing as free will, and whether or not one personally believes in free will, one must live one’s life as if he or she does have free will. There is no alternative. That is the way the rules of existence are structured. What the modern advaitists, Balsekar and Liquorman point out is that if you intellectually and viscerally are convinced there is no such thing as free will you will be released from the pain of suffering from a sense of sin or guilt. Such a person will be far less judgmental of others. Harris makes the same point.My sense is that Mozart personified free will the older he got, and Beethoven perfected the model by his 29th year ( when he started to grow deaf) More on free will and music in future blogs
Read MoreThomas Schoenberger to Join Board of Miracles of Mozart
Thomas Schoenberger, award winning composer and innovator, has joined the board of Miracles of Mozart, a non profit organization committed to fostering music in child centric special needs communities.” Its a perfect fit” says Schoenberger, who has done extensive work with autistic children since 1992. Miracles of Mozart is busy developing a classical music concert series that can be ” exported and performed” to a global audience, since, as Schoenberger states “Music has no borders, no border guards, and no time zone”
James Nederestek, founder of Miracles of Mozart said, “We are pleased to bring Thomas Schoenberger on board. Thomas was the pioneer of infant music in the 1990’s and his composing skills are astounding” Thomas brings a special brand of prolific creativity to the fore, and we are delighted with this development.”
Plans for a 2013 concert series featuring special needs children in a performance environment are under way. Visit the miracles of Mozart website located at http://miraclesofmozart.com/wordpress/?page_id=58
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