The Earth Music of Thamkrabok Monastery
by PHRA HANS ULRICH KAEMPFER and SHEILA PINKEL
ABSTRACT: Since 1981, Luang Paw Charoen Panchard, Abbot of Thamkrabok Monastery in the Lopburi province of Thailand, has created music based on shapes found in nature. Cracks in walls, stones or the soil are traced onto transparent plastic sheets and transformed into musical notes. Luang Paw believes that the process of making this earth music results in spiritual healing and growth.
The late Phra Hans Ulrich Kaempfer (passed away July 2, 2009), Thamkrabok Monastery, Phraputthabat, 18120 Saraburi, Thailand. E-mail:info@thamkrabok-monastery.org.
Sheila Pinkel, 210 North Avenue 66, Los Angeles, CA 90042, U.S.A. E-mail:spinkel@earthlink.net.
