The Inner Sound Current

[JaysonR]

I'm not opposed to this inner sound concept by any means.
However, I do feel someone should put out a fair warning of being careful not to mistake some known physical issues as these inner sounds of meditation; nor to confuse these inner sounds of meditation as some known physical issue.

A good example of this would be tinnitus.

Not being a medical doctor, my rule of basic thumb on this would be simple:
If it is something you don't want, but can't stop; might want to check with a doctor to be safe.

If it is something that you do want, and can stop; the chances are less likely to be a physical medical issue.

[Xan]

Yes, this issue was well-discussed in the thread. Jayson.

As I understand it there's no known cure for tinnitus, so just listening seems the best solution anyway... far better than the frustration and discomfort many people get into.


Xan

[JaysonR]

Depends on the tinnitus.
Tinnitus is like saying, "knee problem".
It's not specific; there are "objective" and "subjective" tinnitus; caused by external trauma, and those with not external stimuli (respectively).

The subjective is the family of tinnitus cases that are slippery.
Some are chronic re-traumatizing damage from external stimuli (such as constantly too loud headphones over a considerable time period).

Others are found to be issues with the ear itself; sometimes it is spams or the like that are causing the issues.

And some don't fit anywhere into a physical classification of identifying what is wrong.


There's a problem, though.
It's a problem like fibromyalgia; due to a lack of external measuring being possible within subjective tinnitus, allot of questionable doubt is cast on which case belongs linked to which other case as relative.


But that's just one such simple example.
I was more or less just saying each person needs to make sure they are comfortable and can not hear it when they want to not hear it.

The inverse would be something that should raise alarm bells.

[Shabda]

one distinct thing that is produced by the inner Sound, that is never produced by tinnitus, is feeling the Sound current go through the entire being, from head to toe, which causes a form of ecstasy to be felt one's being...this is one way of knowing the difference between the two...

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Shabda

one distinct thing that is produced by the inner Sound, that is never produced by tinnitus, is feeling the Sound current go through the entire being, from head to toe, which causes a form of ecstasy to be felt one's being...this is one way of knowing the difference between the two...

Glad you could drop in and visit us again, Mr. Shabda!!!!

[Xan]

Originally Posted by Shabda

one distinct thing that is produced by the inner Sound, that is never produced by tinnitus, is feeling the Sound current go through the entire being, from head to toe, which causes a form of ecstasy to be felt one's being...this is one way of knowing the difference between the two...

You are so right about the bliss, Shabda. Thank you.


Xan

[Xan]

This garden universe vibrates complete.
Sometimes we get a sound so sweet.

Vibrations reach on up to become light,
And then thru gamma, out of sight.

Between the eyes and ears there lie
The sounds of colour and the light of a sigh.

And to hear the sun, what a thing to believe.
But it's all around if we could but perceive.

To know ultra-violet, infra-red and X-rays,
Beauty to find in so many ways.

Two notes of the chord, that's our fluoroscope.
To reach the chord is our life's hope.

To name the chord is important to some.
So they give it a word, and the word is OM.


- Moody Blues


(posted on another thread)

[Xan]

The flute of interior time plays,
whether we hear it or not.
What we mean by love
is its sound coming in.


~ Robert Bly, Book of Kabir

[Xan]

There is known a song so sweet and so pure
It sings’ of an energy that will always endure
Its chorus is steady, reflection the score
The music of life with its spiritual lore

Its tone is of beings expressing delight
Through prisms of colour which sound as they might
Hearing its spirit in every scale
Lilting with pleasure for freedoms regale

Its melody weaves like a needle and thread
Each note with its value may lead and be led
Entrusting emotion as softly it plays
Touching so deeply in so many ways

Its harmony offers the truth that all share
Learning, the bridge, with a chord, oh so rare
Octaves of lifetimes each verse of tomorrow
The sound of each voice, in its joy and its sorrow

Its rhythm the heart beat of what it perceives
The true inner self in each semibreve
Timing the seasons which inspire it to grow
Tempo of being is the tune it will know.


~ sound, a member of this forum

[Miss Hepburn]

Wow, never saw the above.