The Inner Sound Current

[Xan]

bringing this up....

[Shabda]

bringing it up again with a multi cultural, multi religious point of view
http://www.centreworldreligions.org/...aith/sound.htm

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Shabda

bringing it up again with a multi cultural, multi religious point of view
http://www.centreworldreligions.org/...aith/sound.htm

Wow, what a link!!!!!!!!

The Universe is said to be ordered on tones & sacred geometry.

[Internal Queries]

Originally Posted by mattie

The Universe is said to be ordered on tones & sacred geometry.

yeah. that's the premise i work from. singing Strings.

[Shabda]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Wow, what a link!!!!!!!!

isnt that cool?? convenient too~! i just found that a couple of days ago...

[Xan]

Great website for in-depth descriptions from many traditions. http://www.centreworldreligions.org/...aith/sound.htm

Thanks Shabda.


Xan

[Xan]

Some samples from that site...


Hinduism: The divine sounds are first heard in meditation. They eventually flow into the soul in an incessant stream, and that sound current is often identified with soma [bliss] itself. The incessant celestial music conveys the secrets of divine truth.

Rig Veda: In the strait door, the incessant sound-current dispels ignorance. It is a constantly flowing revelation; it is like a pilgrimage. In meditation the continuous divine sound-current unites us with God. (1: 46: 8)

Bhagavad Gita: Krishna says, "The man who, with loving faith and undivided devotion, listens to the incessant stream of the sound, has reached salvation and enters into the blissful realms of the (true) devotees. Did you listen with full attention, Pritha-son? Are you now free from illusion, conqueror of the (divine) treasure?"

Buddhism: Whoever hears the subtle sound renounces his cravings and his attachments.... The experience here described is that of the divine sound coming along with light, an experience obtained at the stage that the Vedas describe as soma, with the effect of thorough healing as well as bliss and lasting peace.

The Bible, Book of Revelations: ...the sound of many waters, of thunder, of trumpets, harps; sounds like a lion’s roaring. It is significant that those heavenly sounds convey messages without the use of words.

Judaism: When the consciousness is absorbed in the blissful divine stream the mind is inactive and can thus be slain.

Islam: Rumi says, "In that world speaking happens without letters and sounds. God did not speak with letters and sounds, with throat and lips to be heard, for God is free from those. "

Sikkh: Guru Nanak and the nine gurus after him describe Naam as that which draws the souls back to God and grants them liberation... It is Naam that "enlarges“ our heart, fills it with compassion and ultimately leads us to the throne of God.


Meister Eckhart (13th century German mystic):

Whosoever is to hear the eternal wisdom of the Father must be inside
and must be at home and must be at one,
then alone he can hear the eternal [unspoken] wisdom of the Father.


Kabir (15th century Indian mystic, claimed both by Hindus and Muslims):

Where spring, the lord of the seasons, reigns, there the Unstruck Music sounds of itself....
The melody of love swells forth, and the rhythm of love’s detachment beats the time....
It is the music of the meeting of soul with soul;
It is the music of the forgetting of sorrows;
It is the music that transcends all coming in and all going forth.



Xan

[Thinker108]

Originally Posted by Xan

THE INNER SOUND CURRENT

“The knower of the mystery of the Sound knows the mystery of the whole Universe.”

- Hazrat Inayat Khan

Sound is the most primal expression of energy in all forms and in all dimensions.

The universe consists of energy waves or currents or vibrations which we may perceive as sound frequencies. These move from the highest spiritual creative planes, to the lower mental planes, down to the densest material planes.

Just as sound vibrations descend in creation and manifestation of the lower worlds, we may also follow them upward into the higher spiritual dimensions of consciousness.

In spiritual practices - called Shabda or Nada-Yoga or Listening to the Inner Sound Current - one focuses their attention on these non-physical sounds which have spiritually transforming power. Our disturbed and distorted human energies and perceptions gradually become harmonized, aligned and balanced and our consciousness expands.

These non-physical sounds sometimes occur spontaneously during early stages of out-of-body experiences, along with feeling vibrations or seeing light visions. In addition one may listen to the sounds as a meditation practice.

Hearing non-physical sounds is related to the Third Eye, which can see non-physical light and color, and has intuitive sensing beyond the reasoning mind.

Most often we begin by hearing these non-physical sounds in the right ear, so paying attention there assists us in noticing them. They may sound like ringing or buzzing tones, or sounds of nature, or bells, or violins, flutes or horns, or wind, ocean waves or thunder, or rarely the "Om". At advanced levels various sounds and ranges may be heard simultaneously.


Just relax and listen...



An excellent, clearly written book on the subject is "The Ringing Sound" by Erik Gustafson.


Xan

. The two essential parts of the world are sound and light.

[Thinker108]

Bhagavad Gita: Krishna says, "The man who, with loving faith and undivided devotion, listens to the incessant stream of the sound, has reached salvation and enters into the blissful realms of the (true) devotees. Did you listen with full attention, Pritha-son? Are you now free from illusion, conqueror of the (divine) treasure?"

in which chapter you found this verse?