When the soul merges
Speaking, singing and listening are activities that happen in ether. If keenly observed, the physical apparatus of the throat, with the aid of the whole body, generates the sound vibrations from deep within and when these vibrations are transmitted through air, it impacts the listener and move into that mind as thought.
Recently I was contemplating on listening. If we hear something that is soulful and moving, some elevating music or talk, listening in total quietitude of mind, helps one to absorb all that is sung or said - just like a sponge dipped in water. Without intervention of thoughts, "Whether I can understand what is being said? Which raga is this music? Could it have been sung in this manner?" if I just listen to a soulful song, it is then that the listener merges with the singer or speaker. Ultimately, sound is a chart map of energy travelling upward and listening in silence can course the energy within us too upward resulting in a rewarding and elevating experience.
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2 comments:
Swahilya
You got that right.
Thats what listening is all about.
I wish people listen to Rajas Thiruvasagam in the same way.
Listening with this bhavam you are moved onto a different plane altogether.
Yes. I experienced what was called divine bliss when he sings "Omkaramai Nindra Meyye," and "Nilanthannil Vandirangi...Neelkazhalgal Katti.."
When I spoke to Ilaiyaraja recently, he said, "Listening to the Tiruvasagam CD is meditation."
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