Monday, October 31, 2016

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Sound of Music 3

The constant throbbing of the rumbling sound in a multilayered state of expression is a source of great intrigue and curiosity. 
As I go deeper and deeper in to this abyss , all unnatural sounds gives way to the most organic and natural sound . That is still almost like a whisper and I can only feel it rather than hear it at all . The closest explanation could be that ,it is like searching for light in pitch darkness. In the dark , once your eye gets adjusted you are able to see but still the clarity of detail is never the same as it is when there is light,  like wise the feel of this sound is very elusive. It is audible but yet not there . But as I said earlier when the connect happens the experience is unlimited. 
Is this what Rishis of yore heard as a constant thought and said Ulagam Nadamayam. 
If this is the unlimited and original source of all sounds that we hear, then the concept that sound is the one that pervades in a space that is beyond light makes lot of sense . 
As it is said in scriptures , Mantra (sound )comes first , then Yantra ( the visual form of the same ) and then Tantra , ( the technique or the technology) . Thyagaraja swami in his celebrated composition Nadopasana - Begada describes this in the Charanam - Mantratmulu  yantra tantratmulu . 
Like wise Shri. Gopalakrishnan Bharathi also in his celebrated song Aiyen Metha Kadinam says 
Mandirathiley Potu, Yandirathiley Paarkum, Thantirathileyum illai ..
So, it is evident that Sound is the primordial source of all beings ..

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Sound of Music

Fiddlingmonk !!!


Early morning at NJ . 


A beautiful flow of silence reverberating the essence of musical notes deep inside my being . What an experience ?? Is this the true Nada what the great saints of yore have mentioned  about ??
The sounds that come out are random but are in alignment of the soundscape as a whole . They don't subscribe to any raga or tala , just the flow of this beautiful musical rumbling . It is a Kalyani , a Kambodi, a Varali, a Yaman, or a malkhauns , it is all that yet something much much more .
Tears of joy swell, as I dive deeper in to this sound scape .. is this the truth . realised souls of yore have said " Ulagam Nada Mayam."
"Universe is an embodiment of Sound" .. is it this !!

A sound that brings a connect to my being and I resonate like a speaker does , when it reflects sounds that pass through it ..

What an experience ???
May be that is why the art of practising music is famously celebrated as Nadopasana. The joy of being the part of the universal experience .
This silence is very very infective !!
Thank you for the experience .
Swara Raga Laya Sudha ..



The rumble is settling down as a constant . The kaleidoscope of the sound reveals the universe and multiverse of the phenomenon. It is non divisible in that form and hence is pure in nature . It is so subtle and is felt in every thought that is manifested. First time , the realisation sets in , " thoughts can be sightless. "
This is a strange experience ,That a thought can be soundfull and sightless is a very new feeling and it is very deep and profound . 
The very core of this phenomenon is the feeling of being alive and aware .
Though this is a very unique experience, to be in that state constantly is very momentary.. it is on and off like the Bangalore electricity supply . But as long as  i am in the connection the feeling is beyond !!!!
This sample is enough for me  to want more and more and I am slowly able to scratch the outer most layer of the meanings of the compositions on NADA ( Musical sound ) of all the great poets and composers celebrating Nada as the nearest form of existence to divinity .