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Music Of The Soul

Shri Nimishananda

Tension is triggered when we stretch ourselves beyond our mental,physical and financial capacities and capabilities.The root cause

is our expectations.When what we expect to happen does not happen,frustration lead to tension.This in turn leads to compression of

the spiritual heart,which is the foundation of bhakti or devotion that connects us to our soul.

To overcome stress,we need to release tension and come to enjoy a serene and a tranquil life and for this we need to introduce

bhakti into our lives.You might ask,is devotion different than prayer Prayer is a concentrated effort from us directed towards

God,wherein devotion is to acknowledge that energy as God.

Devotion helps to release pres sures of unwanted thought.Think ing without incorporating devotion creates jagged thought patterns

which strain the mind,creating pressure,leading to more stress and tension.Wherein thinking with devotion that is,thinking with love

creates soft,soothing thought patterns which bring about calmness,serenity and lends that musical resonance to our thoughts

without pressure,stress or tension.This kind of devotion was followed by great bhakti saints like Kabir,Namdev,Mirabai,the

Namazhwars,Purandaradasa,Kanakadasa,Tyagaraja and Tansen.

Devotion helped bhakti saints to cultivate an awareness of soul through music.This awareness brought them clarity from the ocean

of thoughts that tend to cause storms and imbalances in the mind.Devotion brings about focus and awareness with devotion makes

possible the experience of unconditional love.A sincere devotee comes to understand the import of true love and its

essence.Remember here the difference between alertness and awareness.Alertness is focussing our thoughts on a particular task

externally through the mind wherein awareness is being in focus of our tasks all the time through devotion and love.

Devotion and love lubricate the soul and the absence of any friction makes possible the creation or discovery of the rhythm of the

soul that is reflected in the cosmic rhythm.Music loosens the knotted heart knot known as rudragranthi.Seamless and fluid love

helps to remove rusty thoughts and rigid mindsets and thus begins the clearing of all doubt.Shruti or rhythm converts itself in a

musical form and this we call raaga.The rhythm we experience creates in us positive,divine thoughts from within like a series of air

bubbles rising up to oxygenate fish in a fish tank.We enjoy these patterns of thoughts which bring about a serene,tranquil,blissful

and calm state of mind in us where earlier we experienced much turmoil and lack of direction.This state brings about a visualisation

and a state of realisation in us.

Raagas like Pahaad,Bhoopali,Kalyani and Yemen in classical Hindustani music traditions and Mohana,Ananda Bhairavi,Yemen

Kalyani,Hindola and many more in classical Carnatic tradition;Bach and Tchaikovsky for instance in classical western tradition or

just plain and simple bhajans,kirtans and other devotional renderings lead one to experience joy and peace and could well lay the

foundation to progress on the path of bliss-attainment.

Therefore,sing,dance and experience joy,for life is beautiful.

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