exploring the effects of sound on your body, head and heart via a short poem inspired by Gurudev's satsang last thursday

nature is complete with sound

there is hardly a dull moment

sometimes a thunderstorm

sometimes nightingale’s song

sometimes the honking vehicles

sometimes planes cruising in sky

sounds are produced far away

but reach you this or that way

then

sometimes you can hear your breath

sometimes your own heart beats

or the words in your mind

ringing loud and clear

making a quiet moment a distant reality

words from yesterday, today and tomorrow

sometimes from others and

sometimes from your own imagination

cooking stories, building speculations

the sounds from far away as much as from nearby

touch your head, heart, body

to dissipate in a while, subside

some sounds are caught by the intellect

held tight in memory

poked and played by your identity

building, repeating, strengthening,

impressions for lifetimes

that is why you meditate

witness the tastes of intellect

juicy stories of neglect, anger, guilt, frustrations

rise and disappear

into the self

never to ring the bell of worry and despair again

again and again, everyday

there are too many stories to wipe

from sound engineering during the day

to silence re-engineering twice a day 20 mins

meditation is the only way

to reduce the noise, both fresh and stale

The above poem is inspired from Thursday Evening Satsang talk given by Gurudev Sri Sri RaviShankar ji on 3rd December 2020.

Even though sound is cause of distraction our ancient Rishis have found little sounds that can take you into deeper meditations too. These sounds are learnt as part of Sahaj.

Sahaj samadhi meditation is now online. Do register and experience how meditation relieve you of sound pollution from both in and out.