Levels of Sound
Yoga and many other spiritual traditions have recognized the inborn power of sound in transforming consciousness. Nada Yoga, the yoga of sound, has developed a wide variety of techniques to expand consciousness through the medium of sound. Mantras, chanting and deep-listening help to create a ritualistic container to evoke the sacred. According to Nada Yoga there are four essential layers to the evolutionary sound current:
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Vaikhari: |
Gross audible sound. | |
| Pashyanti: | Subtle sound-current heard inside the mind body organism. Examples include audible hearing the nervous system, the sound of crickets, kettle drums, a waterfall and many other subtle sounds. | |
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Madhyama: |
Sound as light. | |
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Paranada: |
Beyond all sound. |