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The Musical Sounds of Human Body
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Two young men of Prague (Czechoslovakia)
were in news some decades ago because of
their arcane ability to generate music by
controlled breathing. Specific sound and
musical tunes were produced inside his body
when either of them breathed long and loud.
If an amplifier or loud speaker was placed near
them in this state, the sound would be heard
so clearly as if a broadcast of instrumental
music concert was “on”. Interestingly, both of
them used to work in the same factory. They
remained a subject matter of curiosity for the
media and scientific community for several
years. No medical investigation could reveal
the mystery of their ‘body-sounds’.
The Nada Bindu Upanishad discusses several sadhanas, which attempt perception of the sounds within the body. Once the devotee trains his mind to become‘deaf’ to the sounds outside, the sounds of physiological activities are heard upon successful completion of the first phase of such NadaSadhana. Later on, with deeper introvert engrossment of mind, these sounds also become dim and the sadhaka begins to hear some subtler sounds inside. Typically, these sounds are experienced gradually with the progress of sadhana, as shrilling song of a beetle, buzzing of a humming bee, flow of a spring, melodious tune of a flute, ringing of bells at a long distance, etc.
In the initial phase of attainment of this stage, these sounds are quite intense but gradually become feeble and are suppressed by the realization of subtler sounds from the deeper cores. The Upanishad describes these as the successive stages of liberation of the mind from extrovert tendencies, passions and worldly attachments followed by deeper engrossment in realization of the vibrations of consciousness-force in the inner self. The ultimate stage of this sadhana is described as that of commingling of these sublime vibrations with the Omnipresent, Eternal, Subliminal ‘sound’ – the anahat nada. This is the stage of absolute silence, ultimate bliss and divine realization of the Cosmic Self.
Recording and analysis of the subtle sounds of the body beyond those of the physiological processes has not yet been possible in any laboratory. Nevertheless, scientists have accepted the presence of a force within the human body that, if stimulated, could enable perception of otherwise inaudible sounds outside and within the body. Some time ago, an advocate of Chicago (USA) had all of a sudden begun to experience strange music whenever he would go to the bed. While this case was under study, the psychological and physiological experts received another peculiar case. This was a young man who used to hear intense ‘instrumental’ music from all directions while walking. Detailed investigations revealed the possibilities, which are scientifically sound, of the extrasensory connection of the human body with cosmic waves. This man used to work in a factory for Nickel Polishing. It was quite possible that some tiny (nano) particles of Nickel would have entered his body. These might have been generating electrical impulses via some electrochemical reactions or via connection with some ionic flow inside the body, while the man was walking. These extraordinary currents in his body might be catching some signals relayed from a nearby radio station. This is how he used to hear the typical sounds or music around.
Mysterious Music of Nature!
Bertrand Thomas is renowned for his adventurous voyages across the globe. He had reported several mysterious events of Nature that have attracted scores of other visitors – including some scientific research teams. He had once encountered huge heaps of sands in the deadly deserts of the Middle East. As he experienced and many others also witnessed later, these tiny ‘mountains’ seemed to ‘sing’. The rhythmic sound generated around them was melodious and audible from quite some distance. Interestingly, these ‘songs’ were also accompanied by background music of wide variety – including that of a drum, a viña, etc.
Some mounds in California (USA) too are found to generate sonorous sounds. The weeping mounds of sand in Sahara add to this series of yet undeciphered secrets of Nature. A sandy hill in Hawaii barks like a dog. One can clearly hear the screams and cries of human voices near some hills of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan (India) in the solitude of night. The locals attribute these to the expression of grief of the ghosts of those buried in that land. The dense forests of Africa have always been fascinating the explorers of Nature. Sands of the desert here have also been quite popular in many ways. Some sandy mounds here are heard producing horrifying laughs.
Some beaches of Europe are naturally musical and thus offer free entertainment to the tourists. When the sand on the beaches of Lancashire is pressed in a specific manner, it produces a sharp sound that is rare to be heard elsewhere. Scientific investigations in such cases so far explain that the friction of sand- particles might be generating specific vibrations because of the presence of some rare elements in it. The blow and pressure of winds in the surroundings might also be supporting the resonance and flow of these varieties of ‘musical’ sounds.
Once upon a time, a woman in California heard some song from her kitchen store as she lit it for cooking the dinner. A strange song and music kept coming from it during her cooking. Nothing was heard afterwards! Another strange incident was reported concerning peculiar ‘disturbance’ of radio frequencies at specific times. It happened long ago when people used to listen to the radio with great interest. During the relay of a popular music program, many people in New York experienced an unusual interruption on their radio sets in their homes. Instead of music, they heard two women chit-chatting in loud voice. The conversation lasted for several minutes. Surprisingly, the radio station had relayed only the regular musical program as per schedule, as was also confirmed by many other listeners. The latter had not heard any interruption in the same localities where some of their neighbors had. Then how the conversation was heard so clearly at the same time, at the same frequency in different parts of the city? There was no other radio broadcast receivable in the nearby frequency– range. Then, from where was the conversation transmitted? No one could ever resolve this mystery.
While bathing in a river in Czechoslovakia, some people heard a melodious chorus. They experienced as though some group was singing it quite nearby. However, no one was seen on the shores around. As several soldiers had recently died there in a terrorist encounter, the locals used to believe that the song was an expression of the gloomy presence of their souls.
A grand orchestra was arranged for a dinner party in Saint Louis (USA). When the celebrity musician and his team set to commence the show at night, their instruments began to deliver news bulletins. This arcane interruption continued for about an hour and spoilt the organized program. A European woman is said to have reported that her bathing tub automatically transmits some ‘songs’ at times. A farmer of Alberta (USA) had lodged a complaint with the local police that whenever he uncovers the iron sheet above his well, a sharp musical sound emerges from the bottom of the well. The police hunted therefor possible hidden transistors, or radio sets inside, but in vain...; no clues were found. The music was heard even when the police put off all radio sets and musical devices in the tiny village and its surroundings. It was amazing that no other well in the nearby fields had had this peculiarity.
There was a small temple in the village Songaon at the banks of the Pravar River in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. One day, local people were stunned to hear some slokas (hymns) in Sanskrit in the silence of the temple. Neither any person or animal, nor any instrument was found there or in the surroundings. Nothing was found hidden behind the shrubs or on the trees in the premises. Many outsiders also came to hear this “divine voice” that was heard most loudly near the canal from where the sacred water used to out-flow during continuous abhiseka (ablution) of the sivalingam.
Role of Bioelectricity!
After reading and hearing about mysterious musical sounds in and around human body, Professor Smith of the Psychology Department of the Harvard University planned to investigate the scientific basis behind such experiences. In view of the bioelectrical nature of the human body and the presence of enormous variations of ions in it, he inferred that under some specific conditions, some electrically charged particles in the body might actively receive the radio waves of certain frequencies and thus make corresponding broadcasts (or distant sounds) audible. In one experiment, he filled his one ear with sodium chloride solution and attached a copper wire to it. He connected the other end of this wire with the other ear. This enabled him listen to the programs from a nearby radio station. However, he could not elucidate why at some remote places, specific sound would be generated continuously from specific objects while similar objects of same constituents remained inert (as usual) in the nearby areas?
Some researchers attribute these mysterious musical sounds to short-wave transmissions. They speculate that, with increasing use of electronic equipment in the day-to-day life, the possibility of such arcane experiences might even increase. This hypothesis seems to have substance in view of the increasing number of complaints concerning problems in hearing and the instances of audibility of strange sounds from electrical accessories in the developed countries. However, nothing has been confirmed as yet. For example, several years ago, a housewife in Chicago had complained that whenever she opens the door of her kitchen, she hears a strange beeping sound from her stove. But no sound would be heard – not even inside the kitchen once the door was closed. This was experienced by the investigating teams as well; even while all the electrical and electronic gadgets were set off in her house and in the neighboring buildings as well. Moreover, no presence of radio waves or short wave transmitters was detected there.
As in most cases, the mounds of sands and electrical or electronic devices are associated with producing strange sounds automatically, it appears that the secret lies in some constituent elements that generate and/or are sensitive to certain kinds of electromagnetic waves. However, no theory or hypothesis is yet near confirmation or has general acceptance. The occurrence of such mysterious experiences with other kinds (e.g. non- electrical) of objects has also augmented the complexity of the hidden secrets of Nature in such experiences.
The list of records on the above kinds of ‘unbelievable wonders’ is too long, to be presented here. How and why perfect musical tunes or songs are produced from the wells, sea shores, sand mounds, electrical stoves, fans, etc? How musical instruments could sometimes broadcast news bulletins? No one has yet been able to find satisfactory answers to these riddles in the modern laboratories.
The perceivable manifestation of Nature is itself so wonderful! Then what about the extrasensory subliminal world of consciousness and its eternal origin? The transcendental experiences in God’s creation make us realize the limits of our so-called ‘evolved’ intellect and scientific advancement. At times, these reflect the limitless powers of the omnipresent consciousness-force indwelling our own being as well, and thus, further awaken our inquisitiveness to know its hidden secrets. The science of spirituality begins at the level of consciousness and researches deep up to the innermost depths of its inherent core in the sublime existence within and around us, beyond the barriers of time and space. Yoga sadhanas emanated from this subtle science can help decipheration of the sonic process of the mind-body system and also elucidate the astonishing mysteries of Nature.
The Nada Bindu Upanishad discusses several sadhanas, which attempt perception of the sounds within the body. Once the devotee trains his mind to become‘deaf’ to the sounds outside, the sounds of physiological activities are heard upon successful completion of the first phase of such NadaSadhana. Later on, with deeper introvert engrossment of mind, these sounds also become dim and the sadhaka begins to hear some subtler sounds inside. Typically, these sounds are experienced gradually with the progress of sadhana, as shrilling song of a beetle, buzzing of a humming bee, flow of a spring, melodious tune of a flute, ringing of bells at a long distance, etc.
In the initial phase of attainment of this stage, these sounds are quite intense but gradually become feeble and are suppressed by the realization of subtler sounds from the deeper cores. The Upanishad describes these as the successive stages of liberation of the mind from extrovert tendencies, passions and worldly attachments followed by deeper engrossment in realization of the vibrations of consciousness-force in the inner self. The ultimate stage of this sadhana is described as that of commingling of these sublime vibrations with the Omnipresent, Eternal, Subliminal ‘sound’ – the anahat nada. This is the stage of absolute silence, ultimate bliss and divine realization of the Cosmic Self.
Recording and analysis of the subtle sounds of the body beyond those of the physiological processes has not yet been possible in any laboratory. Nevertheless, scientists have accepted the presence of a force within the human body that, if stimulated, could enable perception of otherwise inaudible sounds outside and within the body. Some time ago, an advocate of Chicago (USA) had all of a sudden begun to experience strange music whenever he would go to the bed. While this case was under study, the psychological and physiological experts received another peculiar case. This was a young man who used to hear intense ‘instrumental’ music from all directions while walking. Detailed investigations revealed the possibilities, which are scientifically sound, of the extrasensory connection of the human body with cosmic waves. This man used to work in a factory for Nickel Polishing. It was quite possible that some tiny (nano) particles of Nickel would have entered his body. These might have been generating electrical impulses via some electrochemical reactions or via connection with some ionic flow inside the body, while the man was walking. These extraordinary currents in his body might be catching some signals relayed from a nearby radio station. This is how he used to hear the typical sounds or music around.
Mysterious Music of Nature!
Bertrand Thomas is renowned for his adventurous voyages across the globe. He had reported several mysterious events of Nature that have attracted scores of other visitors – including some scientific research teams. He had once encountered huge heaps of sands in the deadly deserts of the Middle East. As he experienced and many others also witnessed later, these tiny ‘mountains’ seemed to ‘sing’. The rhythmic sound generated around them was melodious and audible from quite some distance. Interestingly, these ‘songs’ were also accompanied by background music of wide variety – including that of a drum, a viña, etc.
Some mounds in California (USA) too are found to generate sonorous sounds. The weeping mounds of sand in Sahara add to this series of yet undeciphered secrets of Nature. A sandy hill in Hawaii barks like a dog. One can clearly hear the screams and cries of human voices near some hills of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan (India) in the solitude of night. The locals attribute these to the expression of grief of the ghosts of those buried in that land. The dense forests of Africa have always been fascinating the explorers of Nature. Sands of the desert here have also been quite popular in many ways. Some sandy mounds here are heard producing horrifying laughs.
Some beaches of Europe are naturally musical and thus offer free entertainment to the tourists. When the sand on the beaches of Lancashire is pressed in a specific manner, it produces a sharp sound that is rare to be heard elsewhere. Scientific investigations in such cases so far explain that the friction of sand- particles might be generating specific vibrations because of the presence of some rare elements in it. The blow and pressure of winds in the surroundings might also be supporting the resonance and flow of these varieties of ‘musical’ sounds.
Once upon a time, a woman in California heard some song from her kitchen store as she lit it for cooking the dinner. A strange song and music kept coming from it during her cooking. Nothing was heard afterwards! Another strange incident was reported concerning peculiar ‘disturbance’ of radio frequencies at specific times. It happened long ago when people used to listen to the radio with great interest. During the relay of a popular music program, many people in New York experienced an unusual interruption on their radio sets in their homes. Instead of music, they heard two women chit-chatting in loud voice. The conversation lasted for several minutes. Surprisingly, the radio station had relayed only the regular musical program as per schedule, as was also confirmed by many other listeners. The latter had not heard any interruption in the same localities where some of their neighbors had. Then how the conversation was heard so clearly at the same time, at the same frequency in different parts of the city? There was no other radio broadcast receivable in the nearby frequency– range. Then, from where was the conversation transmitted? No one could ever resolve this mystery.
While bathing in a river in Czechoslovakia, some people heard a melodious chorus. They experienced as though some group was singing it quite nearby. However, no one was seen on the shores around. As several soldiers had recently died there in a terrorist encounter, the locals used to believe that the song was an expression of the gloomy presence of their souls.
A grand orchestra was arranged for a dinner party in Saint Louis (USA). When the celebrity musician and his team set to commence the show at night, their instruments began to deliver news bulletins. This arcane interruption continued for about an hour and spoilt the organized program. A European woman is said to have reported that her bathing tub automatically transmits some ‘songs’ at times. A farmer of Alberta (USA) had lodged a complaint with the local police that whenever he uncovers the iron sheet above his well, a sharp musical sound emerges from the bottom of the well. The police hunted therefor possible hidden transistors, or radio sets inside, but in vain...; no clues were found. The music was heard even when the police put off all radio sets and musical devices in the tiny village and its surroundings. It was amazing that no other well in the nearby fields had had this peculiarity.
There was a small temple in the village Songaon at the banks of the Pravar River in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. One day, local people were stunned to hear some slokas (hymns) in Sanskrit in the silence of the temple. Neither any person or animal, nor any instrument was found there or in the surroundings. Nothing was found hidden behind the shrubs or on the trees in the premises. Many outsiders also came to hear this “divine voice” that was heard most loudly near the canal from where the sacred water used to out-flow during continuous abhiseka (ablution) of the sivalingam.
Role of Bioelectricity!
After reading and hearing about mysterious musical sounds in and around human body, Professor Smith of the Psychology Department of the Harvard University planned to investigate the scientific basis behind such experiences. In view of the bioelectrical nature of the human body and the presence of enormous variations of ions in it, he inferred that under some specific conditions, some electrically charged particles in the body might actively receive the radio waves of certain frequencies and thus make corresponding broadcasts (or distant sounds) audible. In one experiment, he filled his one ear with sodium chloride solution and attached a copper wire to it. He connected the other end of this wire with the other ear. This enabled him listen to the programs from a nearby radio station. However, he could not elucidate why at some remote places, specific sound would be generated continuously from specific objects while similar objects of same constituents remained inert (as usual) in the nearby areas?
Some researchers attribute these mysterious musical sounds to short-wave transmissions. They speculate that, with increasing use of electronic equipment in the day-to-day life, the possibility of such arcane experiences might even increase. This hypothesis seems to have substance in view of the increasing number of complaints concerning problems in hearing and the instances of audibility of strange sounds from electrical accessories in the developed countries. However, nothing has been confirmed as yet. For example, several years ago, a housewife in Chicago had complained that whenever she opens the door of her kitchen, she hears a strange beeping sound from her stove. But no sound would be heard – not even inside the kitchen once the door was closed. This was experienced by the investigating teams as well; even while all the electrical and electronic gadgets were set off in her house and in the neighboring buildings as well. Moreover, no presence of radio waves or short wave transmitters was detected there.
As in most cases, the mounds of sands and electrical or electronic devices are associated with producing strange sounds automatically, it appears that the secret lies in some constituent elements that generate and/or are sensitive to certain kinds of electromagnetic waves. However, no theory or hypothesis is yet near confirmation or has general acceptance. The occurrence of such mysterious experiences with other kinds (e.g. non- electrical) of objects has also augmented the complexity of the hidden secrets of Nature in such experiences.
The list of records on the above kinds of ‘unbelievable wonders’ is too long, to be presented here. How and why perfect musical tunes or songs are produced from the wells, sea shores, sand mounds, electrical stoves, fans, etc? How musical instruments could sometimes broadcast news bulletins? No one has yet been able to find satisfactory answers to these riddles in the modern laboratories.
The perceivable manifestation of Nature is itself so wonderful! Then what about the extrasensory subliminal world of consciousness and its eternal origin? The transcendental experiences in God’s creation make us realize the limits of our so-called ‘evolved’ intellect and scientific advancement. At times, these reflect the limitless powers of the omnipresent consciousness-force indwelling our own being as well, and thus, further awaken our inquisitiveness to know its hidden secrets. The science of spirituality begins at the level of consciousness and researches deep up to the innermost depths of its inherent core in the sublime existence within and around us, beyond the barriers of time and space. Yoga sadhanas emanated from this subtle science can help decipheration of the sonic process of the mind-body system and also elucidate the astonishing mysteries of Nature.
