Music is an integral part of our life.
Every sound affects us in some or the other way. We swing in joy for some sounds, and also get very irritated for some noises.
Since ancient times, music has been used as a device to produce specific results in both physical and meta-physical worlds.
If you have closely listened to any of the mantras uttered in any Hindu pooja (Nrutyam darshayami… Gitam shravayami,..), music and dance are part of the offerings to divine.
Lord Shiva is also known as ‘Nata Raja’, the king of Dance, and the legend says all the sounds were born out of his Damaruka (the mini-drum he holds).
Every mystic I have seen or known, have in some or the other way involved music as part of the discipline to the seekers.
I remember the legendary stories I read in my childhood about Tansen, of having the ability to bring rains with Raga Megh Malhar, and fire with raga Deepak.
Music is a great help for meditation.
Let me discuss about some great musicians and music, I have known so far:
Subash patri
It’s a true retreat to listen to the flute music played by Subash patri in his meditaion sessions. In fact it’s a great experience of having music for meditation. He plays the flute with great mastery, and signifies that his yogic vibrations are passed to the listeners through his music.
Ganapathi Sachidanada
In this context, I should also mention about an extraordinary music composition by Sri Ganapathi Sachidanada called “Nama Sankeertana”. If one is a sensitive and open, the next possibility is to dance out of great Joy!!!
It’s an awesome composition that even music lovers would love listening to. Each tune is marvellous and enchanting.
There are many other compositions like Shivratri, Namarchana etc. whose lyrics also hold great meaning one can learn from.
It’s a fact beyond any doubt, that he is an extraordinary devotional music composer and singer. He is also known as ‘Nada Tapasvi’. The healing music which he plays in concerts for a gathering of people called “Raga Sagara” is believed to heal many ailments of both mind and body.
He is known to have the divine power to enter into Homa Gundam (the seat of Fire) and perform Puja (worhip), and create divine things and then come out unburnt on Shivaratri. See http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/shivaratri/shivaratri.html for more information, if it interests you.
Chinna Jiyar Swamy His famous humming tune “Jai srimannarayana”is a joy to listen and a celebration to actually sing!!
There are also music on healing developed by people like Dr. T. Mythily, in charge of Apollo's Music Therapy division (http://www.emusictherapy.com/albums.htm), and many other western artists, which I have not listened to.
There are great music composers and players like Hariprasad Chaurasia, whom Osho praises as a balanced musician who can make you taste the Divine with his music. Other musicians like Ustad Zakir Hussain, an extraordinary table player, Prem Joshua, etc. are not to be missed.
I have not discussed about the very famous spiritual vedic hymns like Vishnu Sahasra nama, Lalitha Shashr nama, and also compositions of greatest significance by enlightened masters like Adi Shankaracharya in this article.
I have restricted to only some of the contemporary spiritual personalities, whom I know are truly best.
You can write to me, to share about the music and compositions that touched you, and which you feel letting others know about it, would help.
Every sound affects us in some or the other way. We swing in joy for some sounds, and also get very irritated for some noises.
Since ancient times, music has been used as a device to produce specific results in both physical and meta-physical worlds.
If you have closely listened to any of the mantras uttered in any Hindu pooja (Nrutyam darshayami… Gitam shravayami,..), music and dance are part of the offerings to divine.
Lord Shiva is also known as ‘Nata Raja’, the king of Dance, and the legend says all the sounds were born out of his Damaruka (the mini-drum he holds).
Every mystic I have seen or known, have in some or the other way involved music as part of the discipline to the seekers.
I remember the legendary stories I read in my childhood about Tansen, of having the ability to bring rains with Raga Megh Malhar, and fire with raga Deepak.
Music is a great help for meditation.
Let me discuss about some great musicians and music, I have known so far:
Subash patri
It’s a true retreat to listen to the flute music played by Subash patri in his meditaion sessions. In fact it’s a great experience of having music for meditation. He plays the flute with great mastery, and signifies that his yogic vibrations are passed to the listeners through his music.
Ganapathi Sachidanada
In this context, I should also mention about an extraordinary music composition by Sri Ganapathi Sachidanada called “Nama Sankeertana”. If one is a sensitive and open, the next possibility is to dance out of great Joy!!!
It’s an awesome composition that even music lovers would love listening to. Each tune is marvellous and enchanting.
There are many other compositions like Shivratri, Namarchana etc. whose lyrics also hold great meaning one can learn from.
It’s a fact beyond any doubt, that he is an extraordinary devotional music composer and singer. He is also known as ‘Nada Tapasvi’. The healing music which he plays in concerts for a gathering of people called “Raga Sagara” is believed to heal many ailments of both mind and body.
He is known to have the divine power to enter into Homa Gundam (the seat of Fire) and perform Puja (worhip), and create divine things and then come out unburnt on Shivaratri. See http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/shivaratri/shivaratri.html for more information, if it interests you.
Chinna Jiyar Swamy His famous humming tune “Jai srimannarayana”is a joy to listen and a celebration to actually sing!!
There are also music on healing developed by people like Dr. T. Mythily, in charge of Apollo's Music Therapy division (http://www.emusictherapy.com/albums.htm), and many other western artists, which I have not listened to.
There are great music composers and players like Hariprasad Chaurasia, whom Osho praises as a balanced musician who can make you taste the Divine with his music. Other musicians like Ustad Zakir Hussain, an extraordinary table player, Prem Joshua, etc. are not to be missed.
I have not discussed about the very famous spiritual vedic hymns like Vishnu Sahasra nama, Lalitha Shashr nama, and also compositions of greatest significance by enlightened masters like Adi Shankaracharya in this article.
I have restricted to only some of the contemporary spiritual personalities, whom I know are truly best.
You can write to me, to share about the music and compositions that touched you, and which you feel letting others know about it, would help.
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