"He who knows the secret of the sound knows the mystery of the whole universe"

                                                               - Hazrat Inayat Khan in The Mysticism of Sound

 

Sound is all around us and its effects on humans cannot be denied. Sound has the ability to alter with our emotions, to make us happy or sad; ability to calm down our heart beats and also, to make us anxious.

 

Silence, too, is an important factor that influences our behavioural reactions. Silence and Sound are inter-related. One cannot understand the importance of silence without having sounds around. How ever soothing and calm silence is, too much of it can become unnerving too. One of the good combinations of silence and sounds can be experienced in the Buddhist monasteries. The play of silence and sound in their prayers and chanting leaves one mesmerized.