Sound as Origin...

In the beginning was the Word,and the word was God,says the Bible. Creation myths as expounded in the Upanishads,show Akasaas the base of the macrocosm. The universe is seen to be made up of five primal elements. The Vedasdistinguish between these elements on the basis of their 'subtlety'. The 'subtlety' of an element is determined by the nature of its perceptibility. The greater the number of sense organs to which the element is perceptible, the more gross it is seen to be. Hence we have:
Element Quality Perceptible to
SPACE - Akasa Sound Ear
AIR - Vayu Sound, Touch Ear, Skin
FIRE - Agni Sound, Touch, Sight Ear, Skin, Eye
WATER - Apa Sound, Touch, Sight, Taste Ear, Skin, Eye, Tongue
EARTH - Prithivi Sound, Touch, Sight, Taste, Smell Ear, Skin, Eye, Tongue, Nose

As we peel off the dense layers and withdraw from the distractions of the grosser sense perceptions, we move to subtler realms and finally to sound. Thus Akasaor space, holds within it sound and from it proceed the other elements. They draw their energy from the vibration that resides in Akasa.

To experience sound at its point of origin, where it alone exists, is to experience it as unified energy before it becomes split and objectified as something outside of us. The practice of dissociating sound from other elements leads us closest to the substratum of the universe.
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