You can practice deep listening in order to relieve the suffering in us,
and in the other person.
That kind of listening is described as compassionate listening.
You listen only for the purpose of relieving suffering in the other person.
....Thich Nhat Hanh
The sound of a Crystal Singing bowl is both haunting & spiritualy uplifting, as it seems to awaken an ancient remembering & inner knowingness, as it touches the center of the soul. What does this mean? How is this concept explained & understood? Is it the blending of the crystal from which the bowls are made, a song as old as the ages from the source of all creation, or is it something else....something even older... deeper & even more pure?.....
Everything that exists vibrates, from the tiniest atom, to the entirety of the universe itself. Whether we can hear it or not.... When something is vibrating, it is producing sound.
Many cultures& religions revere sound so deeply, that they believe that conciousness via sound itselft called the universe into material being. In the Hindu traditions.... All was quiet & dark before the beginning, until the first movement in the universe created the sound "OM". It is the mother tone, containing all the frequencies in existence. The Bible often refers to the "Word" of God. It is thought that the "Word" is the first original sound, that created the heavens & the earth.
Science has shown that sound can produce changes in the various systms of the body, such as the autonomic, immune, endocrine & neurological systems. Every atom, molecule, cell, tissue, & organ system of the human body absorbs, reacts to, & creates it's own sound.
Many modern scientists and doctors are translating this Sound Healing Work into medical practices. Mitchell Gaynor, M.D., director of Medical Oncology and Integrative Medicine at the Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Center, and author of the new book, Sounds of Healing, uses crystal bowls and Tibetan bowls in his practice with cancer patients. He chronicles a thorough study of sound healing and a holistic approach to mind-body healing.
Dr. Gaynor refers to others who are using sound to complement their medical practice. Among them are Sir Peter Guy Manners, M.D., an English osteopath, who uses cymatic therapy to achieve a near-ideal metabolic state in a cell or organ and Jeffrey Thompson, D.C., who practices a technique called "Sonic Induction Therapy", using primordial sounds and sounds of nature to promote healing at the cellular level.
Music is an organized form of sound. Virtually all cultures have used the powers of music for healing & for spiritual evolution. The intention of music therapy is to reduce stress & discomfort,, support deep relaxation, develop self-awareness, create healing, enhance creativity, & support personal growth.
Have you ever thought about how much energy is created by a Sunrise, a Sunset or even a rainbow? Both sound & color are energies with their own unique vibratory patterns. As the vibration of sound becomes higher & lighter in frequency, sound is transformed into color. Color is a higher vibratory expression of sound. An example of this phenomenon that we are more familiar with is water. Just as water transforms into ice at a lower frequency & water transforms into steam at a higher frequency, however it appears, at it's core/at it's essence it is still water. So, sound & color are reflections of the same essence, experienced at different levels of vibration.
Color is sound made visible, & sound is the voice of color.
Using Crystal Singing Bowls allows us access to the most basic essence of life, spirit, & material existence. The experience of Crystal Singing Bowls is harmonious, serene, transformational, often profund & lasting in effect.
