The Music of the Spheres - Sound Current Shabd EK

[Santim Vah]

The Music of the Spheres - Sound Shabd EK and more

The sweet melody of the Music of the Spheres
is endlessly playing within us.
(Baba Sawan Singh)

The Music of the Spheres is so intense and swift
that It pulls me up in an instant.
(Plato)

What is the Music of the Spheres?
(from the writings of Sant Kirpal Singh)

The Music of the Spheres is a great magnetic Power, and a force that
can
grip the mind. It is characterized by sweet strains and melodious
tunes,
which can be heard, and powerful Light which can be seen and
witnessed.
It is this power and force of Godhead which cannot be comprehended by
the
senses and can only be realized and experienced in super-sensual
planes. It is
a life current that pervades the entire creation…

It may be described as "life-impulse" or "conscious-principle." When
It
begins to vibrate, It produces melodious sound, which is termed Naam
or
Shabd or Word. This Sound Current proceeding from the deep silence of
the
Formless is responsible for all forms and colors, visible and
invisible to the
naked eye. All life hangs on this life-principle. No life can exist
without It.

The Sound-principle is all-pervading; it may or may not be felt, yet
It is
reverberating from top to toe. It is the Kernel and the Essence and at
once
both the material and efficient Cause of the endless universes in
which this
physical earth is but a speck.

It is called variously as Sound, Voice from the Heaven, Music of the
Beyond,
Word or Harmony, Logos or the Holy Spirit, Call from God, or Heavenly
Sound.

This Divine Sound is both the Creator and the Sustainer of the
universe.
In all religions God is spoken of as the Sound-manifest or Life
Principle. It
is a current, live and conscious, and has in It the germs of creation.
It is
because of this link between the Creator and the creation that the
spirit or
soul of a person can cross over the physical body and traverse the
spiritual
regions to reach the True Home of our Father - Sach Khand.

This Ethereal Music is going on in each individual. In fact, there is
no place
without It. Its Divine notes can be heard through the grace of some
Master of
Divine Music or Master-soul.

The body is the Temple of God, for God made man in His own image. But
it
is only after the spirit, through the process of inversion, gets
concentrated
between and behind the two eyebrows that one can hear the Divine
Melody.
This Divine Link is essentially musical in character and has a great
magnetic
force which pulls the Spirit upward to spiritual realms, as Spirit,
Word and
God are of the same essence. When like attracts like, the Spirit is
irresistibly
drawn out of the bodily raiment.

This heavenly Harmony is already within each one of us, and we could
distinctly hear it if we could by leaving the outgoing faculties
through
repetition of certain name or names, withdraw the spirit from the
sensory
plane. The reverberations of this music make us self-absorbed and
self
intoxicated.

This Sound is in Its fullness in everything, though the measure of Its
manifestation may vary from one thing to another. It is even in stones
and
wood, apparently insensate things. The fact is that all things in
Nature are of
atoms and atoms are full of energy as the phrase "atomic energy"
denotes. It
is because of this energy that the atoms are always in a state of
motion and
as they vibrate, a natural rhythmic sound is produced. Recent
researches in
science testify to this truth.

Music without words means leaving behind the mind.
And leaving behind the mind is meditation.
Meditation returns you to the Source.
And the Source of all is Sound.
(Kabir)

All the seven regions are resounding with this Sound.
But the worldly-minded do not hear It,
for the Sound is subtle.
(Hafiz)

The Saving Factor in All the Four Ages
The Path of the Sound Current is the most ancient and the most
natural. It is
in consonance with the Divine Law.

During the last five hundred years, saints like Kabir, Guru Nanak…and
Baba
Sawan Singh have been the great exponents of this Path.

The Muslim divines have been practicing and preaching the Path… The
Prophet Mohammed, Shamas Tabrez, Rumi, and Hafiz, taught this very
thing.

The ancient Greeks also spoke of the Divine Sound. In the writings of
Socrates, we read that he heard within him a peculiar Sound which
pulled him irresistibly to higher spiritual realms. Plato (and
Pythagorus) spoke of It as the "Music of the Spheres."

Two thousand years ago, John the Baptist and Christ laid down the Path
of the Word or Logos.

Madam Blavatsky, the founder of the Theosophical Society, has
described It as the "Voice of God."

In the Masonic Order we hear of It as the "Lost Word" in search of
which the Mason Masters set up their Order.

This Sound Principle is the Real Knowledge of the Rishis of old, the
Cult of Eternal Life of Zoroaster, Logos of the Greeks, Tao of the
Chinese, Enlightenment of Buddha and Sound-essence of the
philosophers.

In the Upanishads we find references to the Harmony of the Beyond.
Lord Krishna, long before, was fully conversant with this science. In
the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of the world, we read of music and
that which is heard.

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Reverse the outward perception of hearing and listen
inwardly to the perfectly unified and intrinsic Sound
of the mind-essence.
(Buddha)

From the life of Lord Krishna we learn how he once jumped into the
River
Jamuna, where lived a thousand-headed poisonous snake. Lord Krishna
won over this monster with the music from his flute; that is, the
Music of the
Spheres. It again indicates that to control the serpent-mind there is
no other
means than the Sound Principle.
(Sant Kirpal Singh)

If you should in this world bring many thousand sorts
of musical instruments together, and all should be
tuned in the best manner, and the most skillful
masters of music should play on them in concert
together, all would be no more than the howlings and
barkings of dogs in comparison of the Divine Music,
which rises through the Divine Sound and tunes from
eternity to eternity.
(Jacob Boehme, 1575-1624, German Christian mystic, theologian)

Hazrat Inayat Khan, a modern Sufi mystic, tells us that this creation
is
nothing but the "Music of God" for It is the outcome or manifestation
of His
Power. He calls it the intoxicating vintage from the Garden of Allah
and has
given an elaborate description of It, as appears from the following
account:

“All space is filled with the Abstract Sound. The vibrations of this
Sound
are too fine to be either audible or visible to the material ears or
eyes, since it
is even difficult for the eyes to see the form and color of the
ethereal
vibrations on the external plane.

"The knower of the mystery of the Sound knows the mystery of the whole
Universe. Whosoever has followed the strains of this Sound has
forgotten all
earthly distinctions and differences; and has reached the same goal of
Truth
in which all the Blessed Ones of God unite. Space is within the body
as well
as around it; in other words the body is in space and space is in the
body."
(Hazrat Inayat Khan)

The divine music is incessantly going on within
ourselves, but the loud senses drown the delicate
music, which is unlike and infinitely superior to
anything we can perceive with our senses.
(Mahatma Gandhi)

The middle region of the sky,
where-in the spirit dwelleth,
is radiant with the Music of Light.
(Kabir)

Traveling through the tunnel, normal cities and towns can be seen on
the
sides of the tunnel. As you travel further, you become conscious of
sounds,
at first indistinct rumblings, then music, laughter, and singing of
birds. There
is more and more light, the colors become very beautiful, and there is
the
sound of wonderful music. The houses are left behind; ahead there is
only a
blending of sound and color.
(Edgar Cayce)

Fortunate I am to have the Lord as my friend and
companion, for endless symphonies keep playing at
His door.
(Guru Arjan)

Just as the colors of the rainbow show the effects of the different
vibrations
of light, and the melodies on the piano show the effect of the
different notes,
so, too, does the entire universe contain various octaves, or rates of
vibration.
These universal harmonics comprise the different levels of existence.
(Jerry Gross)

A Sound is coming from the eternal abode
to call you back.
(Tulsi Sahib)

Out of this temple of the body I am hearing a Sound
calling me, “Come up”. Bell is ringing wildly:
“Come back, my children, come back”.
(Shamas Tabrez)

I have awakened to find violin and cello, flute, harp
and trumpet, cymbal, bell and drum - all within me!
From head to toe, every part of my body is chanting
and clapping! For with constant remembrance of
God, one’s whole body will become a wonderful and
wild Holy Band!
(Hafiz)

The Merciful God has in His mercy removed all
doubts and distrust, O Nanak!
Through the holy Song I am in bliss,
freed from all sorrow.
(Guru Arjan)

He who is born as human and by good luck is
connected with the Sound Current and practices it,
is great. He is the monarch of monarchs, for he will
be one with the Creator.
(Baba Sawan Singh)

At the ambrosial hour of the early dawn,
be you in communion with the Divine Word
and meditate on His Glory.
(Guru Nanak)

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This Creative Current, filling all space, may be likened to the
electromagnetic waves of the radio. The receiving set is the human
body,
more accurately, the astral body within the physical. The receiving
set,
standing on your table, simply has to be “tuned in” in order to
receive the
Music. Each individual man or woman is a receiving set. As soon as he
is
tuned in by the Master, he is ready to receive “the pure white music”
spoken
of by Kabir. It then remains only to keep the instrument in proper
order to
go on enjoying this melodious bani. Of course, but few get the Music
at
once after their initiation. It takes a little time to develop the
inner hearing.

The entire body, and more particularly the mind and astral body, must
be
cleaned and purified and then attuned to the higher vibrations. After
that,
the Music comes clearly. When one begins to hear it, he is filled with
a
great joy; for there is nothing in the world to be compared with it.
(Julian Johnson, The Path of the Masters)

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Q& A with Sant Kirpal Singh

Question: Why is it that it’s so much more difficult to listen to the
Sound
than it is to look for the Light?

Answer: Because the mind is killed with that Sound. Mind would rather
go
into the opening of the cannons rather than hear the Sound because
hearing
the Sound kills the mind forever. (Kirpal ruhanisatsangusa.org/lok/
obedient.htm)

Question: Why is it so difficult to hear Shabd?

Answer: Shabd is reverberating in all Universes seen or unseen. The
human
soul and Holy Shabd are of the same Divine Essence. Those who develop
their Inner Consciousness by regular, faithful and accurate
meditations can
listen to this Heavenly Melody anytime they choose to do so. The
novices
do feel some trouble in focusing their attention at the eye-center and
controlling their vibrations and thoughts carefully. Besides, those
who speak
much and waste their precious energy in idle and loose talk cannot
listen to
this Heavenly Melody. It is the inner single-minded devotion and
attention
which grants this Rapturous Listening. Practice undertaken with
perseverance and steadfastness invokes Divine Grace and the initiate
can
listen to the Holy Shabd Dhun.
(Sant Kirpal Singh, Spiritual Elixir, 13)

Question: If the disciple is on the way back to the Father and under
the
guidance of a Living Master, why is it so difficult for him to hear
the Sound
Current?

Answer: It is the scattered attention of the initiate which does not
allow him
to hear the holy Sound Current. Besides, the overwhelming attachment
to
worldly pleasures and sense-gratification stand in the way. The Living
Master is love personified, and as such loving devotion to Him is the
factor
which makes for better inner contact of the Audible Life Stream. It is
rather
the tendency of human mind which does not relish being chained and as
such it requires some discipline to be observed for having an inner
conscious
contact of the celestial melody. At the outset it is indeed difficult
but by
regular practice the soul feels an innate affinity with the Sound
Current,
when inner bliss is experienced with the grace of the Master.
(Spiritual Elixir, 78)

Question: In the meditation I hear the sound of crickets and the
noises one
associates with outdoor. What is happening?

Answer: The sound of crickets is the lowest sound and outer noise
heard by
you shows that you fail to attune yourself completely to the Sound
Current.
You should not apprehend any untoward happening as these are the
entanglements of your own mind which creates similar thoughts for
diverting your attention from inside.
(Spiritual Elixir, 12)

Various kinds of Sounds are heard inside, out of which the Sounds of
the Big
Bells and Conch, Thunder and Drum beat are higher Sounds. When these
higher Sounds are heard, they may be followed.
(Letters to Vermont initiates)

Question: If one practices the Sound Current, but does not go far or
hear the
higher Sounds, does the weight of karma become lighter?

Answer: Yes, the load of karmic debt gets lighter by listening to the
holy
Sound Current even if it is in its lowest links… But one must strive
to catch
higher Sounds for it is the latter that exert a powerful pull upon the
soul by
following which one is led to eventual liberation. These higher Sounds
can,
by loving devotion and practice, be easily differentiated and communed
with
by the grace of the Master-Power which is ever ready to extend all
feasible
help to the aspirants on the Path.
(Spiritual Elixir, 44)

Question: Sometimes when I am not even meditating, I can hear the
Sound?

Answer: It is an auspicious omen and shows your growing receptivity.
The
holy Sound Current becomes audible by regular, faithful and accurate
meditations without closing the ears. This keeps the attention of the
initiate
engaged, but the Sound should be heard by closing the ears regularly,
which
will draw closer, become stronger and ultimately come from above to
lift
you up into the Beyond.
(Spiritual Elixir, 22)

Question: I’ve heard that one should always use one’s thumbs while
doing
the Bhajan practice and not any of the other fingers or earplugs or
anything.
Is that true, and if so, why?

Answer: People who cannot close their ears with their thumbs can do
that
with other fingers or using other things, and there is no harm in
doing that.
Because the main thing is that you should close your ears and that’s
all. You
can do it in any way you want. The thumb is preferred only because
when
we close our ears with our thumbs we can rest our fingers on our head,
and
in that way we can sit in a comfortable position.
(Sant Ajaib Singh, Sant Bani Magazine, May 2003)

Question: (While listening to the Sound Current) Is it correct to put
the
attention here? [He points to forehead.]

Master Kirpal: I've not told you that.

Question: Where does the attention go?

Master: Attention is solely in hearing. But the seat of the soul is
there. You
are always there. If you put your attention there, then your attention
will be
divided. You should be quite cut off from outside, just hear from
within any
Sound that is coming. If any Sound comes from the left, don't pay
attention,
that will give a debasing effect. Only listen to that Sound
attentively which
is coming from the right side. If it is at a distance, don't follow
it. If you are
searching for the origin of the Sound, it will grow faint and die out.
Hear
what kind of Sound comes from the right. In that case, the Sound will
come
closer, become stronger, and ultimately come from above to drag you
into
the Beyond. You are not to repeat the Names at the time. You are not
to fix
your gaze during Sound practice; the seat of the soul is there. Just
hear what
comes.
(http://www.ruhanisatsangusa.org/lok/bhajan.htm)

May your soul be happy;
journey joyfully.
(Rumi)

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[MalcolmO]

Fabulous post! Maybe the best thing I've ever seen online. Thanks SO
much for that!!!

[Santim Vah]

On Sep 1, 5:00 am, MalcolmO <Malco...@domain.invalid> wrote:
> Fabulous post! Maybe the best thing I've ever seen online. Thanks SO
> much for that!!!

Your welcome.

Best to maybe thank Ruhani Satsang and Sant Kirpal Singh directly.

For they are the source, they made the presentation in form, it isn't
that hard to COPY, all I had to do was selectively COMPILE it and push
the send button.

Any idiot or wise man could do that. <smiling>

Thanks anyway,

Sean

[wernertrp]

I will make this very brutally shortcut to the religions:
"I cannot see any higher worlds inside me."
But I see the well founded pyramid structure in the outside world.

[Santim Vah]

> (http://www.ruhanisatsangusa.org/lok/bhajan.htm)
>
> May your soul be happy;
> journey joyfully.
> (Rumi)
>
> HOME:http://kirpalsingh.org/Index.html

Here is one of SKS Book One version of the Sound Current description:

"Unless one hears that which we know as the BANI and that which is the
NADA BINDU, the seed sound from which all things grow, he has heard
only the voices of these other worlds."

"The voice is that Essense - the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, the Divine
Spirit - that gives life to all. It has many names - Shabda, Logos,
the Word, the Nada, Shabda Dhun, Akash Bani, Sultan-ul-Ashkar, the
King of the Ways, Ism-i-Asm, Lalma, Kalam-iLahi, Surat Shabda, Ananda
Yoga, or Anahad Shabda. Others call IT the Vadan, Dhun, the Heavenly
Music, and other names."

SHARIYAT-KI-SUGMAD, Book One Page 13, by paul twitchell

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BANI directly translated means *word*

Gurbani (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ) is the term used by Sikhs to refer to any
compositions of the Sikh Gurus.
Extracts from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji are called Gutkas (small books)
containing sections of Gurbani.

Gurbani is composed of two words: 'Gur' meaning 'the Guru's' and
'bani' meaning 'word'.

iow The Guru's Word .. it is NOT The WORD, Spirit, Sound Current, the
Shabda etc

eg there was the Kabir Bani

Not all of Bhagat Kabir's *BANI* was incorporated into Guru Granth
Sahib by the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan Dev ji.
The selections were passed down to the 5th Guru from 1st Guru, Guru
Nanak Dev ji in his janamsakhis.
Bhagat Kabir ji's bani can be found in the following angs (pages):


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Nada Bindu Upanishad is one of the 'minor' Upanishads and is
considered part of the Rig Veda.
The status of the Nada Bindu Upanishad as a 'minor' Upanishad is
contestable but this is how
it was first presented to English scholarship with its inclusion by K.
Narayanasvami Aiyar in
his Thirty Minor Upanishads (1914)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nada_Bindu_Upanishad

Nāda yoga is an ancient Indian metaphysical system.
It is both a philosophical system, a medicine, and- as the name
suggests- a form of yoga.
The system's theoretical and practical aspects are based on the
premise that the entire
cosmos and all that exists in the cosmos, including human beings,
consists of sound
vibrations, called nāda. This concept holds that it is the sound
energy in motion rather
than of matter and particles which form the building blocks of the
cosmos.

Bindu (Sanskrit: बिंदु) is a Sanskrit term meaning "point" or "dot".
The feminine case ending is bindi which denotes a small ornamental,
devotional and/or mystical dot that is cosmetically applied or affixed
to
the forehead in Hinduism

In metaphysical terms Bindu is held to be the point at which begins
creation and the
point at which the many becomes the unity. It is also described as
"the sacred
symbol of the cosmos in its unmanifested state".

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NADA – a Definition
The word Nada comes from the Sanskrit root, Nad. Nad means to flow.
The etymological meaning of Nada is a process or a stream of
consciousness.
Generally, the word Nada means sound.

BINDU and NADA
Bindu is the seed, or source of all… the nucleus, or first particle of
transcendent light from which all else proceeds.
Nada is sound, it also means "to flow". Together bindu & nada compose
the entire universe.

Music is one result of nada, and mantra, in its purest form is
another.
When MANTRA begins to work, it causes the awareness to let go of all
outer things and turn in on itself.
In a vacuum it is drawn toward the deeper levels of consciousness.
Mantra then flows into NADA, a constant SOUND which occurs all by
itself.

The movement of energy in the body as one breathes is also an
expression of NADA.
The energy as it moves has a sound, and as a practice we listen to
this sound.
There are many breathing patterns that can help bring about a distinct
Nada,
such as the humming breath (bhramari), and the fainting breath
(murchha) may
also be used, yet it is good to go step by step through the breathing
patterns
before beginning murchha.

The NADA SOUNDS which are heard are real.
They are symbols of the contents of the mind and of the
consciousness.
The mind rests in these symbols and with their help goes more quickly
into a finer state.
First there are the physical sounds, and when the consciousness
becomes fine,
it then comes into contact with the fine sounds which arise with the
movement
of the vital energy in the body. ( ie KUNDALINDI )

At the highest point in your practice, you may feel that the whole
body and mind,
the whole personality, are nothing but rapid vibrations, a movement of
fast sound
vibrations, and you experience YOURSELF as SOUND..

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The teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
NADA, BINDU, & KALA

On 24th July 1935, Sri Raju Sastrigal, who chants Veda daily in
the Asramam, asked Bhagavan Ramana, about Nada, Bindu and Kala.

Bhagavan Ramana: They are in Vedanta terminolgy, Prana, Mana
and Buddhi, the Life-Current, mind and intellect. In the Tantras,
Nada is said to be the subtle sound with Tejas, the Light in it.
This Light is said to be the body of Siva.

When it develops and sound is submerged, it becomes Bindu.
To be full of light, Tejomaya, is the aim. Kala is part of the Bindu.

In Saiva Siddhanta, Bindu is Siva and Nada is Sakti, Uma. In
Sri Chakra, the triangles are Sakti and the central point is Siva.

It is merger of Sakti in Siva, Nada in Bindu.
There is one famous Tirupugazh song, where Arunagiri Natha sings:
Salutations to You, who is both Nada and Bindu, Sakti and Siva.
Muruga is the combination of Sakti and Siva.

While Siva is Matter, Sakti is Enegry, Muruga is the activated
Sakti in Siva, who kills the evil forces.

(Source: Talks, Munagala Venkatramiah.)
Arunachala Siva.

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Nada Yoga is about sounds. It is the knowledge of the quality of
sounds and the way they affect people.

There are coarse sounds and fine sounds . The very finest sounds we
hear within.

In this article, we will explore the ancient science of Nada Yoga and
present a detailed practical introduction to a powerful form of
meditation.

"The deer is entrapped by sweet sound.
The cobra is enchanted by sweet music.
Raga Punnagavarrali charms the cobra.
Nada entraps the mind.
The mind gets Laya in sweet nada.
Therefore you can easily control the mind
through the practice of Nada Yoga"
(Swami Sivananda)

"Nada is found within.
It is a music without strings which plays in the body.
It penetrates the inner and the outer
and leads you away from illusion."
(Kabir)

The inner Nada Yoga – dissolves the inhibitions of the mind
"By one who is desirous of attaining perfection in Yoga,
Nada alone has got to be closely heard (meditated upon),
having abandoned all thoughts and with a calm mind."
(Sankaracharya, Yoga-taravali)

Different States of Nada
In Tantra it is thought that sound occurs in four dimensions – four
levels of sound relating to frequency, degree of fineness and
strength.

1. The coarse (ordinary audible, material) sound,

2. the mental sound,

3. the visualised sound and

4. the transcendent sound.


Ordinary sounds are the coarsest manifestation of Nada. We are aware
of the coarse sounds and we hear them every day. They are vibrations
which hit our ear drums from the space around us, from our
surroundings.

After having left the coarse and tangible sounds that we experience
through the senses, we can become conscious of the mental sounds. They
are sounds which we hear in the mind. Their frequency and strength is
dependent on both our mental and physical state. In a relaxed state
they are easy to perceive. The sounds also become clearer when we are
exhausted, agitated or after intense and prolonged physical activity.

When we go deeper still, we reach the astral sound, the sound which is
found in the inner space and which appears in visual form. Certain
forms answer to certain sounds and certain states. Sounds or forms
which we, for instance, experience in our dreams, belong to this
plane, as well as sounds which are linked to certain meditation
symbols.

Behind the visual sounds the transcendent or supra-conscious sound is
found. The transcendent sound and the transcendent consciousness are
the same. In Nada Yoga, universal consciousness is perceived in the
form of sound.

The tangible or coarse universe, that which we experience through our
senses, and in the mind, can in this way be led back to the source, to
the sound, to Nada.

For the Nada yogi it is important to make contact with the sounds that
are found in the other dimensions: the mental and psychic. In this way
the capabilities of the mind are expanded.

Let us look at each of the four states in more detail. In Sanskrit
they are called: Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari.

Para Nada
The transcendent sound, which has the highest frequency, is called
Para Nada.
Para means highest or farthest, and in this connection: transcendent.
Para Nada is beyond the reach of the sense organs.
It is heard in other dimensions, on other levels of consciousness.

The Nada Yogis reveal that Para or transcendent sound has the highest
frequency. Para's intense vibration makes it inaudible. Various texts
mention that the Para sound has no vibrations. It is a sound without
movement or frequency – a still sound. We cannot grasp a sound which
has no vibration. When a sound reaches its maximum height, then it
reaches stillness – and that is Para Nada. It is completely uniform. A
state of consciousness corresponds with this stillness. The Nada Yogi
reaches this state by becoming one with Para Nada.

In the Upanishads, the mantra OM is said to be the manifestation of
Para. But not the audible OM, which we chant. That is not Para because
it is the object of our hearing, our understanding and our logic.
Therefore it cannot be called transcendent. Para is at the same time
silent and eternal. It has form and its nature is Jyoti (light). It is
different to the sounds one usually understands or hears.

The Upanishads state clearly about the Para Sound: " This is OM, this
sound is OM."

"Nada is sound.
OM is Nada Brahman.
Veda is Nada Brahman.
Sound is vibration.
Name is inseparable from form.
The form may vanish,
but the name or sound remains.
OM is the first vibration of sound.
The world has come out of Nada or OM.
In Pralaya all sounds merge in OM.
Sound vibrations are gross and subtle.
The quality of Akasha [space or ether] is sound.
Akasha is infinite.
So you can fill the ear with the infinite sound."

(Swami Sivananda)