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is achieved when the subject (soul) and the object (God) unite. Duality disappears, and oneness is established. According to the Sant tradition, this state is possible through the practice of the yoga of Divine Sound. Without the practice of Sound yoga, the practitioner will not be able to achieve complete control of the
mind.
Sant Kabir speaks about the Divine Sound:
Search the Divine Sound, control your mind. This yoga is accomplished through the means of sound. The true sound is the essence of creation. The physical body and world are not real (i.e., not permanent).
Through the practice of the yoga of light, complete control of the senses is attained (dama), and through the yoga of sound the complete control of the mind (shama) is accomplished.
Today various types of techniques are taught in the name of the Yoga of Sound. It is uncertain if all of these systems are valid. Some systems instruct the practitioner to close the ears and press them with the hands to hear the murmur of the ears, while others recommend lying down on the ground to listen to the sounds under the earth. Each of these systems calls itself nadanusandhana—the yoga of sound. Still some other teachers play beautiful music and recommend becoming absorbed in that music signifying it as the practice of sound. However, none of
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