Philosophy Of Liberation Interfaith

Author(s): Paramhansa Maharaj, Donald Howard, Veena Howard
Publisher: USA Santmat Society of North America

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particular word cannot be "the" Sound, and it is fallacious to ascribe to any word the actual attributes of the "Essential Divine Sound."
72. The literature of various saints describes the Sounds of the different realms. Some of the various sounds are said to be similar to the Sounds of the veena (stringed instrument similar to the lyre), the murali (flute), the nafeeri (horn instrument), the mridang (drum), the mrdal (cymbals), the singi(a horn), the sitar (stringed instrument), or the sarangi (similar to a lute). Other descriptions compare these Sounds to a peal of thunder and a roar of a lion. Surprisingly, all saints do not ascribe the same Sounds to corresponding Realms. For example, in the literature of some saints the music of the flute is described as belonging to the lower Realms while other saints place flute-like music in the higher realms. Kabir Sahab says:
hai.”
"Bhanwar gupha mem soham raje, Murali adhika bajaya "The Bhanwar Gupha (Supra-Causal Realm, a higher Realm) is vibrating
with the Soham (knowledge of 'T', one's real Self). And the mystical flute is sounding continuously therein."
Sant Tulsi Sahab states in the Ghata Ramayana:
"Syahi surakha sapheli hoi, Jarada jati jangali soi. Talli tala taramga bakhani Mohana murali bajai suhani."
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