Philosophy Of Liberation Interfaith

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

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73. Thus, the various Sounds experienced in meditation (such as a flute or a drum) cannot be correlated to any specific realm. With the exception of a few saints such as Sant Radhaswami and Kabir Sahib, most other saints as well as the writings of the Upanishads describe the various Sounds but do not mention the corresponding realms. However, all essentially agree on the existence of the Nameless State.
In reading the various saints' descriptions of Sounds the inescapable conclusion is that all have complete knowledge of the Nadanusandhana (Yoga of Sound).
74. The Sound of the Gross Realm is sweet and harmonious. The Sound of the Subtle Realm is even sweeter and more harmonious than the Gross Realm. As one progresses from the Causal toward the Supra-Causal Realm the experience is of ever increasing sweetness and harmony of the Sound. In the State of Oneness of Upper Nature, the plurality of Sounds ceases to exist, and only then can the Essential Divine Sound be experienced. Other Sounds of the various Realms are not experienced at this level of the State of Oneness because diversity does not exist in the State of Oneness.
75. The State beyond Sound is acknowledged in the writings of saints as the goal of their teachings. In addition, their writings accept Manas Japa (repetition of a Divine name), Manas Dhyan (concentration on a form of the Divine), Drsti Yoga (fixing the mind on a point) and Nadanusandhana (concentrating on the inner Sounds of the different spheres) as means to reach the Soundless State. These four techniques are therefore essential in Sant Mat.
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