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MUSIC OF LIFE
by Khan, Hazrat Inayat
ISBN: 093087238X
Publisher: Omega Publications
THE MYSTERY of sound is mysticism; the
harmony of life is religion. The knowledge
of vibrations is metaphysics, the analysis of
atoms is science, and their harmonious grouping is art. The rhythm
of form is poetry, and the rhythm of sound is music. This shows that music is the art of arts and the science of all sciences; and it contains the fountain of all knowledge within itself.
Music should be healing; music should uplift the soul; music
should inspire. There is no better way of getting closer to God, of
rising higher towards the spirit, of attaining spiritual perfection
than music, if only it is rightly understood.
The Music of Life is the definitive collection of Hazrat Inayat Khan`s
teachings on sound, presenting the Sufi master`s vision of the
harmony which underlies and infuses every aspect of our lives.
With deep insight and wisdom, he explores the science of breath,
the law of rhythm, the creative process, and both the healing
power and psychological influence of music and sound.
What makes us feel drawn to music is that our whole being is
music: our mind and our body, the nature in which we live, the
nature that has made us, all that is beneath and around us, it is all
music. We are close to all this music, and live and move and have
our being in music.
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