Sound

Sound is of three kinds. Saamaanya, Varna, and Mooka.

Saamaanya the common: the sound produced by things falling, or breaking apart or fusing, all the sounds of the objective world of rain and thunder, of rivers gurgling, of volcanoes and earthquakes and the like, even the dropping of dew on a tender petal of a rose, the sailing of a feather from a bird's wing through the air.

The second is the sound of the Varna, or the spoken word: this carries a specific meaning and is armed with intention, to inform, or instruct, or inspire.

This is the flow of the heartbeat of one into the heart of another.

The third kind is Mooka or the sound of silence. When one dives into the depth of that silence one hears oneself, the primeval Cosmic Om, Pranava, that emanates from the Prana, or Vital Vibration that fills the Universe. To hear that very summit. It has sound, one has to approach, as near as possible, the core of one's being. That is why the Upanishad calls itself so; it urges you to go near, delve deep, dive to the very floor of the lake. Upa means 'near'; Nishad means 'sitting.'

The tongue is the armour of the heart; it guards one's life. Loud and irresponsible speech, full of anger and hate, affects the health of man. It breeds anger and hate in others. Silence is said to be golden. The silent man has no enemies, though he may not have many friends either. He has the opportunity to dive within himself and examine his own faults and failings. He has no more inclination to seek them in others. If your foot slips, you suffer a fracture; if your tongue slips, you fracture some one's faith or joy. That fracture can never be set right; that wound will fester for ever. Therefore, use the tongue with great care.



Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. VII - p. 432

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