Ananda SutrasChapter 52 of 57
Chapter 52

518. Music is the language of Existence. Start speaking it!

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518. Music is the language of Existence. Start speaking it!

  1. Music is Divinity. It can create the experience of the Ultimate Truth.
  2. Music is the healing stick that can heal at depths unknown.
  3. Music is the doctor of the being.
  4. If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance. Just let go!
  5. Music is a medium to meet and merge with Existence.
  6. Listen to the sounds of silence - through music.
  7. Music leads from sensuality to spirituality.

526. Pain is nothing but unawareness. Bring in awareness and it disappears!

  1. Pain is like a flash of lightning in the dark. Use it to move on.
  2. The mind has a clear identity only with pain, never with joy.
  3. Pain is always born from resistance to the present moment.
  4. Both pleasure and pain are from the mind. Both are illusory.
  5. The perception of physical pain can be changed by the mind.
  6. If you are just aware, the suffering itself can open your eyes to the unreality of the suffering.
  7. Nobody can hurt you unless you permit. Nobody can help you unless you permit.
  8. Responsibility is the ability to respond spontaneously to any situation.