Yedikule

A Y U B O W A N ! ~ While music plays a significant role in many of the world spiritual seekers, it is in the Hindu culture that one finds one of the closest bonds between music and spirituallity experience extending for millennia. The recitation of the syllable OM and the chanting of Sanskrit Mantras and hymns from the Vedas formed the core of ancient fire sacrifices. The Upanishads articulated OM as Sabda-Brahman, the Sound-Absolute that became the object of meditation in Yoga. First described by Bharata in the Natya-Sastra as a sacred art with reference to Rasa (emotional states), ancient music or Sangita was a vehicle of liberation (Mok?a) founded in the worship of deities such as Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, and Goddess Sarasvati. Medieval Tantra and music texts introduced the concept of Nada-Brahman as