Music: The Language of God

Question: Could you please speak about music?

Sri Chinmoy: Music is the language of God. God’s language, music, is not like mathematics or geometry. It is a language of love.
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Music and Meditation

Meditation and music cannot be separated. When we cry from the inmost recesses of our heart for peace, light and bliss, that is the best type of meditation.
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Soulful Music

Soulful music immediately awakens and inspires our hearts because it embodies the Absolute Supreme.
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Appreciating Soulful Music

The songs that will have the greatest influence in years to come are those that come directly from the soul and immediately are accepted by the aspiring heart, vital, mind and body.
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Learning Long Songs

Question: Some of your songs are quite long. Is there a trick to learning them?

Sri Chinmoy: There are many ways to learn a long song — not just one way.
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Songs That Embody Helplessness

Question: Some of your Bengali songs have extremely beautiful melodies, but when I learn the meaning, I am not inspired to sing them. Sometimes they embody a degree of helplessness. For me, songs that have a more positive meaning are easier to sing.

Sri Chinmoy: I do not blame you. Most of the time I say to take the positive aspect. I say, “Go forward, go forward!” But there comes a time when we do feel helpless; we feel that we are like a babe in the woods.
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