The Origins of Music

The Music of the Spheres

Abstract Sound

Our Whole Being is Music

The Magic of Music

- The Taste for Music
- The Effect of Music on the Individual
- There is a Perpetual Rhythm Going On
- The Magic of Music
- The Intoxication of Music
- The Gulf Between Form and the Formless

The Voice

Music and Spirituality

   
 

There is a Perpetual Rhythm Going On

If there is any explanation of why man rejoices or is impressed by the music played to him it is this. Is it only an amusement or a pastime? No, there is something else besides that. The principal reason is that in man there is a perpetual rhythm going on, which is the sign of life in him; a rhythm which is expressed in his pulsation and his heartbeats, even in his heart. And upon this rhythm depends his health; not only his health, but his moods. Therefore, anywhere, a continued rhythm must have an effect upon every person; and upon each person its effect is distinct and different.

 
- Hazrat Inayat Khan
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