Why is sound important to nature?

Answer 1

The concept of sound is one of the most important factors in the development of human history, and it also acts as the deciding factor in advancement of the society and its sustenance in the ever-changing flux of this world. This is the declaration of ancient text According to Indian Mythology, it is believed that before THIS, there was only Soul. It manifested itself through the primordial sound-AUM. This sound is believed to be everywhere in the universe: among all the five elements of nature-earth, water, wind, fire, and ether! Ether is the lightest and it pervades everything. Sound is the characteristic of ether, and so, sound component pervades everything.

Story-telling and verbal-reading of scriptures have been old and long-standing practices, which are purely based on the importance of sound, and its impact on human life. In the Upnishadas, a particular Shanti Mantra or invocation starts with the line, whereby the person asks to listen to good sounds through the ears.

Sound and its impact are well known from the Vedic Culture, though almost all over the world, scholars and seers know its value.

The sound or the combination of sounds-the words-that we utter, make a tremendous effect on the listener. A story clarifies it more:

A teacher was teaching her students. She was inspiring them very enthusiastically exhorting them to do good deeds and be good in life. The school inspector, who was listening to this from outside, stepped in and asked the teacher in disbelief:

Teacher! You are inspiring them with good positive words and all that. What's the use of it? Will it have any impact on them and will they practice what you ask them to do?

The teacher did not answer him and asked the students: who will throw this fool out of the class!

The school inspector was visibly angry and thundered, "Do you know to whom are you talking? You will have to mete out your punishment for this!"

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