Sekhem Inner Sound, Natural Breath, and Embodied Awakening

Sharing: Inner Sound, Breath and Embodiment

Sharing: Focusing on the breath could bring a fear of not being able to breathe. During All Love meditation, breathing in “All” and breathing out “Love,” attention sometimes wandered, and there were moments of sleep and dreaming. Later, attention settled on cricket-like sounds and other sounds appearing on either side. For a brief moment, the experience became like a forceful waterfall, very loud and full of vibration, yet blissful and peaceful.

The mind interprets spiritual experience through what it already knows of the world. It does not understand the flow of energy or timelessness, so it gives these experiences familiar images. A flow of energy may become a waterfall because that is something the mind can relate to.

There is the physical body, and there is the soul body. The soul body is pure energy. When the mind cannot comprehend that directly, it may interpret the experience as “I am a waterfall,” or create another image it understands.

This is an expansion of consciousness into other dimensions, but it is not the final step. The final step is the void. Beyond even these experiences, there is simply space, pure consciousness of love.

Listening to the Inner Sound

An inner sound can sound exactly like crickets. Hearing a cricket-like sound does not by itself establish whether it is external or internal, but the resemblance can be striking. Inner sound, the music of the spheres and the chakras are related terms through which this subject can be explored.

The perception of inner sound can unfold in stages. At the base chakra, it may sound like a drum, a motorcycle or a train. As the base chakra begins to awaken, the mind may associate its rumbling with a familiar experience. A dream of riding a motorcycle and feeling its vibration is one example of that association.

The rumbling may give way to drumming. As the drumming builds, the tones become more refined. A flute-like sound may appear as awareness moves higher, and eventually there may be the sound of an angelic choir.

The key is not to listen with the ears. Listen to the highest, most consistent tone. There is always a tone after the tone.

The inner sound itself does not change. It is consistent, always the same. What changes is the perception of it. As the mind becomes quieter and less distracted by other things, the sound becomes a pure tone.

Stay with the Sound, Not the Image

The tones can also distract. A motorcycle-like sound may lead the mind to create a motorcycle. Attention then leaves the sound and becomes absorbed in riding a cosmic motorcycle.

At a subtler level, an angelic choir may become an invitation to talk to angels or play in the angelic realms. A waterfall may become an experience of bathing in it. Even flying dolphins may appear. These experiences can be enjoyable, but they give the mind something else to think about instead of continuing to the next step.

There is no need to deny that these experiences can be fun or interesting. Recognize what is happening, and stay with the sound. Do not let the image take over the practice.

Sharing: After the waterfall-like experience, the sound was lost.

Response: Keep the attention focused on the sound rather than following the images that arise.