Inmysticalliteraturesuchself-contradictoryphrasesas“dazzlingobscurity。”“whisperingsilence。”“teemingdesert。”arecontinuallymetwith。Theyprovethatnotconceptualspeech,butmusicrather,istheelementthroughwhichwearebestspokentobymysticaltruth。Manymysticalscripturesareindeedlittlemorethanmusicalcompositions。
“HewhowouldhearthevoiceofNada,’theSoundlessSound,’andcomprehendit,hehastolearnthenatureofDharana……Whentohimselfhisformappearsunreal,asdoonwakingalltheformsheseesindreams,whenhehasceasedtohearthemany,hemaydiscerntheONE——theinnersoundwhichkillstheouter。
Forthenthesoulwillhear,andwillremember。AndthentotheinnerearwillspeakTHEVOICEOFTHESILENCE……AndnowthySELFislostinSELF,THYSELFuntoTHYSELF,mergedinthatSELF
fromwhichthoufirstdidstradiate……Behold!thouhastbecometheLight,thouhastbecometheSound,thouartthyMasterandthyGod。ThouartTHYSELFtheobjectofthysearch:theVOICEunbroken,thatresoundsthroughouteternities,exemptfromchange,fromsinexempt,thesevensoundsinone,the
THESILENCE。OmtatSat。”