PRABODHASUDHAKARA | SEL054 | SRI ADI SANKARACARYA

|| 13 | CONTEMPLATION ON THE SUBTLE SOUND | 147 ||

The more the mind goes to the state of immovableness ( or stillness ) on account of abstaining from sense-objects , the more is the ( subtle ) sound of long duration like that of the flute , heard .

Commentary by Samvid :

This and the previous verses would appear incomprehensible to the reader unacquainted with the methodology of Yoga .

But , such psychic experiences as the hearing of subtle sounds , the inner vision of lights or form patterns and subtle tactile sensations of a vibratory nature in the spinal column and elsewhere , during deep meditative states , are established facts repeatedly confirmed by advanced Yogin-s .

Such experiences widely vary according to the psycho-physiological structure of the practising Yogin and the methods of Yogic practice adopted by him .

But , it should be remembered that the ultimate goal is the transcend even these subtle " experiences " and be one with the source of all experiences , the pure undifferentiated Existence-Conciousness-Bliss