Raag and Rasa: The Emotional and Spiritual Essence of Indian Classical Music
The purpose of any art form is expression. Every artist whether consciously or intuitively, attempts to express a certain emotion – a bhaav. Yet emotions do not appear the same for everyone. For one person the peak of happiness may be laughter while for another it may be tears of overwhelming joy. What may seem […]
Laya: The Rhythm That Connects Music, Life and the Universe
There is a rhythm in everything around us. In the gentle rise and fall of breath, in the steady beating of the heart, in the ticking of a clock quietly marking time. The ocean moves in waves, the seasons return in cycles and day turns into night only to return again as dawn. Beneath all […]
Naad Brahm: Connecting Music, Consciousness and Creation
Modern science believes that creation of this universe began with vibrations, while ancient Indian wisdom expressed the same idea through the concept of Naad Brahma – the understanding that sound itself is divine. “प्रथम आद नाद ब्रह्म – from the primordial sound emerged all existence.” In Indian classical music Naad is not just something we […]