As a child, it always struck me when I saw some page in a book saying "And he realized that all pains are inevitable" or "he could finally listen to his own self". In those days, I tagged them to be poetic non-sense. After all, I could always listen to my own voice and I knew 'No pain, No gain' and other related quotes. There was nothing so impressing about it. Every book told it. Every body knew it.
Then, there came times when I began to feel the things, realize the things. Yes, when they say be quiet, we should be quiet. Quiet not just in the manner of not uttering a word, but also quietening the mind. I could then feel blood flowing in my nerves. And these things also made me aware of so many tensions, and pains in the body. Pain, as they have said it, is inevitable.
Now, after learning some basic ragas in Hindustani Classical Vocals, I must say my notions for the voice have changed. It is not just the sound produced from the vibration of vocal chords, it is the result of all the activities that go on inside us at that moment. It makes us conscious that now we are being heard, we own the words that we say, and we are responsible for it. I think, I am beginning to hear my own self.
Then, there came times when I began to feel the things, realize the things. Yes, when they say be quiet, we should be quiet. Quiet not just in the manner of not uttering a word, but also quietening the mind. I could then feel blood flowing in my nerves. And these things also made me aware of so many tensions, and pains in the body. Pain, as they have said it, is inevitable.
Now, after learning some basic ragas in Hindustani Classical Vocals, I must say my notions for the voice have changed. It is not just the sound produced from the vibration of vocal chords, it is the result of all the activities that go on inside us at that moment. It makes us conscious that now we are being heard, we own the words that we say, and we are responsible for it. I think, I am beginning to hear my own self.
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