From an article by Sol Luckman: “One school of thought insists that humans are actually made of sound and that DNA itself may be a form of sound. After conducting meticulously documented research, Harvard-trained Leonard Horowitz expertly demonstrates that DNA emits and receives both phonons and photons, or electromagnetic waves of sound and light. In the 1990s, according to Dr. Horowitz, “three Nobel laureates in medicine advanced research that revealed the primary function of DNA lies not in protein synthesis … but in the realm of bioacoustic and bioelectric signaling.” In recent years a new artistic field called DNA music has even begun to flourish. It therefore seems appropriate, at the very least, to compare DNA to a keyboard with a number of keys that produce the music of life.”
are we made of sound?
no
Are we made of sound?.. Yes… eh… I mean no. Of course not. That question would only make sense if you were on LSD, or forgot to take your clozapine this morning lol
What an exciting development in our understanding of the world, YogiDiva! Anyone who has been quiet enough to hear their own sounds knows this to be true!
We are vibration … some of us good vibration … some not … :rolleyes:
I am very excited to have found your post because I understand that sounds impact our health on a greater level than most realize. I met a couple who travels the world healing people by the vibrations from a 300-year-old Tibetan gong. Their successes actually threatened to put a few cardiac wards in hospitals out of business!
You can look it up on the 'net! 
Some of us are judgmental… and some THINK their not :rolleyes:
We vibrate all the time. When you see your sweetheart and kiss her, or face with your fears, or being anxious, or even when eating, fucking, or drinking…yeah we vibrate and make noises…
So it is rather logical to assume that sound is made through us 
Sound is vibration, energy is vibration. We are not just sound, but energy and vibration. Can sound affect our energy? Yes. Can sound affect the functioning of the energy in our dna? Probably.
Why else do we chant. among other things.
“Are We Made Of Sound”
In a sense, it is the case. In a sense, it is not the case. It is true in the sense that the whole energy of existence is a state of vibration, everything is just a vast spectrum of vibration ranging from the gross to the subtle.
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YogiAdam,
It is simply a scientific fact. Everything in existence is made of atoms, of which those atoms are made of electrons, protons, neutrons, positrons, of which these particles are made of even subtler particles -all of which are in a state of vibration.
The essential quality of vibration is motion, and it is not just the case with the fire burning, or the river flowing. Even a rock, which seems to be motionless, if you look closer into it, you will find that it is in a state of overwhelming activity.
I can relate this in some other ways! It is said and well known now that at the time of Big bang, the universal energy split up and divided into many that became all the forms in this universe and it caused the evolution, the evolution of energy. Similarly just before the big bang, by the accumulation of high energy there was a sound formed and it is known as ‘Pranava’ sound and it is the OM. It is nothing to do with any philosophy or religion. The OM sound at a high resonance split and formed different other sounds. Latter this various sound were represented in letters or alphabets and formed the Sanskrit language. Latter the scientific composition of this language became mantras when recited. this is one of the formation of sound in the universe that caused the evolution or formation of life. These are only my thoughts and may be right or wrong.
balu,
“by the accumulation of high energy there was a sound formed and it is known as ‘Pranava’ sound and it is the OM.”
One should be careful to take such things too literally. The sound “Om” is just an expression of something else entirely. There is a certain process of the expansion of consciousness through hearing various different levels of sound and vibration. In yoga it is known as nada yoga. Just as the five senses can be used to experience the outer world, the same senses can be used to experience the inner. There are certain sounds which are beyond the frequency range of the human ear, but it is also possible for one’s awareness to be so sensitive, that one can detect certain sounds beyond that range through the mind. And the mantra “Om” was never spoken in the beginning, it was heard deep in meditation. In fact, the sound is not exactly “Om” - it is a certain humming sound which cannot be transmitted verbally. And, in an attempt to imitate this sound, the mantra “Om” was used, and it was found that certain sounds which are repeated either physically or mentally can also be used to come to the same space. That is where all of the single syllable mantras which are corresponding to the chakras have come from, they were first heard in one’s meditation in a completely different form.
I-1: Now, in this sphere (of nescience), the Lord (Sadasiva), assuming the guises of Prajapati, Vishnu and Rudra, comes to be styled Goddess Tripura. By His primeval Power are fashioned the three abodes – the earth, the atmosphere and the heavens, or the heavens, the earth and the nether world. In the form of hrim, identical with the maya of Hara, the divine Hrillekha permeates, with Her terrible might, the terminus of the three peaks (above the junction of the two eyebrows), the seat of equilibrium of the three gunas, and the region where the world of objects is dissolved. This selfsame divinity is called Tripura.
I-2: On that adorable splendour
Of the divine Creator we
Meditate; may He our thoughts inspire –
Who beyond all darkness is, Om.
This is the actual teaching from the ancient Upanishad, Tripura Tapini. It seems pretty clear that the pranava is the symbol of the divine creator. At least that’s what the ancient Indians thought, but of course they did not have the benefit of listening to Amir Mourad. He definitely would have set them straight. I think balu is closer to the truth of what the vedic teaching is. Notice the words “in the form of hrim”,[I] hrim[/I] being a single syllable mantra.
"It seems pretty clear that the pranava is the symbol of the divine creator. "
That is fine, but I do not really care for such scriptures. But since you have mentioned it, most of the scriptures as the Upanishads and the Vedas are largely a by product of several rishis, yogis, and sages. And what they have said is not simply something philosophical, it is an expression of a certain direct experience. When the sages speak of something like the so called “Atman”, it is not simply an idea in the mind, but a certain direct realization of yoga, of seeing directly into one’s true nature. How this experience is interpreted is another matter entirely, that is why many of the scriptures differ in their different angles and perspectives. And as far as mantras are concerned, the single syllable mantras are also a by product of certain direct experience. There are two different approaches in using sound as a method for the expansion of consciousness. One is mantra yoga, using the energy of the mantra as an object of concentration, or nada yoga, developing a subtle awareness of the different levels of sound through one’s “inner ear”.
Every mantra has many different aspects to it. What you are familiar with as Om is just a gross expression of something which is much more subtle. You can pronounce Om, but you cannot pronounce the source of it’s vibration, but you can use “Om” as a gateway to the gateless, a method to the methodless. Just as atoms are made of subatomic particles, those subtomic particles made of subtler particles, and so on. Similarly, every mantra consists of a whole spectrum of energies ranging from the gross to the subtle.
Sound in general is not only audible vibration through the ears. That is what people usually think, just out of the force of habit. But there is also another dimension which is inaudible vibration, which cannot be heard through your ears. In yoga, the first is called dhawani. The second is anahata, the same word which is used for the anahata chakra at the heart, which literally means “unstruck sound”, because concentration upon anahata can be used as a method for exploring different dimensions of sound.
There are four different states of sound, ranging from the gross to the subtle. The grossest aspect is called vaikhari. Subtler than this is madhyama, subtler than this is pashyanti, and the subtlest dimension is para. Para refers to the “transcendental sound”. And the method of nada yoga is to expand one’s consciousness as to every dimension of sound from the grossest to the subtlest, the para, which is the source of all vibration itself. That is why each of mantras corresponding to the chakras have no meaning whatsoever, they are simply certain frequencies of energy in a gross form. Om is known as the “soundless sound”, because it describes a certain sound that can be heard once you come to the very source of existence itself and yet one’s “inner ear” remains active. It is still a far cry away from the sound that is heard in meditation, dimensions apart, but perhaps the best that can be done is “Om”, it is not something that can be pronounced with the human voice, or heard through the ears.
give us a break would you? I don’t think anybody’s really interested. I know I’m not.
Asuri,
“give us a break would you?”
No.
"I don’t think anybody’s really interested. I know I’m not. "
You should not be speaking on others behalf. Gather courage and stand alone.
You know what they say about free advice, don’t you? How foolish of me to think that everybody is as disgusted with you as I am.
Asuri,
“You know what they say about free advice, don’t you?”
If you were capable of receiving it, imposing restrictions on it would not be needed. Seeing that you are not, it may be necessary.
“disgusted with you as I am.”
That is good. It is my intention to disgust you. Until you can remain mindful, centered, and balanced in the midst of being provoked, I will continue to disgust you.
This is a good example of what you do. Because I see through you, you respond by saying “You’re not capable”. You assume an attitude of superiority, which is both presumptuous and pretentious, and therefore, highly offensive. You then presume to teach me. Why would I ever accept a teaching from someone who I believe is a self-righteous ass? No teacher who is worth his salt would attempt to force his teaching on somebody, but this is what you do all the time, so I have to conclude that you are a false teacher.
Asuri,
"Because I see through you, you respond by saying “You’re not capable”.
If you were not capable, it would have been very simple. But the problem is that you are capable.
“No teacher who is worth his salt would attempt to force his teaching on somebody”
That does not mean that one does not create an opportunity for one to come to your own insight either. If one has eyes to see, one will see. Even if you dislike something, it may be capable of sharpening ones understanding. What one likes may be a hindrance, what one dislikes may be stepping stone. If you have become disgusted and disturbed, then it is a great opportunity for you to become mindful. If every time something arises which is not according to your liking and you are becoming entangled, then one is creating endless sources for suffering.
I think I’m really getting tired of seeing the spats on here between Asuri and AmirMourad.
Please, take it private. you guys attack each other any chance you get. You denigrate the ability of others to enjoy a discourse and to present opposing points of view without fear of being insulted or mocked. Please.