Development of Life Energy

3. The Effect of Music:
The classical music composers of the world are generally found to have a longer life span. The mystery behind it is that the music raises the life energy. Not only can one get this benefit by listening to music, but one also gets the benefit even when the ears are plugged, because the sound waves of the music vibrate the listener’s body which also raises the life energy. Thus music is useful for sound health too.

The natural sound of waterfalls and streams also enhances life energy, as do the chirping and singing of birds. There is an exception to this rule however. The popular rock and pop music of the western world actually diminished the life energy of the performer and the listener. Dr. Diamond proved through experiments of biokincsiology that the deltoid muscle of an ordinary’s man’s hand can lift 40-45 kg of weight, but where rock music is being played, then its capability to lift weight gets reduced to only 10-15 kg. Thus rock music diminishes the life energy, whereas the sound of pure, pious, classical music and natural sounds raise the life energy. The majestic effect of Lord’s Krishna’s flute is well known. No other musician could surpass the music of Lord Krishna. Maharishi Narada also used to sing hymns in praise of the Lord with the ‘Veena’ (Iute) and ‘Khartal’. It is difficult to find a psychologist saint like him; he had never attended any school or college of psychology. By establishing the mind in the Supreme Consciousness, the psychological capabilities develop automatically. Sri Shankaracharya said that all abilities are developed when one attains spiritual peace of the mind.

Influence of Symbols:
Various symbols exert a great effect on the life energy. Dr. Diamond found that the Roman Cross diminishes the beholder’s life energy.

Scientific investigations have also revealed that Swastik is the symbol of good fortune and prosperity. Its darshana increases the life energy.

In Germany, the Swastik was the symbol of Hitler’s Nazi party. The tyrant Hitler had massacred millions of Jews in Germany. When he was defeated, all the Jews were released from the concentration camps. It is natural that they were hateful towards Hitler and his Nazi party, and consequently the symbol of their party must have aroused the reminiscences of their cruelty towards the Jews. As a result, the symbol of Swastik should diminish the life energy of Jews, but despite this psychological fact, the experiments of Dr. Diamond proved that the darshana of Swastik actually raised the life energy of the Jews also. So powerful is the effect of the Swastik.

One can raise one’s life energy by the practice of trataka, gazing one pointedly at a picture of Swastik.

(Translated excerpts from ‘Jivan Vikas’ – a book published by the ashram)