Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 Diane, On my way home I thought about your experience and one thought rang out. "There is no defense or resistance to the Gong". Read on............. The Use and Science of the Gong The most sublime instrument of the Yogi is the Gong. It is a musical instrument, a healing tool for the nervous system and a cauldron in which you can create alchemical blends of qualities that open and develop the Inner Self. Yogi Bhajan has asked that each ashram and yoga center have a gong and play it regularly. He said it would help repair the ravages of drugs in the nervous system. The sound of the gong creates deep relaxation, releases you from the torrent of thoughts and stimulates the glandular system to a higher level of functioning. Each student of kundalini yoga is encouraged to become familiar with the basic idea, use and experience of the gong. When asked to explain the effects of gong meditation and its uses, Yogi Bhajan responded: "The gong is very simple. It is an inter-vibratory system. It is the sound of Creativity itself. The gong is nothing more, nothing less. One who plays the gong plays the universe. The gong is not an ordinary thing to play. Out of it come all music, all sounds, and all words. The sound of the gong is the nucleus of the Word Today I played Har Hari on the gong. It was perfect. I enjoyed it. It was a multiple projective sound. The way I play, it is my pleasure. The gong is not a musical instrument, nor a drum. The gong is God. So it is said; so it is. The gong is a beautiful reinforced vibration. It is like a multitude of strings, as if you played with a million strings. The gong is the only tool with which you can produce this combination of space vibrations." (Women in Training - 1984, 7/5/84) The master player of the gong links himself and attunes his mind to the power of the original sound current. One of the significant features of the gong is the interactive nature of the sounds it produces. The gong produces a note projected against a background spectrum of notes. Each note interacts with the background. They alter each other. This creates a complex, non-linear pattern that interweaves the sense of the whole with the sense of the part. You can feel this in your body when you listen to the gong. The entire body vibrates and changes as specific areas of the body are pressed and stimulated by the waves of the gong. Whatever the relationship was between your body parts and the whole of the body, it is challenged and transformed by a good gong session. The chakras usually act in concert, functioning in pairs and trios not alone and singular. The gong helps the chakras to interrelate and coordinate. They are freed from emotional patterns that lessen their fluidity and responsiveness. Emotional Transformations during Gong Meditation The gong impacts the body and its meridians. It releases blocks, reduces tension and stimulates circulation. The result of this is a reorganization of the emotional energy and feelings that are tied into the body structure. We hold attitudes toward our bodies and ourselves. These attitudes are recorded by habitual body postures. If the energy changes or the posture changes, there is an often an intense useful emotional flow in the body. During a gong meditation or during the relaxation afterwards some people may cry, feel weightless or laugh uncontrollably. Relax. The release of feelings is a normal process in Gong meditation. Play a meditation tape and have some water, have a little conversation. The gong changes the feelings that are blocked by cutting the thoughts that sustain and recreate the feelings. As a person comes back to normal, they notice a great difference between their current bodily feelings and the ones they are used to. This can be frightening, arousing, exciting or delightful. That will depend on the individual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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