Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Music connects spiritual experience with physical sensation.
- In plain terms
- Music links soul and body.
- What can you take from it?
- Music bridges spirit and senses.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does music move you physically?
- Can music be spiritual?
Another view
Music can be purely intellectual or secular.
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