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What does it mean?
Music connects humans to the divine through vibration that unites all life.
In plain terms
Music feels like a divine connection because its vibrations hold life together.
What can you take from it?
Music acts as a spiritual link connecting all living things.

Where it applies

  • spiritual practice
  • appreciating art
  • meditation

Putting it to work

  • listening to music
  • music therapy
  • spiritual reflection

Questions to consider

  • How does music affect your spirit?
  • Is there something divine in sound?

Another view

It treats musical vibration as scientific fact rather than metaphor.

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