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Music
Design Review/Artist Spotlight Nov/Dec 2004-
"Deep in the spiritual wilderness of
South India, in
a cave of the sacred mountain Thiruvannamalai, the sage Ayya has been
(and still is) in a state of incredibly deep, powerful meditation.
Consuming nothing more than a glass of milk daily, the sage has dwelled
in this cave for over seventeen years. The state he exists in is called
“Turiya”; a form of higher consciousness that transcends the boundaries
of our physical world.
Turiya Yoga, a
practice where higher forms of knowledge and illuminations are
cultivated, is a practice of the Siddhar Sages. These evolved yogis have
journeyed on the path of light beyond enlightenment to achieve a state
of perfection. They have reached the ultimate goal of yoga… to literally
merge with the divine. The sage Ayya has reached this goal- he no longer
needs sleep or food, he exists in a passionate union with God. The first
passageway on this mystical journey can be found in the breath, when it
resonates with the energy of ancient mantras and vibration bringing in
the presence of the Siddhar Sages. This resonance with the divine breath
is called “Turiya Nada”.
The recording of Turiya
Nada – “CAVE OF
THE SIDDHARS” came into being through Nandhi, an initiate of Ayya. Born and raised in
TamilNadu, Nandhi was introduced to the path of the Siddhars after being
taken through a near death experience by a saint. The album CAVE OF THE
SIDDHARS came into being at the request of his guru Ayya, who initiated
Nandhi into the path of the Siddhars and mentally communicated to him
that to him that he wished for him to share these sacred mantra to the
world so that may be guided toward eternal light..
Nandhi chose the
didgeridoo as one of the recording’s central instruments due to its
other-worldly sound, which he feels truly captures the essence of the
deep breath of the mantras. According to Nandhi, the pure, primal,
undulating magical drone of the didgeridoo makes it “the only instrument
that comes close enough to the sounds of meditation.” The album employs
the splendid didg playing of Cofe Fiakpui to achieve the blissful
results you hear. Also included is harpist Edwing Sankey, percussionist
Christo Pellani and keyboardist Ming Freeman, all of which are on the
Siddhar path. The beautiful combination of enchanting instrumentation
and ancient, potent mantras makes this recording incredibly useful for
meditation, yoga, bodywork, manifestation, healing and simple
tranquility.
A testament to its potential,
CAVE OF THE SIDDHARS
scored between 1000-1250 on Dr David Hawkins’ consciousness calibration
scale, which computes one’s consciousness level through applied
kinesiology methods. This is the same level that Christ, Buddha,
Krishna and Brahman!
"Turiya Nada “CAVE OF
THE SIDDHARS” is an album that you cannot simply read about…you need to
hear it to understand the power it possesses. It is especially well
suited for those times when you have the time and space to totally
immerse yourself in its healing energy and absorb all that is being
presented."-
Music Design Review Dec 2005
"The Cave of the
Siddhars filled a deep long longing and yearning in my deepest Being
that is attuned and aligned to the All, yet which is not sincerely
devoted or is unable to sincerely surrender to the bliss of that
devotion and light, owing to the density of material callings. I can
only say that evoked joy, strength, inspiration, love, sadness,
alone-ness, bliss, power, purity, simplicity, life, death, pleasure,
solitude....everything. It made me feel like a beggar and a king, a
peasant and a God.
I am truly
grateful for the blessing of the Cave of the Siddhas gracing my
life." - G.B. Vassudhevan,
Singapore
"The Turiya Nada CD you have made is indeed
like a Precious Pearl
inside the oyster. Very Grateful you made this for the
world........"-
Dr Rajagopal, India
www.babajisannidhan.com
" #1
This track showed itself as an awareness of the cosmos...the
connection between the essence of each one of us and our greater
home.
#2
Here there was a sensual connection to the earthly body and
the energies moving through it. It was soft and well modulated so as
not to disturb the feelings and the native
rhythm. I found my hips beginning to rotate
subtly counter-clockwise to the rhythm.
#3
This track creates an experience of great expectation, a
state of readiness and openness for an important event. I remember
seeing the face of a Jaguar or Cougar.
#4
This began with the feeling of Initiation and moved into
Transformation/Transition. It was very refined and I ended up going
to another place which I have no memory of
now. I was not asleep, but in another
dimension.
When I came back, I felt rejuvenated and
peaceful. My eyes were softer, after carrying heaviness in them for
weeks. All through the CD I noticed the clarity and freshness of the
voice singing the mantras. It wasn't overly masculine, such as in
some of the Buddhist chants, but it is not feminine. Rather clear
and sweet, carrying love through it. "-
Regina Meridith,
Conscious Media Network
www.ConsciousMediaNetwork.com
"Cave
of the Siddhars is very powerful and transformative. Thank you
Nandhi for having the vision and passion to create this most
powerful music CD. I feel that the effects of this CD will have
radical transformation on all who listen to it. A true God
Realization vibration that will heal and quiet the minds of many. I
have already emailed all my friends your web site and know that if
one listens to it, we all heal on a profound levels. I hope you
continue to create more brilliant recordings of this magnitude. High
vibration art and music of this caliber only occur when one is truly
aligned with Higher Source! I support your creation!!!!"
Orion Kovach, Boulder, CO
“Mystic Radio is pleased to have
Turiya Nada as part of its continuous playlist. Our listeners can feel
the sacred nature of the music here and know that something special is
being emanated. Unlike many of todays ‘sacred’ music CD’s, Nandhi and
his fellow musicians have manifested a powerful, alluring and
captivating CD that allows all listeners to transcend mortal
boundaries. One listen and you will be transported to ancient India and
blessed by the saints of ages. A must have CD for anyone on the path
and interested in transformation.”
Padma,
Mystic Radio
www.mysticradio.com
"I received
these Gifts yesterday and am transformed in a still and resonant
place. On my first listening, I entered? moved? - I have been on a
spiritual path and exploration for many years, but this Experience is
beyond language- into a space both inward and outward. I felt
and saw a flame ignite (and I had no
expectations, wanting to listen before I read the CD cover in
detail,as I was drawn/called to do so.) Before this my experience
became pure Light, beyond yet inclusive of
the body. The calls of Siddhar Rajaswamy brought me
back to this plane. I have listened several more times, and am
listening now.
Thank you for sharing this Blessed Gift. I have no words to express my
Gratitude and Experience." JoAnne Scalise,
Minneapolis
"Played
Turiya Nada again tonight. The students were laying in savasana at
the end of class while track three was playing. It was perfectly
mystical and magical. Track three ended when it was time for them to
sit up. Track four volume was turned off and so we all sat in
silence.
When the music and the
class are so synchronized, it's always transforming. Love it. Thank
you again"-
Marcia
Galleher, Arizona
"I
have had several meditations while listening to this CD. The first
track I find grounds me in a way, the strong rhythmic steady drumming,
along with the didgeridoo and chanting, seems to focus my
concentration and attention allowing my mind to settle very quickly
and prepare for the journey.
The following tracks then gently guide me
into states of higher and higher consciousness, into the transcendent
spaciousness of all and nothing. Track two entrances me and the
journey upward begins, track three is even more compelling and the
divine calling becomes stronger, deeper. I seem to be focused here in
my sixth and seventh chakras mainly. The last track I find very
powerful. The chanting is magic and the vibration of the singing
bowls penetrates my soul.
My heart chakra is open wide and at
times I feel subtle beautiful waves of energy flowing through me. I
believe this track through the invocation of the divine has the
capacity to both transform and heal. I have noticed that my body
feels totally different after I have listened to this....any agitation
that might have been present in the molecules of my being simply just
disappears. I feel so much calmer, more refreshed and very present. I
feel as though I have truly been on a magic and marvelous journey into
divine realms. It seems also that the effects are cumulative, the more
I listen to Turiya Nada the easier it is to be transported and
transformed. <6/p>
Thank you for it Nandhi!"
Barbara Bennison, Australia
"As for Turiya
Nada, it is simply sublime, a unique gem of the melodic composition realm. You masterfully blend great instruments and
wonderful sounds to yield a truly transcendental effect on the psyche.
I have been looking for music I can play during my practice for
sometime, and it was a great fortune to come upon the CD. When I saw
the picture of Babaji on the cover, I knew that it would not be
necessary to even sample it, I was simply buying it. I had to have it.
Now I only need to become more serious with my practice."
- Surya Das,
Texas
"
Turiya Nada lets me experience mantras as energy flow. It broaden the
mind in the space experience. Your singing brings the whole system
into resonance. Then the mind is elevated to the infinite. This mantra
singing is like a pouring of the divine energy. Energetically we dive
in the divine while resonating.
I am observing this since near 2 weeks. Driving in the evenings home I
experience that Turiya Nada immediately bring me in deep detachment
state. There is such a deep freedom. Like after a good deep
meditation. But that happens so fast as a lightening.
In the mornings it brings me a powerful comfort. Coming from the
morning meditation session and driving to the company it sustains the
peaceful mind diving in the ocean of the oneness.
The door of the house of the divine energy has opened. I feel that my
system has been energetically extra charged, somehow on very high
voltage. Even some of my close friends have observed that huge energy
and wakefulness." Maja Stein, Germany
"We
both believe that the Cave of Siddhars is a “mind altering
experience.” I’ve listened to it for days on end. Thanks so much.
"- Barbara and
Ruth
"
Words cannot explain the beauty that emanates from the Cave Of
The Siddhars. It sends a cool feeling up my spine every time I listen.
Much thank and love to Ayya, Nandhi, Cofe! Om Namah Sivaya! Everyone
who witnessed the sound including friends agreed the the organization
was one of a kind and the sound divine.
My Muslim friend
heard the CD and begins to perform Salat.
One brother told me it was the most unique chanting to ever touch his
ears!
Inspired by Turiya Nada
"Cave of the Siddhars":
Sounds of heavenly bliss
Vibrations that manifest It
Love of the heart and devotion
Sounds that bring the devotee one with the ocean
An
ocean of peace an ocean of joy
The possibilities of reaching the Void.
A void that’s infinite and sweet
A void that that’s not empty but beyond deep
An existence that goes beyond imagination
A
chant from Nandhi and sounds from Cofe
Sends the heart racing
Turiya Nada my soul embracing
Back to the oneness and there’s no ending
I called on the Guru and and She took me beyond
beginning, Om Shanthi
"-
Yonah Bey, Georgia
"Today
I received the CD and I am very happy with the chants (listened 3
times already!). I felt that it really activated some nerve points
(chakra) and deeply felt the pulse between the eyebrows. The booklet
was a very helpful guide. Nandri and vanakam!"-
Jeya, Canada
"Cave
of the Siddhars is one of my favorites!.
I believe its the vibration and the essence of the mantras are
captured by yourself and Raja Swamy. I felt I was there with you as
you went deep into your meditation. And the didgeridoo is very
hypnotic, a good choice.
I've played this for others and they all loved it. I play Cave many
nights to fall asleep to."-
Deva
(Brad Greenstreet),
Texas
"I
was attracted to "Cave of the Siddhars" a while ago and ordered a
copy which I LOVE and listen to each day at least once. I can feel
the vibrations in my body. The last few months I have been working
with "Sacred Heart Yoga" a ancient form of yoga that Jesus taught in
practice daily and my sacred seals have begun to activate and this
CD is a wonderful accompaniment to these energies. Actually it is
currently playing now as I am responding back to you :)"-
Lea Huthersall,
Canada
"What
a true divine blessing you have bestowed upon us with this
CD. Thank you for offering yourself as an
instrument of the Divine Presence. It is truly a gift to all who
listen and resonate with the Masters presence."-
Bhavani (Cynthia Contractor) Florida
"The
Cave of the Siddhars was amazing! I knew when ordering this CD that I
was in for a treat but when I began listening to it I knew I stumbled
upon something extremely sacred. I knew that I was listening to this
CD not by chance. Words cannot explain the energy that engulfed me.
Transforming is an understatement…
"- Gloria
Varghese, Los Angeles, CA
"My spiritual
practice ('90 initiation) is the most important aspect of my
"beingness", which gives me full
appreciation for guidance without intellect
unwaveringly! For several weeks now, without any reason or definitive
need, I have been listening to Turiya Nada Cave of the Siddhars
CD continuously, including while asleep. It
is THE most phenomenal selection of Divine
Work which continues to enhance the emergence of my soul! I find
myself being an observer of Divinity in EVERYTHING ... a most
favorable, automatic and adaptable quality!
I feel as though my spirit is sitting with
the Sages all the time! Like the rich enlightening benefits of an
endless spiritual fast and EVERYTHING in
mind body and consciousness is ohsogrand!
That is how I [not me anymore] remain, always!
I am eversograteful to you for your devoted work! It is truly a
blessing to the Universe and my humble soul!
With reverent folded hands . . . Aum! Be
eversowonderfully well!
Mahasin, Los Angeles
"The
Turiya Nada CD is amazing! I love it
:) I am so very thankful it was made. Everything is
better and easier after hearing it.
I have a seemingly insatiable desire to learn yoga/meditation and am
new to it. I often have trouble attuning and get discouraged;
however, after listening or meditating to
this powerful and brilliant CD I find
it so much easier to meditate afterwards on
my own.
I can't thank you enough because I have been seeking help on my path
and this has truly assisted me. It has served as
encouragement and kind of as a means
of tiding me over until I learn the proper techniques of yoga.
After somewhat of a 'midlife crisis' and
after reading Autobiography of a Yogi, all I
have wanted to do was learn Kriya yoga. Like, there
it is, everything I've been searching
for to find God. Yet without the proper technique/wisdom it
began to feel like meditation was like a shot in the dark. So
naturally, when I ordered the CD I had been
searching for something spiritually uplifting
that would help raise consciousness. It has
exceeded all expectations! I never knew a
CD to be so powerful!
thank you! thank you!
I was also very happy to read the accompanying booklet. I love
it all. Before reading that booklet I didn't know about the
Siddhar Sages (nor Turiya yoga) and am
very interested.
So I must say thank you one more time
:)" - Deanna R
Kauppila, MI
"I opened up Turiya
Nada last week and have been listening each day as I drive to and from
work. I discovered this secret last year that listening to blissful
music is a good way to get out of the personality and into the higher
awareness while engaged in an ordinary task. It also makes the drive
go by fast and takes away the negativity associated with driving. As I
listened to Turiya Nada, I let my mind follow the droning of the
voices and put my awareness into their one pointed concentration on
their voice performance, uttering the mantras with the abandon of pure
consciousness. I find this draws me with great power into their own
higher awareness. Musically I find the first track to be most
appealing. But in drawing into the spirit I find the prolonged voice
parts in the latter tracks to be most effective. I thank you for your
excellent efforts, to Ayya for inspiring you and to your fellows who
helped you put it together. I do hope you record a follow up CD some
time."- Gerald
Davidson, Cosmic Harmony, Idaho
"I
received my CD Turiya Nada, and what a wonderful CD it is!!!! It was
very soothing to my overstressed nervous system....When I start doing
bodywork again it will be my CD of choice."-
Laura D'Amico, CA
"I
can feel deep love, devotion and sincerity in the recording. It is
really wonderful that you bring the knowledge of the Siddhas to the
Western world."
Frank Lobsinger, Switzerland
I listened to Turiya Nada this morning, and I was absolutely transformed!
I've had a block in my heart chakra, and it has been removed. It is
truely a blessed CD. Thank you so much for all of your work in
putting it out there for us students of the Light.
Blessings"- Lee Ann
Baum, WI
"I love my "Cave of the Siddhar" and even
took it with me last week to listen while I received a massage from a
therapist who studied in India. It is a wonderful experience. My
warmest gratitude."
Wende Wylie,
CA
"Namaste! I
am thoroughly enjoying The Cave of the Siddhars CD.."
Bonnie Dudasik,
NM
"Blessings to all. We have returned
from our trip and I had a chance to meditate in our quiet space to the
CD I purchase from you, It was absolutely Blissful!! It transports
one to those beautiful state of deep meditation where the Masters
dwell.. I use it quite a lot!"-
CMS,
NH
"We are
listening to the Cd right now! What amazing energy, we are truly
blessed to have crossed paths with Turiya Nada." Charity Doyle, MN
"I
have listened - several times now and I love it. I have listened
with headphones, and without. I think it is fantastic! Thank
you so much! "
Kelly
Brewer, Ontario, Canada
"I
have listened to your CD several times, and have even played it
throughout the night several times. I find it quite amazing. The
confluence of beautiful natural sounds of the instruments and sounding
of the mantras is very soothing."Elizabeth
Rosenfeld- CA
"Namaste,
Thank you very much for the opportunity to experience your 1000
consciousness scale CD.
I think it is very powerful and I use it in conjunction with
meditation and for writing research papers for school (I got an "A").
Also, used it on June 1 and June 2 (selection #4 in particular) for a
special global meditation and diksha that was attuned to Mayan
Calendar power days."-
Rosananda, FL
"Got Turiya Nada last week, have listened to
it many times already, great stuff!"-
Klaes,
Denmark
"The music
and chants are very powerful. The first day that I used it, I was
lying down in my bedroom listening to it. I was feeling too tired to
turn off the light. Somewhere during the listening, a ultra bright
light flooded the inside of my head for a few moments and it was so
intense that everything, lightbulb included, was thrust into darkness.
That was amazing."-
Anthony
Adamson,
New York
"A few days ago I went to East West
Bookstore (run by the Himalayan Institute,
where I have studied yoga and meditation
over the years) and saw your cd. I bought it
of course and have been absolutely enchanted by it.It is amazing and
deep, deep, deep. I'm so happy to have
discovered it. I can't get the Guru chant from
the first track out of my head; it keeps looping over
and over inside."-
Guy Hanson, New York
"i love the cd!! i felt it to be such a
gift. i do practice yoga and meditation though i am new at actually
looking stuff up on it. its what has been inside of me has always
been. i have never had guidance or a teacher until recently and
they are amazed with what i know without being taught. i am too.
the cd was unbelievable. the vibration that went thru me the first
time i played it was so powerful i had to shut it off to regroup
myself not realizing what i was in for.
thank you so much!"- Patty
Dooley, Illinois
I have listened to
Turiya Nada CD ! It is wonderful , absolutely delightful!! It has
definitely enhanced and deepened my mediation . You can feel its
magnificent power and it will definitely take you to new depths. I
feel very blessed to able to experience the mantras of such great
beings and I am forever grateful that you could make it available
to me. Renee
Pelissier, Florida
"About your cd - I’ve found that the
mantra’s while facilitating healing sessions
to be amazingly beneficial to my clients. I’ve had a 1 hour
session move beyond time playing the cd and it played fully 3
times prior to the sessions end which only
ran over the hour by about 5 minutes. Overall the cd causes them to go
deeper and in doing this I’m able to be a
more effective tool for Source." Brook Still,
CA
"Vazhgha Valamudan, I am in search of
reality!. The Turiya Nada
Music had added new dimensions to my thinking.
Simply Fantastic! Keep posting such
great spiritual tracks." Suresh, Chennai, India
"Thank you for the opportunity to hear
such beautiful spiritual music. It really speaks of another time and
another place, a very high place or rather state of mind. I have been
listening and meditating to the cd for a week now and find it helps me
go deeper in my meditation. By the end my breath is minimal, and I'm
surrounded by very, very, soft morphing lights that are very peaceful.
I especially find the last bit just before the recording of Siddhar
Rajaswamy very uplifting. I love the chants and find my self
repeating some of the mantras after the meditation. I usually try to
meditate a bit longer after the cd is finished. My body feels very
buzzy and light, and my forehead feels like there is a gripping beam
of tingling pressure on it. At times I felt/heard an almost pulsing
beat by the end.
I however arrive at the same dilemma, I find my mind jumping from the
morphing lights, to my breath trying to achieve one-pointedness
after the music stops.
Again thank you for such inspirational music, truly heavenly sounds."-
Tom Martinek,
Canada
"I had the blessing of listening
to your CD on a long road trip to Tucson. My husband and I listened
to it for 5 hours in a row on both the trip to and from Tucson. It
was absolutely auspicious! It felt like it opens up sacred pathways
of divine intervention for access to lightbody transmission. I sent
blessings through my being to the planet as we passed over it in the
car and all beings everywhere, that they could benefit from my holy
relationship with the sounds and blessings sent from the divine.
Thank you for making this possible and available. "- Debra
Rosenkrantz, Carlsbad, CA
"I have been listening to "Cave of the
Siddhars" quite regularly. It is very beautiful. It is interesting
that I found this because of some subliminal
desire to listen to didgeridoo music. I believe because
of it's power for healing. What a delight to find it aligned with such
powerful mantras!"-
Leonard Cooper, FL
"I love the CD and listen to it
everyday...and more often 3 and 4 times daily...just seems
like I can't get enough of it! "- Cathijo Anderson, TX
"I
did listen to turiya nada
cd and I find it hard to put the
experience in words…first I felt a cool stream (of something) flowing
down from the top of my head to the base of my spine and the
experience lasted even after the CD was over...Turiya
nada cd is a very good source of
inspiration and I am very happy to have obtained it."-Venkat.Rajagopalan-
CO
"I want to say that the CD is remarkable. I
believe that my ability to meditate has been greatly enhanced. I use
the CD while doing the Five Tibetan Rites for Rejuvenation, then a
meditative session. Thank you so much for making the Turiya Nada "Cave
of the Siddhars" available."-
Daniel Cabrera,
IL
"I like the cd a lot. It's really
amazing.... I was transported in this way -
listening to your 3rd song. The 25 minute one where you're chanting. I
chanted or droned with your voice and I found myself far away.It
was so nice. So thanks again for the cd! You guys are awesome."-
Shelly Happel,
FL
"Turiya Nada
is profound and moving;
indeed my body tremors at times whilst listening. The chanting and
instrumentation calls one home to the Divine. The accompanying booklet
is informative and stimulating".- Graham Carr, Australia
"The CD is
truly amazing. The chanting is very moving and awakens powerful
energy. Do you have any plans to produce another? "-
Timothy James, Florida
"Om Kriya Babaji Nama Aum
I am enjoying the INTENSITY of Turiya Nada. I listen to it while I
practice asanas and when I am resting at night - it is fabulous for
practising Yoga Nidra. Love overflowing. My son, Timothy, and my dog,
Sava, also enjoying listening to it as they fall asleep.
Shine On!"- Mora
Campbell, Canada
" I have received the CD Turiya Nada, Cave
of the Siddhars, and it's marvelous!! I listen to it every day and it
is a great joy every time. Also, I have incorporated the mantra, Va
Va Va Va Yen Guru Natha, into my daily mantra practice. It makes me
feel very comfortable.
Thanks for a truly remarkable CD!!"
Mike Stapler,
New Jersey
"Received the cd today. There are
insufficient superlatives in the language
to describe my feelings about it. Thank you
thank you thank you!".- Satya James, UK
"I received the CD today and all I can
say is WOW! I am listening to it right now. Such beautiful and deep
music. I wanted to thank you for sharing and making this available to
everyone."
Michael Serafin,PA
"I think the CD is magnificent. I have
listened to it over and over. Thank You Very Much!" - Stephanie Davis, Encinitas, CA
"Just finished a meditation & at about the last minute or
so of the 4th track on your cd
*i* jumped into a ocean & dissolved.. then there was just the
waves .. of one heart beat.
Wanted to share this..."- Riha
Joseph, Michigan
"We received your CD yesterday, it is absolutely awesome.
My husband and I we really love it. Meditated twice with
it yesterday and will do so in a few minutes again.
Felt very strong energy coming through the crown chakra, and also
strong energy in the chakra of the Third Eye. Felt peaceful and very
quiet. No thoughts. Went very deep." -Doris Laporte
(Canada)
"I am deeply moved by its power and
authenticity and offer the following testimonial:" Turiya Nada" is an
incredible journey into the heart of mystical experience. This is an
authentic expression of cosmic vibration in musical form that will
move you into a blissful awareness of your Oneness.
Absolutely a must for anyone who is yearning to experience the eternal
truth beyond the mind."
- Alan Scherr,
VA
"The Turiya Nada CD is a unique one which
reverberates deep inside even after listening to it. Didgeridoo
music and the deeply resonating vocal mantra chants blend very well
to give a feeling of calmness and contentment. "
-Raj Jayaram,
CO
"The CD is very moving, very
powerful, very ancient, deep, kind of scary yet gentle and loving,
blissful. I love it, up loud with the head phones on is very
full-on, however I like to listen to it on my way to bed. Very in
the mood music, you must get great pleasure out of creating and
performing it."
-Shawn Mergessner (Australia)
"I feel I am really blessed for having
brought the TURYA NADA CD . It fills me, inspires me and
rejuvenate me as I listen through the songs and the
music."-Arun Suguvanan,
Colorado
"Turiya Nada is, to my mind and heart, one of the first commercial
recordings where the power and presence of the siddhars penetrates
into every fibre of being of those who but listen. This is truly inspirational
music for the first through seventh chakra. Hopefully, it is only
the first of many recordings that this ensemble of spirit-centered
artists will record for humanity."
Robert Sachs
author of The Passionate Buddha
"Turiya Nada is a very powerful CD! I have experienced many sensations
throughout the chakra areas in my spine while listening to it in
relaxation. I fell asleep listening to it, and experienced unusually wonderful images and Divine messages. Very inspirational!"
~Trinity Hodges
"I truly love the Turiya Nada CD!!! It is very helpful in connecting
with a Divine energy that I have known is there all of my life but
have not known how to tune into it. The most powerful way I have found
to listen to the CD is to light a candle and incense, focus on the
Primal Guru picture that you gave me and chant the mantras along with
it"
~Ben Titus,
Oregon
"I use the cd. in my own practice and it is popular with my
students. The music is so helpful for creating a meditative space
in the midst of a chaotic day."~Hazel Patt, Yoga Teacher
The Turiya Nada CD has been the favorite of our meditation classes
for the Inward Journey. The depth of Sound and Chant assists in moving
you to a wonderful Spiritual state.~ Reverend James Daly
Founding Minister
Love & Understanding Spiritual Center
"I've played it dozens of times by now, and one prominent quality
for me is the fact that it doesn't get old and tired after awhile
like so much music. Also, with your music, there's no specific message;
when I choose to listen its because it dependably triggers higher
levels of awareness and inspiration relevant to the moment. I particularly
like to play it on the road, driving between modeling jobs. It unfailingly
helps keep my stress responses under control while enhancing driving
acuity, making the freeway drag a much more pleasant, safe experience."
~Mark Snyder,
LA
I truly love the Turiya Nada music from the deepest place within
my heart as I never grow tired of listening to it though I play it
again and again. The didgeridoo takes me to a trance state of consciousness
where time and space dissolve and I am left floating in bliss. It's
magical!! ~Laurence Amzallag,
LA
"The music is very empowering! It feels like it awakens all
my senses! It is a beautiful zone to dance, paint, and basically create
anything beautiful. Its transcendental and it brings me back into my
center. It feels like it allows the energy of the sound to fill up
my body and it feels good! It creates a fantasy land for me."
~Klara Soukalova,
Venice
YOUR CD IS SIMPLY AMAZING. THE REAL DEAL. I LOVE PLAYING IT DURING
MASSAGE SESSIONS. IT PUTS THE CLIENTS AND MYSELF INTO A TRANCE, TIME
BECAME TIMELESS. IT'S A MUST HAVE FOR ALL MUSIC LOVERS. LOOKING FORWARD
TO YOUR NEXT CD.HANK WANG
OWNER, HEALING BODYWORK SPA
"A sublime soundtrack for meditation, daydreams and
yoga. The masterful didgeridoo rhythms are woven with vocal chanting, singing bowls, hand percussion and
harp. This CD offers up a truly exotic soundscape for deep listening."
Barry Martin - L.A.Outback
Visions Magazine
Review Dec 2004- "With the first track you are on an exotic trrip riding camels along the
sand dunes on the outskirt of Jaisalmer, India. Sitars and drums lead
the caravan on, as belly dancer's tinkling bells and swaying hips fill
Thar Desert with brilliant colors, mesmerizing, bringing you close to an
oasis of the mind and soul. The second track you arrive at the tents, a
didgeridoo brings you back to physical realm and into a hypnotic dance;
spinning in circles as a harp leads you through four minutes of
uplifting, intoxicating revelry. Track three seats you next to the
ancient masters, at the cave of the Divine voice. A deeper didgeridoo
and tenor chanting open you to the possibility of secrets, preparing you
for the twenty-seven minutes of track four. This final meditative,
transformative music is an opulent mixture of instruments, a prominent
harp, a low voiced hum, gentle key boards, deep breath. For yoga,
meditation, visualization or relaxation this is one of the most complete
musical journeys I have listened to, formed by talented, enlightened
musicians. Perfect for classroom or personal use."
Welcome to your life!
Music Review by PhenomeNews Sept 2004
Turiya Nada,
Cave of the Siddhars –
Divine Resonance of the realized Sages
Red Lotus Creatives
www.nandhi.com
What the CD album Turiya
Nada, Cave of the Siddhars brings to us is an immense portal into the
core of our world.
The artist, Nandhi, was
fascinated by the spiritual world while growing up in south India.
However, it was when he was drawn to or called by one of the Siddhar
spiritual masters, that he had a soul awakening.
The Siddhar Ayya initiated
Nandhi into the path of Siddha (meaning the attainment of perfection
through divine grace)and Nandhi was blessed with the vision of God
Himself in the form of the sacred mountain Thiruvannamalai.
Nandhi describes this
amazing, transforming vision as “The two eyes immersed in the splendor
of splendors, which the mind can only know as the blissful awareness in
the state of samadhi, when the third eye opens and sees the universe
within with the only experience being indescribable joy beyond
comparison.”
Nandhi became immersed in
their world and their clear perception of the reality of all life. He
became an open vessel for the expression of The Divine through him.
In Turiya Nada, Cave of
the Siddhars, Nandhi makes consequential use of the didgerido.
The didg is an Australian
aboriginal instrument that creates a drone sound something like the
drone component of Scottish bagpipes. The didg, however, is pure drone,
modulated a bit by the intonation of the voice of the player. It is a
fascinating instrument, to say the least. Nandhi told me, “The didgerido
is the only instrument that comes close enough to the sounds of
meditation.”
His meditation, the
meditation of the enlightened, realized Siddhars, is in the form of a
mantra repeated in a never ending continuous loop as long as one has
breath from a deep gulp of air; and the next and the next deep breath of
air. The mantra is sounded out so rapidly that it becomes as if a blur
to a nearby listener. In this way, it reverberates from the essence of
the meditator, through his body and throughout the Universe and into all
of Creation.
Nandhi utilizes both of
these concepts in his enlightening album, Turiya Nada, Cave of the
Siddhars. He chants the mantras of the Siddhars of south India while a
didgerido sounds out those mantras.
The album builds in four
layers, the four tracks of the CD. Each brings the listener up a few
notches to the brilliant conclusion in the fourth track where a fuller
depth of the Siddhars’ resonance is experienced.
This is not just some
typical monk-chanting CD.
Musically, Nandhi has
woven real instruments, not synthetic and the chanting human voice in
unique, pleasing and spiraling ways. We are led or rather, our heart is
led further in and closer to its own reality. The result is at least a
CD that can be listened to over and over without any tiresome boredom.
The effect is so endearing
that it can be played in a continuous loop all day. One wonders about
the effect such looping (Repeat All) of this CD has not only on the
listener as he or she walks into that room filled with the mantras and
inspired sounds of the Siddhars from the Ages, but also on the angels
and spirits of nature that must be drawn to these pure essence
vibrations.
Ah, life is good.
Currently, according to
Nandhi, Turiya Nada, Cave of the Siddhars is riding a wave into a
distribution deal with a major New-Agey distributor. So, until that time
when you can purchase Turiya Nada from your favorite music store you
need to buy it from either visiting www.nandhi.com or calling (310) 451
7377.
Also, it appears the web
site www.nandhi.com and has taken on a life of its own. It is huge. It
is an educational experience in its own right (a must see).
And while it may not be
mentioned there, Nandhi told me each piece of artwork was painted in a
maximum time of 45 minutes, after his morning meditation, which is
incredible – you’ll know it when you see them!
Life is good.
Life is what you make of
it!
PhenomeNEWS music
review July 2004- "There is good energy with
this CD, no foolin’! Why have I even played this CD, so far, nearly
more than any other of the 100s of albums I’ve heard of the past years?
It seems to be a tool. Or a key.
A key to unlock more than a “potential” within. A key to have the
Universe, the Universe Energy gives you what you want, right now...
without having to go anywhere, do anything, etc. Just listen to the
great music and chanting. Could this be so?
It is certainly more than a CD of “keeper” music. You may recall
that for me, “keeper” music is a CD that I definitely want to keep
to go back to and listen to in the future. "-
Greg Ozimek, PhenomeNEWS
Music
Review
by Shakthi Ayurveda
Magazine
Turiya Nada: Cave of the Siddhars: a music
review
Reviewer: Ben Evans is a musician and English professor
at Central Wyoming College in Riverton
Turiya Nada CD
The world of vibration, the first manifestation of all physical
existence from the eternal being, is where all physical existence
originates. It is also the place to which all physical realities will
someday return.
And yet there is no origin and no return, for the world of vibration is
always everywhere, and it is, ultimately, beyond birth and death. This
is the miraculous paradox of life, the divine secret of being: to be
separate-yet-not-separate from the Beloved. As the world music
ambassador Bono puts it: "We're One, but we're not the same".
Music has always been humanity's way to drink from the profound,
endless love found in this world of vibration. Mantras, prayers, chants,
songs, and the awe-inspiring Silence, the essence of music--take us
there, again to that borderless world. Music is our heartbeat, our
breath, our language, our food. Music is the Vedas, the Psalms, the
rhythms of Rumi.
Turiya Nada is one of those bridges, inviting the
soul, the spirit, to commune in loving wholeness with All Creation and
the All-Creator. We hear the sounds of God's love in the drum, the
didgeridoo, the voices, the strings, and in all the subtle tones and
harmonies swirling in the joy and power of Divine Purpose.
I listened to Turiya Nada in the morning, and it did
help bring to perception a wholeness, a harmony in moment-to-moment
life. As I walked through the day I found reason to rejoice that the
people in my life are always, without fail, sent by God to give,
receive, share and celebrate the vibrant rekindling of Peace and Wisdom
in human existence.
Indeed the notes in Turiya Nada explain the purpose
of this music: to help spread the true feeling of Peace to all humanity.
The time is right for Peace to grow everywhere and in everyone. The time
is right for such music, inspired by the realized beings, to carry this
river of Love all over the world.
Turiya Nada: Cave of the Siddhars brought another
mysterious sound to my ear. I did not know what it was. At first, I
thought it was the sound of ocean water on the shore. Then I thought it
was the wind in the trees. Still, I couldn't make out what it was.
Maybe it was the sound of rain landing on a vast field of grain?
Somehow it was all these and more.
Then it dawned on me: the sound of breathing .
It was the deep breathing of a human being, the music of this
in-and-out dance of Eternity in the flesh. The instrument of the breath
seemed to gather all other instruments around it, so that the final
impression of this music was one of hearing the human breath and the
Divine Breath as one.
May this union awaken us all.
A beautiful feedback on Turiya
Nada as poetry-
"Cave of the Siddhars
A wave within the chamber of my heart
Simple flame, ATMA
Thou Art That
Sounding AUM
Ripples infinite into conscious awareness
SatChitAnanda, The Dance of Life
Ignited this Agni fire
Roaring compassion
A dissolution of what is not real
Music that moves me
Nada nothing left
Always has been, IS, and will be
Circles of delight
Ecstatic beat
Echoes reverberating
Chants ancient
In the dawning of an ever-new sunrise
Knowing without a doubt
That every Siddha in our SOUL does sprout
Seedlings of DNA
Blueprint encoded
To bring us out of trance
And together this precious planet
With light and love enhance...."
by Sandra Basudde,
OR
| A story
about Cave of the Siddhars!
Siddhar
Rajaswamy
Tapasyogi
Kalathi Adiyen Nandhi gave this CD Cave of the Siddhars
to his guru Siddhar Rajaswamy. Of course, he was
enthusiastic and yet a bit nervous wondering what his guru
might have to say of Cave of the Siddhars. Many of the
sacred chants in this album had been given by Siddhar Rajaswamy
during auspicious moments and in the Siddhar wilderness.
After listening
to the CD, Siddhar Rajaswamy got back saying, "When
you came with me to the forests & sacred places and when we
invoked the Siddhars, I thought that through me you had
received the presence of 4 Siddhar Sages. When I listened to
your CD, I realized in an instant that Mother Kundalini was
wide awake and mature in you. Through the resonance, I felt
the presence of not 4 but 16 Siddhars. They gave birth to
several Divine Entities within your years of tapas and now
are several! May all who listen to this potent music Cave of
the Siddhars be blessed by our Ancient Master's Presence and
Grace!"
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