Theos-Talk Archives (June 2004 Message tt00075)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Dallas TenBroeck" <dalval14@e...> 
wrote:
> Reminding me of this evening the Countess d'Adhémar writes in
> this month of June:-
> 
> H.P.B. seemed wrapped in thought, when suddenly she rose from her
> chair, advanced to the open window, and raising her arm with a
> commanding gesture, faint music was heard in the distance, which
> advancing nearer and nearer broke into lovely strains and filled the
> drawing room where we were all sitting.

It may be of some corroborating interest that assuming this 
phenomenon by HPB was real I have heard this same music myself and 
can therefore sonfirm independently that this does happen. I cannot 
explain it, but I have heard it.

I was at a Zen monastery in California in the sumemr of 1988. Even 
though it was a rural setting with no electrical power there seemed 
to be this amazing music playing during daylight hours and ending at 
sundown. It sounded like some kind of Oriental stringed instrument, 
probably a harp, and consisted of chords, all different, and all the 
same length, separated by a few moments of silence. I thought to 
find the musicians but never figured out where they were. Because of 
the nature of sesshin I did not ask, social interactions being 
discouraged.

Finally, I caught a ride to L.A. and realized after getting there 
that I had forgotten to ask the abbot who and where were the 
musicians, since I heard their music the whole time I was there but 
never saw them. I had the telephone number of the monastery, so 
thought to just call Jitsodu later and ask. Perhaps it would be 
possible to get it on tape, since it was altogether unlike anything 
else I had ever heard. Then, the following morning, when I arose to 
go to Century City, I heard the music again, despite the fact I was 
well over 100 miles from the monastery. That is when I realized the 
music was not earthly in origin.

Entering meditation and asking my Higher Self what was the meaning of 
this experience I was told that I had petitioned Kwan Yin for 
enlightenment the whole time I was in sesshin and thought there had 
been no result, not realizing that all of us are surrounded by 
miracles all the time and do not appreciate them. It occurred to me 
later that celestial music is traditionally said to be harp music, 
which suggests others must have heard this same thing before.

The strains were not faint, though, so by opening a window HPB might 
simply have let in sounds of some local orchestra which was far 
enough away that it could just be barely heard. If she was wearing 
too much perfume the wind coming in from the window might have blown 
it into the faces of the people sitting in the room.

What do you think, Bart?