Questions and Answers

What is Maharishi Gandharva Veda music?
Thousands of years ago in India, the land of the Veda, Rishis or seers capable of cognizing the rhythms and melodies of Nature sang and played these beautiful melodies at the appropriate times of the day and night to bring peace and harmony to their land and perfect health to all their people. However, over time the completeness of the knowledge and the purpose of this music was lost. Now, under the guidence of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, many of India's most renowned musicians have joined in a worldwide revival of this eternal music of Nature, enlivening its power to create balance in the individual and the enviroment.

Why is Maharishi Gandharva Veda music called the eternal music of Nature?
There are different rhythms and frequencies throughout every level of creation. One frequency melts into the other, and this is how the process of evolution takes place. At the dawn of a new day there is a special quality of freshness in the atmosphere, at noon there is a different quality, and in the evening there is yet another quality. The infinite number of elements in the universe are all basically different frequencies or sounds. The ancient Gandharva Veda sages cognized these primordial frequencies of Nature and created musical compositions, or ragas, to mirror the changing natural rhythms that prevail during the different times of the day and the different seasons of the year.

How does Maharishi Gandharva Veda music reduce stress and positively influence the environment?
Stress and disharmony -- incoherence -- are created when people violate the Laws of Nature. Maharishi Gandharva Veda music, being purely and simply the coherent flow of sound, is able to infuse coherence into any situation. These melodies have such a powerful integrating and harmonizing influence that they are able to create balance in the atmosphere and neutralize stress.

When the proper Maharishi Gandharva Veda music is played at the appropriate time of day, the physiology of the individual listener and his environment can be brought into alliance with the natural laws that govern life and maintain its progress and evolution.

What is the best way to gain maximum benefit from Maharishi Gandharva Veda music?
For maximum benefit, listen to each selection of Maharishi Gandharva Veda music during the appropriate time of the day. Because of the powerful influence of this music, it is best to listen to Maharishi Gandharva Veda music while sitting or lying down comfortably with your eyes closed, giving the music your full attention.

The influence produced by Maharishi Gandharva Veda music is directly proportional to the number of listeners. The harmonizing influence of both the instrumental and the vocal music resonates in the consciousness of the listeners, multiplying the effect of coherence in the environment. This is the basis of the age-old tradition of people gathering in large groups to listen to music concerts. But even if no one is present to listen, playing Maharishi Gandharva Veda music creates harmony in the environment and neutralizes stress.

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