The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE the Universe as it is conceived by Those who know it; anda regular investigation of that book, and the companion vol- umes ordered in the Curriculum of the A..A.., fortified by steady persistence in practical personal exploration, will enable this Voice of the Silence to become a serious guide in some of the subtler obscurities which weigh upon the Eye- lids of the Seeker. 2. He who would hear the voice of Nada, the “Soundless Sound,” and comprehend it, he has to learn the nature of Dhéarané (concentrated thought). The voice of Nada is very soon heard by the beginner, especially during the practice of Pranayama (control of breath-force). At first it resembles distant surf, though in the adept it is more like the twittering of innumerable night- ingales; but this sound is premonitory, as it were, the veil of more distinct and articulate sounds which come later. It corresponds in hearing to that dark veil which is seen when the eyes are closed, although in this case a certain degree of progress is necessary before anything at all is heard. 3. Having become indifferent to objects of perception, the pupil must seek out the Rajah (king) of the senses, the Thought-Producer, he (sa) who awakes illusion. The word “indifferent” here implies ‘able to shut out.’ The Rajah referred to is in that spot whence thoughts spring. He turns out ultimately to be Mayan, the great Magician described in the 3rd A&thyr. (See Equinox I. V. Supple- ment.) Let the Student notice that in his early meditations, all his thoughts will be under the Tamo-Guna, the principle of Inertia and Darkness. When he has destroyed all those, 9