Even when I'm chanting the Name, I'm hearing God first (and simultaneously),  I'm hearing (t)His Silence first,  I'm hearing the Real Name, first-- this Name that can't be pronounced, the Sound that is more pronounced than everything else, the One that is called the Secret Language,  (y)Our Secret Remedy.  "Listening to This Sound, the Yogi overcomes all obstacles and feels blissful." - Nada Bindu Upanishad I Love You I Am You nik  To claim your free gift, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it and send it to me at nikki@curlynikki.com!  Join us on Patreon to support the show, and tune into and participate in live video Q&As with me!  Support the show राम राम राम राम राम राम राम राम राम राम राम Remember the sound of a door in your house closing. Remember the sound of your phone ringing. Remember the sound of your car starting. Remember the sound of a dog barking. Remember the sound of laughter from a baby. Remember the sound of surf at the ocean. Remember the sound of a loved one's voice. Remember a special sound from your childhood. - Baird Hersey, The Practice of Nada Yoga "There are four levels of speech, the spiritually wise know them all. Three are secret. Mortals use the fourth." - Rig Veda 1.164.45. "Never remain without His Presence, without His Name." - Anandamayi Ma "Teach me to feel that Thou art the power behind all wealth, and the value within all things. Finding Thee first, I will find everything else in Thee." - Paramahansa Yogananda Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” - John 4 13-14