The melodic tones of the divine mantra Sita Ram reverberate through me and I am gifted with a vision. In my mind’s eye floating before me I see a concertina. I behold an endless myriad of billowed folds, compressing inwards, one merging upon another; followed by an undulating wave of movement causing the billowed folds to expand. The gentle expansion and contraction allows the energy to move through this divine instrument like a great cosmic breath, ebbing and flowing through time. In a moment of contemplation I ask myself: Who is thy master of the concertina? Who art thou, directing the movement and melody of this wave song of sound?

A radiant glow emanates from within, revealing the concertina in a new light. I now see that the vision of the concertina gently overlaying an illumined image of the mind. Ah, the mind as an instrument. And I begin to understand.

Universal Light is the cosmic breath that moves through the mind. The eyes of perception are like all the billowed folds. As all the little folds are compressed, Universal Light flows and vibration moves through the instrument. If the little folds remain compressed, the vibration ceases. Within this stasis perceptive awareness folds in on itself, just as the billowed folds collapse in upon each other. Movement and expansion within the mind, creates the space for perceptive awareness to be illumined, as the breath of Universal Light moves through it.

And I ask myself: Who is pushing the buttons on this concertina and directing the tone of the melody?

Who is directing the heart song, the divine melody of my soul?

Who is the musician of my mind?