“COME, said the Muse, sing me a song no poet yet has chanted, Sing me the Universal.”

by Sanford Baran

The following meditation was created as a soundscape, an audio essay comprised of recorded music interspersed with some spoken words. It was presented during our May 24th, 2019 Tone of Life teleconference. I invite you to listen and touch the power and magic of spirit as it reveals its universal nature through musical form.  I also invite you to sound that tone yourself, to sing the universal in all of your moments.

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"With ears wide open to spirit we’ll venture forth into realms of musical experience that are transcendent, divine and that truly touch the soul."

VOCES8 Choral Ensemble

by Sanford Baran

The following meditation is meant to be listened to, not read. I created it as a podcast, an audio essay comprised of music interspersed with some spoken words. I invite you to listen and touch the power and magic of spirit as it emerges in musical form.

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"How vital that we make room in consciousness to think about the things that are actually worthwhile, that are generative, creative and contribute positively to the well-being of the whole."

Photo by Simon Migaj on Unsplash

by Sanford Baran
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We are living in extraordinarily distracting times. For many there is an almost non-stop experience of interruption that can easily hijack one’s ability to focus and to think. Increasingly we are bombarded by emails, texts, smart phone notifications, social media feeds; not to mention a never-ending stream of sensational news headlines tailor-made to capture our attention.  Is it any wonder that there is so little room in consciousness to think about the things that are actually worthwhile?

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"Substance is meant to be shared, interconnected with other substance and ultimately subsumed and woven into a larger overall vibrational pattern."

by Sanford Baran
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Preparing to speak in a spiritually charged forum can be daunting. As my turn draws nearer, I often find that my mind is in the dark as to what I should talk about.  The experience can be a bit intimidating, because starting with a blank slate can lead to the anxiety that nothing will be there—that this time around I’ll come up empty handed.  But of course, that hasn’t happened yet.  I’ve seen time and time again that what is needed does come to me and is abundantly available, reminding me to stay in position to let it be so.  Over the years I have increasingly come to know that spirit can absolutely be trusted.

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"Letting spirit move is our sacred responsibility, our primary reason for being here."

by Sanford Baran
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In this moment of stillness it is our greatest privilege to let Spirit move.  As it does, something absolutely marvelous and unspeakable happens—the spark of creation is brought to the fore, uplifting, blessing and bringing vitality, richness and wonder to all that it touches.  It is such a pleasure to let this be our own experience, allowing the power and magnificence of who we are to be known in everything that we do.

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"We know the Source of love as we resonate at the upper ranges of vibration and expression."

Coordinated Ants

Coordinated group function

by Anne Blaney and Sanford Baran

Anne Blaney:  Two weeks ago, John Gray spoke of the undimensional Presence which we call Source.  We also refer to Source as the Focus of Spirit, or the True Tone. This tone has been sounding eternally, but at this time on earth, it is sounding unheard by most human beings. Like sound which cannot be heard in an airless vacuum, human beings in their deafened state lack the essential medium necessary to hear the tone. This vacuum depicts the absence of mankind, isolated from spirit, separated from wholeness. Man, composed of both male and female, in his whole state, is designed to provide the connecting substance between spirit and form, and to express true spirit on earth. As John said, Man was created as the apex, to express the tone on earth and be the crowning presence. Man’s presence on earth is an extension of spirit, an expression of spirit whose nature is love. In reality, we would be conscious that we are love, living on the planet. That’s who we are—love.

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