The Wonders of Singing Bowls

 

Objects from the past always intrigue us, and one of these is the singing bowls used in the Far East. Ancient people in the East, India, China, Nepal, Tibet, Korea and Japan, used singing bowls for their spiritual, relaxation, meditation and celebration purposes. These singing bowls look like an inverted bell, and its sound depends on its size, width and depth. If you rub against the inside surface of the bowl, it produces a melodic sound unique to itself.

 

The singing bowl is produced from seven different metals to match up with the seven known planets in the universe. These are gold represented by the Sun, mercury representing the planet Mercury, silver for the Moon, lead to represent Saturn, tin represents Jupiter, iron is for Mars and copper is for the beautiful planet Venus. The bowls from silverskyimports.com/ made from crystal give out a sweet sound, and those who know how to play these bowls will give balance of their inner light and emotional well-being and overall health.

 

Spiritual tradition is a vital part in those ancient places, and the singing bowl has a key role in their religious practices and meditation as a therapy for the people's well-being and health. Buddhists play their bowls to produce sound by rubbing the rim and sides. In the Himalaya, these bowls are popularly named the Tibetan singing bowls.

 

As mentioned, the pitch of the sound coming from the singing bowl depends on the size, thickness and weight of the bowl from  silverskyimports and at the same time on the manner on how it is played. You hold the singing bowl on the palm of your hand, rub the rim along its outside with a wooden stick called puja, then slowly at first and increase the speed. The speed of the rubbing will produce a vibration that will make you hear the pitch and the tone. The belief is that if you chant a mantra while playing the bowl to sing, is a form of prayer that is released into the universe. Meditation with the singing bowl creates calmness to the person. The West has already incorporated the usefulness of the singing bowl in its healing capability and relaxing therapy for those patients who need it. Practitioners of alternative medicine are increasingly introducing this method of relaxation as a therapeutic treatment to patients.

 

The sound of the singing bowl is considered as there is no other on earth. Some institutions on health are incorporating this method for the mental and physical relaxation of their patients and students. You will see these singing bowls in Yoga and meditation classes.