Spoken
by Supreme Master Ching Hai, California, USA, March 9, 1994
(Originally in English) Videotape No. 409
Q:
Would you say that in some cases modern music encourages a certain
mood and atmosphere, the kind that can create more of a demonic
environment for young people today or perhaps even the world,
just from the mood that it tends to create?
M:
Yes, part of it. Part of it has already existed through centuries
from the different moods of humankind. And if we deliberately
add ingredients to it, then of course it becomes stronger. Music
is very influential. It's been proven scientifically that if you
give people soft, kind, gentle and loving music, they feel calm
and relaxed, very gentle and loving. But when you give people
discordant, very terrible music, they go crazy or fight with each
other.
Just like when they go out to fight in battle,
do you know what kind of music they give to people? It's not "I
love you!" or anything like that, but "Bong! Bong! Bong!
... Boom! Boom! Boom!" All kinds of deathly tunes and aggressive
melodies are given to the soldiers. So they just march and march
and then die blindly. Because that's the time when they want to
kill, they're in the mood to kill. So music is very important,
of course.
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