Different Types of Inner Sound

Respondents who all are able to listen to some Inner Sound describe it in different ways. Some

say it is very subtle while many other people call it a ‘Sharp Thin Line Sound’. Some respondents

say that it resembles the sound of a Flute while another proportion describe it as the ’Sound of

the electric current’. However, out of all these responses, following descriptions of this Inner

Sound have been most prevalent during the research.

Out of all of the 527 respondents who are able to listen to Inner Sound describe it in a way as

demonstrated by the below mentioned figures:

 28% of the total (148 people) listen to a sound that resembles to that of a Grasshopper

(called as ‘Jhingur’ in Hindi)

Bells

5%

Breath

7%

Humming

6%

Heartbeat

17%

Soothing Beep

18%

Grasshopper

(‘Jhingur’ in

Hindi)

28%

Miscellaneous

19%

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 18% of the total (95 people) describe their inner sound as a ’Thin Line’ or a ’Beep’

 17% of the total (89 people) listen to

the sound of their Heartbeat. They describe

it as the sound of ’Drum Beats’

 7% of the total (37 people) listen the sound

of their breathing during the meditation. They

sometimes also listen to sounds similar

to those of air, wind, thunder of clouds etc.

 6% (32 people) describe their Inner Sound as

humming or buzzing.

 5% (26 people) listen the sounds similar to

ringing of anklets, tinkling of Bells and

clinking of bangles.

 Remaining 19% (100 people) happen to listen the inner sounds that resemble the sounds of

Bumblebee, conch shell, flute, gong, siren, waterfall, rustle of leaves, chirping of birds etc.

 Many people also say that they listen to a very soothing ‘Beep’ sound even without putting

on ear-plugs and throughout the day.

 Many people report that the intensity of the Inner Sound increases during the night and

that too when they are alone (in silence).

"It sounds like as if you clap

a steel object with another

one and the vibration of

that clapping continues for

long like tannnnnnnnnn………."