Music is produced by vibrations of air
which affect the tympanum of the ear. Although music or an ordinary pleasing
voice is of the physical realm, yet it has an effect upon the spirit. In the same
manner, freshness and purity of the air, the atmosphere, the scenery and sweet
fragrances impart joy, spirituality and comfort to the heart. Even though these
are physical phenomena they have a great spiritual influence.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, excerpt from a talk, August 13, 1912, Dublin, Massachusetts, USA; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, excerpt from a talk, August 13, 1912, Dublin, Massachusetts, USA; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
