Buddhism and music 🙏

Singing, playing and acting have been associated with human behavior since time immemorial.  It is customary for people to use different sounds, tones, and gestures to express feelings of joy and sadness.  Sometimes it is necessary to enjoy happiness or to get rid of sadness.  Or, to give others satisfying pleasure.  The music stimulates the taste buds of the listener.  Some say that music can calm a person.  It is true that it creates some kind of mental concentration.  There are differences in the melodies that come in the art of music, so there can be qualities like kindness and serenity in the heart.  But Buddhism does not show the kind of samadhi that music creates.  Samadhi in Buddhism means to control the mind💆😇.

According to the Aryan discipline of Buddhism, the song is a lament.  Even the laity are determined to separate themselves from dancing, singing, playing, etc. when they celebrate Atasil because they are a hindrance to mind control.  Because singing and playing evoke emotions, it is an obstacle to the journey of a follower of the Aryan path.  He who understands the Dhamma does not cling.  The conscious person hears the sound and does not cling to it.  He suffers from it with a broken heart.  But that is not the point.  Also, Ven.  At one point, Lakuntaka Bhaddiya was in the forest while a group of guests were playing drums and harp.  Bhaddiya, who was on his way to Nirvana, was not moved by that sweet voice.  He who knows the true nature of everything expresses his views thus:  "He who sees inside and outside, sees everything without cover, hears no sound and is drawn to it."

One who does not clearly understand the attitude of Buddhism towards music may feel that it is a religion contrary to music.  It is wrong.  The Thera stanzas depict the gardens of the Theras and Theranis who were delighted to hear the sounds of laughter while living in the forest.

Thalaputa Thera says that those who meditate in the forest are mesmerized when they hear the beautiful birds with blue necks singing in a melodious tone.  I do not tremble at the sound of quails or trumpets to quench my thirst.  It is the garden of the sages of Ramanya.

Our ancient lay society which was inclined towards Buddhism followed the Buddhist Aryan path. So there was a restraint in the literature.

The purpose of the works of art was to develop the mental state and morals of the people💪💯.