Singing Bowls

by Eva Judy Jansen and Eva Rudy Jansen

Book Overview

What is singing bowl? It is one of the ritual objects of Tibetan. It has therapeutic value as well. This book imparts information on the use of sound in meditation, healing and prayer and secretes of singing bowls by Tibetan monks. This book explains the Himalayan bowls also known as Tibetan or Nepalese singing bowls and the special sounds they make, called sound massage. The author discusses the meeting between east and west, singing bowls, sacrificial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8178221039
• ISBN13: 9788178221038
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publications
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Singing Bowls 101.

This is a good book for discovering the history of Singing Bowls, how they work and how to choose one. It also has a section on Tingshaws, Bell and Dorje. If your looking for a book on how to use them for healing then you should get the book "Singing Bowl Exercises for Personal harmony" by Anneke Huyser

The Lore of the Bells helps explain the Lure of the Bells

As a teacher of yoga and meditation since 1972, I first ran across these sensational Tibetan Bells (Singing Bowls) around 1985. Since then I have acquired nearly a dozen well-tuned bowls, and use them extensively in my own personal meditations, in leading group meditations, and to aid in spiritual healing. Having collected legend, facts, and lore on these bells for many years, I was excited to find so much of what I had already learned-- plus a whole lot more-- was finally collected in one convenient and well-ordered form. Ms Jansen's book has been a great aid in helping me to better understand both the physics and the spirituality behind the phenomenal effects that my clients and I have experienced from playing these bells. I highly recommend it to anybody who may be thinking of purchasing a Tibetan Bell, as well as to anybody who already owns one or more of these devices and wants to maximize their experience of the bowls.

THE Reference

As the new millennium unfolds, I think that this phenomenon (the influnence of sound on our sense of tranquility) is going to play a progressively more important role. When/if that happens, perhaps someone will write a "better" work on this subject. Frankly, I tend to doubt it. 1.2 million Tibetans who MAY have known the answers have so far been slaughtered by the Chinese, and the end is nowhere yet in sight. Of those who still remain, none seems able (or willing) to comment. In another generation, no one who knows the truth may survive.I have several bowls, the largest of which is slightly in excess of 14". This bowl is capable of producing (in my consciousness, at least) the low C pedal of an organ. Since the organ pipe required to produce that tone is over 30 FEET long, as a mathematician I understand that this is physically impossible. In this book, Ms Jansen explains to you why it IS spiritually possible.

worth the wait...was hard to find

I needed the info for a short story that I am writing, was extremely helpful.

Healing with Tibetan singing bowls.

An excellant book. I found lots of useful information for my Doctorial Dissertation. Janson discusses sound and how sound can heal especially when using Tibetan singing bowls. Singing bowls give a gentle massage to all of the body's cells,and the full range of harmonics help to stimulate the body to facilitate the healing. Sound can kill as well as heal, and the Tibetans are masters of the use of harmonic vibrations as explained in the book. Janson provides practical information about using the bowls.