The word nada means “sound”, or that which is
heard by the human ear… Nada is sound produced through the regular and constant
vibration of some object in space…When the equilibrium of an object is
disturbed (for example, by striking it, hitting it, shaking it, or rubbing it
against another object), then sound is produced. Such sound is called: ahata nada, or “struck sound.”
In deep meditation, the
yogi actually hears another type of nada. There is no sound in the external
world that corresponds to this internal one. This eternal inner sound vibrates
in space (akasha) without apparent
cause. It is called anahata nada, or
“unstruck sound.”
--from Indian Music, Volume 1, by Swami Rama
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