Some funny things happen at 432 Hz

In the good old days before I got infected with the COVID virus I lived in fear of it like everyone else But long before adenovirus vaccines monoclonal antibody cocktails mRNA and medicines ending in vir existed there was WhatsApp which could cure anythingOne of the earliest WhatsApp cures came from renowned quackeroo Baba Ramdev who launched Coronil first saying that it boosted immunity and then boldly going out on a limb to claim that it cured COVID infection After being slapped on the wrist for telling lies he now sells it as ldquosupportive treatmentrdquoThe one that got my attention was chanting Om or Aum for the phonetically phussy A certain Dr Hansa Yogendra from a certain yoga institute explained that the vibrational frequencies generated in the neck throat and body by chanting Aum effectively shattered the virus or at least laid it low Everyone including Sadhguru nodded their heads and added their two bitsI sat with my spine ramrod straight as instructed and tried out Aum It starts deep in your chest and throat a reassuring bass rumble as your mouth widens into the lsquoArsquo When you round your lips to reach the lsquoOrsquo the sound migrates now coming from your oral cavity and you feel it thrumming your upper palate and cheeks Then as you close your lips to get to the lsquoMrsquo the sound now a high hum moves upward buzzing your nose skull eyes and sinusesBut does chanting do anything to the COVID virus And if Aum does something would the Gayatri Mantra or the Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam do even more Would we need vaccines if we could just vocalise the virus awayWhen my brother and I were too young to protest or understand my mother taught us a set of Vedic incantations starting with Shivam Shivakaram Shantam Shivatmanam Shivottamam I still have no clue what the words mean but by gum I could spew out 10 minutes of this mumbo jumbo every evening I was a champion my friendConfessionmdashfor mental wellbeing I added my own prayer in English usually mumbled when prostrating before the gods at the end of the prayers and my mother couldnrsquot see my lips ldquoDear God make me good kind humble just loyal honest cheerful courageous coolrdquoYou can see how that worked out for meThe sound Aum it seems resonates at 432 hertz You can find YouTube videos with Aum intoned at other frequencies such as 528 hertz and 629 hertz each claiming occult benefits for mind and body but 432 hertz stands out It is so pervasive in nature that you might suspect either magic or a conspiracyMost music you hear today is tuned to the 440 hertz standard but for millennia 432 hertz was gold Mozartrsquos music was tuned to 432 hertz as were the instruments unearthed in the pyramids Music at 432 hertz sounded more well divine It felt richer more meaningful The priceless Stradivarius violins of the 17th Century all aligned to 432 hertz were said to almost mimic human voices The singing bowls of Tibetan monks were tuned to 432 hertzOk Aum vibes at 432 hertz SoEnter the vagus or wandering nerve The vagus is a meandering network of nerves that connects your brain to your heart your gut your immune system and several organs It controls calmness and peace of mind empathy and trust itrsquos the one that makes you enjoy hugs but itrsquos also the one that tells you to run for your life from danger Meditation and pranayama breathing exercises directly increase vagal activity creating a heightened state of peace and wellbeing The vagus nerve affects attention and mood Itrsquos why your appetite is affected by your mood and why your heart beats faster when yoursquore in loveAnd yes saying Aum at 432 hertz is like caressing your vagus nerve Your whole body purrs Especially your immune systemSo whatEnter nitric oxide or NO known to dentists as laughing gas Odourless and colourless this gas kickstarts your bodyrsquos immune system giving it muscles against bacterial viral fungal and parasitic infections reduces inflammation and amazingly does things to your sex life too During the coronavirus epidemic of 2004 nitric oxide was shown to dramatically improve lung function increase blood oxygen uptake shorten ICU stays and ventilator support and improve survival ratesOh did I mention that meditation nose breathing and chanting Aum at 432 hertz all boost nitric oxide production by 30 to 100 times Ask any Tibetan monkIf it all sounds terribly complicated and you donrsquot like sitting with your spine so straight herersquos a cheap alternativeJust hum when you breathe Scientifically proven to boost your nitric oxide right away by 15foldHere viewed from there C Y Gopinath in Bangkok throws unique light and shadows on Mumbai the city that raised him You can reach him at cygopigmailcomSend your feedback to mailbagmiddaycomThe views expressed in this column are the individualrsquos and donrsquot represent those of the paper