The Voice That Comes From The Lungs And The Abdomen Cannot Express Itself Fully Without The Bones Of

The voice that comes from the lungs and the abdomen cannot express itself fully without the bones of the head, the lips, the teeth, the tongue, the palate. So we see that this body is an instrument of sound. When the tree swings in the wind, each leaf gives a sound. The breeze alone cannot produce the full sound. The leaves of the tree rustle and become the instrument for the air. This shows us that the whole framework of this world is the instrument of sound.

Hazrat Inayat Khan, The Mysticism of Sound and Music