What is ever done about one of the 
worst forms of pollution? Noise. 
[Thaori] say 'worst' because people 
such as Australians pay virtually no 
attention to it at all.'
 
 ' Ask someone if traffic noise bothers 
him and the response will suprise you 
- eighty five percent of the time it will 
be " What noise? What are you 
talking about? Oh that noise - we get 
used to it."  And it is precisely 
because they "get used to it" that the 
danger exists.'

' To continue on the very important 
subject of noise, it is such a danger 
that, if nothing is done, catastrophe is 
certain.'
 
' Let us take the example of a 
discotheque.  The people who expose 
themselves to music which is typically 
played three times too loudly, are 
subjecting their brains and their 
physiological and Astral bodies to 
vibrations which are so harmful. If they 
could see the damage which is 
caused, they would vacate the 
discotheque quicker than if there was 
a fire.'

' Now we come to another kind of 
pollution which is of no small concern, 
though people might readily dismiss it. 
As the great Thaora told you, noise is 
one of the most noxious pollutants for 
it upsets your electrons and 
unbalances your physical 
comportment.'

' Noise directly attacks the electrons of 
your Astral body creating parasites, to 
use a radio and television term.  If you 
are watching a television screen and 
notice several white spots, this is an 
indication that a small 'parasite' is at 
work.  Similarly, if someone is 
operating an electric tool next door to 
your house, such large parasites will 
be produced on your screen that the 
image will distort completely.'

' The same thing occurs with the 
Astral body, but unfortunately you 
won't be aware of it in the same way 
that you are with a television screen; 
and, it's much worse, since noise 
damages your electrons.  And yet 
people say: "Oh, we get used to it." 
Your brain 'tenses', so to speak and 
your psyche initiates self-defence 
mechanisms, but not so the Astral 
body a parasite invades its electrons - 
which, of course, has disastrous 
repercussions for your Higher-self.'
 
' The sounds which reach your ears 
are cleary vary important.  A particular 
piece of music can elevate you to 
state of euphoria, while another piece, 
although very pretty, will have no 
effect on you or, perhaps, irritate you. 
Try an experiment: take a piece of soft 
violin, piano or flute music that you 
like and play it as loudy as you can. 
The suffering of your eardrums will not 
be as great as the discomfort you'll 
feel within.  Most of your fellow human 
beings on Earth consider noise 
pollution to be of negligible concern, 
but the noise of the exhaust pipe of a 
motor bike is three to four times worse 
than the noxious fumes that it 
discharges.  While the fumes effect 
your throat and your lungs, the noise 
effects your Astral body.'