Eastern culture often seems far removed from our mostly Western sensibilities. Epistemologically speaking, when the most New Worlders hear the word "chant" in relation to music, we immediately think ...

Recordings of monks chanting prayers and 124 objects fill the new enclosed Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room at the Brooklyn Museum. The immersive installation has paintings, sculptures, silk decorations, ...

Sound has long been used to promote relaxation. Tibetan singing bowls, for instance, have been incorporated into meditation practices in the Himalayan regions for thousands of years, while the ancient ...