All of the teachings of the Buddha are contained in the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum.The purpose of this album is to raise collective vibrational frequency. Each song is five minutes. The tempo is one beat per second. The bell rings every four seconds. Listen for the bell, when you hear it, inhale. When you hear it again, exhale. These songs tell the story of the five elements. The ancient masters observed recurring patterns in nature, medicine, music, human affairs, and other parts of nature and life’s expression. They categorized these observations into the five phases, or elements. Each one has its own attributes, tendencies, strengths, and weaknesses. When you listen in order, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal Water, Qi you will subcousciously learn their patterns and meaning, since the language is music and not words. Wood: Om, sprouting upwards Fire: Ma, rising and dispersing Earth: Ni, centered and sweet Qi: Pad, Purple Metal: Me, Splitting, falling Water: Hum, Flowing downward