Listen to deeper layers. Calm your mind, focus your awareness, and practice listening to deeper and deeper layers of sound. 1st Layer ordinary wildlife around you (the calls and rustling of birds, insects, small animals) 2nd Layer the elements (the whispers of the wind, the splashes of water, the tumbling of stones) 3rd Layer your own breathing or footsteps 4th Layer your own heartbeat (or wristwatch) . . . nth Layer the vibrations of a frolicking unicorn The unicorn's electricity hummed through me, and in my brain the blossoms of heaven opened. -- A. Attanasio, The Dragon & the Unicorn (1996)