East and West

Was thinking something very interesting and liked to share with you folks.

The basic difference between oriental and occidental philosophies lies in the respective outlooks of the East and the West. While the East concentrates on the zero, the inner world, the West strives for excellence in the material realm, reaching outwards to infinity.
It is not merely by chance that the mathematical significance of zero was discovered in the Orient.
If we look at classical music, we see that the endeavour of the West is to capture the harmony of Nature, ecstasy as manifested in the macrocosm. On the other hand, the efforts of Hindusthani Classical music is to study the 'Nada', the primal sound which created all existence, through the solo effort of individuals, an inward journey to touch the core of existence.