4.Nature is especially good at prompting transcendental moments as are nights, solitude, the sounds of flutes, sitars and harps, airplanes, fevers, William Blake, Rumi, mountains and psilocybin and mescaline.
5.The intricate ragas of Indian classical music have captivated Western artists, from the Beatles' George Harrison, who incorporated the sitar into several songs, to contemporary electronic music producers who blend classical Indian elements with digital beats.