ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
An art that panders to the lower appetites of man, that does not aim at discovering the
meaning of life, which does not awaken the spiritual consciousness in the human heart is
soulless and therefore insalutary in its effects and malefic in its influence.
Music is not an instrument for titillation of the nerves or satisfaction of the senses. It is
a Yoga Sadhana (spiritual practice) which enables you to attain Atma-Sakshatkara (your
spiritual Being).3
This is the position of a high spiritual person adoptable by others standing near to his
level. No one can deny other effective aspects of good music; for entertainment, for uplifting
1
Esko Jalkanen. Varjud peeglis (Shadows in the Mirror). Maalehe Raamat, Tallinn 1998, pp.11-14, 55,
71.
2
Sivanda Literature. Volume I. Ed. By Swami Omkarananda. Divine Life Society, Sivananda Nagar,
India 1960, p.238.
3
In the same Volume I, pp.235, 244
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