ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
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
one’s spirits and cheerfulness. But even an ordinary man delighting in worldly joys should take
these thoughts into consideration.
Do we know the essence of a composition? We suppose it. Do we know
ourselves? As a general rule, we do not. How can we then, not knowing ourselves,
annaabi.ee 
