Meaning, meditation, dhyana, is greater than mere chanting the name of the Lord, japa. The sense of rhythm and its application in daily life, that is the laya, is greater than meditation. Singing the name of the Lord with the help of rhythm and melody, that is gaanam is greater than rhythm and there is no greater instrument to realise the Lord than gaanam or music.

If we take a look at our ancient scriptures and the thoughts of many great and divine souls of the past, we will find that all of them have one common principle which binds the entire Indian philosophy together, that is to feel the oneness with the lord, and all of them have used music to achieve this ultimate goal. In today's fast-moving jet age, there are so many stresses and worries which we have to encounter and so many diversions to confront with. At the fag end of the day, we find ourselves in a totally confused state of mind, not knowing how exactly to tread on this long path of life. It is at such time, that music has come to rescue.

Apart from the external enjoyment and the inner peace derived from music, there is something more that. Music has helps in visualising inner self, something which is abstract and can not be seen from outside. Music makes one bold and helps one to tackle any kind of life situation, be it a pleasurable one or a painful one, with equanimity of mind, not getting carried away by any situation.

Finally, all this leads to only one firm conclusion, and that is if there is any power which can conquer the most powerful in the universe, it is music. Music is the most pleasing, the easiest, the smoothest and consequently, the best tool to lead us on to the path of realising the ultimate, which is the state of unity or oneness with the Lord almighty.