Sadhguru: Music is an arrangement of sounds to generate certain sweetness. Music is a fine arrangement, but still it is like the water flowing. A mantra is not that beautiful aesthetically but it is much more effective. I want you to try this out: Sounds of Isha has released a CD called Vairagya, which has five mantras: Nirvana Shatakam, Guru Paduka Stotram, Brahmananda Swarupa, Aum Namah Shivaya, and Shambho (\u201cthe auspicious one\u201d). This was released with a specific purpose. Listen to the CD over and over a few times, listening to each one of the mantras \u2013 each one runs for ten minutes. Figure out which mantra really draws you. This isn\u2019t about choosing a mantra like: \u201cOh, I enjoy this mantra. What have you chosen? Okay, let me also choose that.\u201d It is not done like that. Just listen and listen. When you feel that one of them is really grabbing you, you just go by that. Keep it going all the time \u2013 in your car, in your home, on your iPad, iPod, phone, everywhere. There are one-hour versions of each of these also. Simply keep them going on and on for some time.<\/p>\n
After some time it will become so much a part of your system and it will set a certain ambience for you. Mantra is not consciousness but mantra sets the right kind of ambience. Sound will set the right kind of ambience within this physiological, psychological framework and also in the atmosphere. One can make use of this.<\/p>\n