Your question is worthwhile, Chinonso. So, well, the truth is the different forms of meditation, you know, and I'm going to teach that in class three. Because when we say meditation, meditation is a blanket term; it has many variations.

But in general, except the song itself, that is what you are meditating on. You should have a sound or a song that doesn't pull you to itself more than anything. Right?

For example, you want to go inward, meditate on the scripture, meditate on the word God said, or begin to meditate on a symbol or meditate on an image. I won't advise you to listen to "Oba awon Oba, Eledumare o, Oluwa Oluwa." Such songs are to be meditated upon. They don't—the song itself is a meditation. That kind of song you can't use to focus on something else; that thing becomes the focal point of your attention.

As I said, different forms of meditation. But fundamentally, meditation is an activity of the inner life. It is an inward activity, an inward experience, not an outward one. And whatever it is you do is meant to aid that inward dive.

So if you put in background music, first of all, you have to understand that it's a crutch, and ideally, you want to get to a point where you don't need any external support systems to go inward. But in the beginning, it's alright. It's advisable that you have a sound that is not so intrusive, something that is very passive, that serves as a kind of—I'll call it a baseline—right? That just holds you on a particular emotional wavelength. Because the whole purpose of using music is to use emotion as a support in your focus.

Because music carries emotional energy, and when you play a particular sound, it helps you sustain a particular emotional level that is in tune with that emotional aspect of God.

So in general, you want to have a song that is not so intrusive, something that can blend into the background but, in a sense, can keep you at a particular level. So that in case you want to be distracted, the song just uses emotions to hold you in a particular place.

You want to use a song that is very, you know, solemn. Like, if you notice, I teach with a particular song. Right? I use that song for everybody in the class. When I play that song, when you hear that song, it keeps you at a certain emotional wavelength that can make it easier for you to receive my message.

So you're just going to be hearing [soft tunes]; the transitions are not obvious; the sound is not sharp; the bass is, you know, very—it's not—it doesn't pronounce itself so large. It's very humble. Such sounds are good for meditation.

Like I said, I'm going to teach us different forms of meditation, and then things will become a bit clearer. Because when I—people, everyone is saying meditation, but like, when I hear you say meditation, in my head I'm wondering what type of meditation you're talking about. There are different kinds of meditation.

So come class three of module one, when we begin to explore forms of meditation, things will begin to make a bit more sense.

But in general, you want to use, you know, a sound that is continuous. I won't necessarily say a playlist; again, it depends on what you're doing. But in general, right, have a sound that is a bit consistent, that is not so intrusive.

Something that can help serve as a support system for you to carry you and keep you at a particular baseline. That is what is advisable if you're going to use an external crutch like music in a place of meditation.

I hope this helps you and anyone who's listening to this. God bless you.