Mahamantra Yoga*

“From time immemorial, religions have used singing and the chanting of sacred syllables, mantras, to lift their spirits to the divine. Yoga, for its part, is an exercise or practice to strengthen the human spirit and help it mature. All this is pulled together in … this remarkable book.” * Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions *“Chanting is a venerable vehicle for altering consciousness and for personal transformation. This book is a manual for diligent practitioners of the ‘great mantra’ process of chanting, one rooted in ancient Hindu traditions. It is detailed, comprehensive, and instructive. Those readers who immerse themselves in it will find the journey worth the effort.” * Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., coauthor of Personal Mythology and the Alan Watts professor of psychology a *“Richard Whitehurst’s Mahamantra Yoga is nothing less than a chalice of pure form that contains the elixir of highest truth. This book is magical, alchemical, and cut like crystal. It is a cleansing waterfall of light, sound, and spiritual resonance.” * James O’Dea, teacher, author, visionary activist, and former president of the Institute of Noe *“Mahamantra Yoga is spiritually alive. Richard Whitehurst entwines practical guidance with authentic personal expression, thus encouraging the reader to fully embrace his or her humanness in the quest for spiritual enlightenment. This is a book for beginners as well as those who begin every moment anew.” * Jamie K. Reaser, Ph.D., author of Note to Self: Poems for Changing the World from the Inside Out *“This book is a great companion for those of us on the path of chanting who want to go deeper into this very simple and extremely beneficial way of transformation and healing through the sacred Sanskrit sounds.” * Deva Premal and Miten, world-renowned mantra and spiritual song artists *“Mahamantra Yoga’s potent combination of deep learning and profound personal insight sets this book apart. It is not only a valuable resource for students of meditation and mysticism but also an important contribution to contemporary spiritual literature.” * Steven J. Gelberg, M.T.S., author and editor of Hare Krishna Hare Krishna: 5 Distinguished Scholars *“Richard Whitehurst creates a bridge for the modern Western reader to a world of wonders, powered by an ancient lineage and presently accessed through a very specific form of chanting. The principles that he so carefully presents alert one to what is needed for any path of inner development.” * David Tresemer, Ph.D., author of One-Two-ONE: Guidebook for Conscious Partnerships, Weddings, and Re *“… the book is very well organized and streamlined, making the material accessible to a broad range of readers (customers). Neither elusive theory nor over-simplified pop-culture literature, this is an affordable, and very workable, serious course of study. The teachings contained within it are rarely made so available to so many people.” * Anna Jedrziewski, New Age Retailer, May 2011 *“This is a great little book and CD for anyone wanting to know more about or deepen his or her meditation. What really appealed to me was the way it addresses both the physical and the mental to bring them into balance … I also found the CD invaluable for learning the chants.” * Rahasya Poe, Lotus Guide, July 2011 *“The book (and the accompanying CD) is a wonderful addition to spiritual literature and mysticism in general, and a valuable resource for everyone interested in meditation and chanting.” * Spirituality-and-Religion.com, October 2011 *

Richard Whitehurst (Sridhara Das) is an initiated disciple of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He began his practice of mahamantra yoga in 1970 while a student of psychology at the University of Florida. For 10 years he lived as a wandering monk and traveled extensively throughout the Indian subcontinent. He has lectured about the tradition of bhakti yoga and mahamantra yoga at colleges and universities in India, England, the United States, and Australia and has appeared on radio and TV. An accomplished facilitator of kirtan and bhajan, he lives in New Farm, Queensland, Australia.

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