Bhajan

Mantras of Mercy

Written By: Swami B. B. Tirtha, Swami B. V. Tripurari, Rasa
$19.95
In this follow-up to their celebrated CD-book Darshan, Rasa's Union CD is elaborately repackaged, illustrated by Kim Waters and some of India's finest contemporary artists. Bhajan includes in-depth information about these beautiful Bengali devotional songs and the tradition they spring from, with emphasis on transcendental sound vibration. Also included are song translations and transliterations, artists' interviews, biographies and articles on the tradition of devotional chanting and the people who bring it to life.
Format: Main Book
Publication Date: 11/1/2002
ISBN: 9781886069831
Pages: 84
Trim Size: 7 x 6.5

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Swami B. B. Tirtha, Author: Swami Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha was born in 1924 in Assam, India. After completing his MA in philosophy at Calcutta University in 1947, he came in contact with his spiritual master, Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madava Gosvami Maharaja. He was then initiated into the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of bhakti yoga propafated by Sri Chaitanya, the 15th century master of devotional ecsatsy. Since then he has been a full-time monk. In 1979 he became the president of Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Matha, which has over 20 ashrams in India alone. Since 1997, Swami has traveled the world extensively, lecturing on the essence of divine love as experienced through bhakti yoga.


Swami B. V. Tripurari, Author: Writer, teacher, and Hindu monastic, Swami B.V. Tripurari has become one of today's most respected spiritual writers. A columnist for Beliefnet.com, he also served as Vice President of the World Vaishnava Association and was nominated for the prestigious Louisville Grawemeyer book award. He lives at his monastery, Audarya, in northern California.

Rasa, Contributor: Rasa is the musical duo Kim Waters and Hans Christian.
Waters is a singer inspired by the mystical teachings and rich cultural heritage of India. She has been singing devotional songs of the Vaishnava saints for many years. She is also the illustrator of "Illuminations from the Bhagavad Gita," "Enchanted Tales," "The Butter Thief," "Vrindavan Activity Set," and the "Devi" and "Buddha" altars.
Hans Christian is a classically trained cellist born in Germany. He is one of very few Westerners to master difficult Indian instruments like the sarangi. Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, he has worked extensively as a player and composer and enjoys growing recognition as a musician, engineer, and producer.

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