Meditation: Chant and Be Happy - The Power of Mantra Meditation by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF HIS DIVINE GRACE
A.C.BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA
Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
ABOUT MANTRA MEDITATION:

"It is as necessary to a life of growth as regular brushing is to dental hygiene."

Dr. John Heider, Psychologist
from The Journal of Humanistic Psychology

"The ability to handle stress increases with the practice of meditation. In a culture like ours in which inner, spiritual growth is totally neglected in favor of materialistic pursuits, we might have something to learn from the Hare Krishna devotees' meditational practices."

Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
Associate Editor Psychology Today
Author The Varieties of Meditational Experiences

PREFACE
The Search for Happiness	The basic problem in our search for happiness is that our sources of pleasure are all limited. Chant and Be Happy provides information about how we can expand our pleasure beyond our present limitations.

INTRODUCTION
On Chanting	Brought to the west in 1965 by *His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, "Hare Krsna*" quickly became a household word.

CHAPTER 1
The Hare Krsna mantra: "There's Nothing Higher..."	A 1982 interview with George Harrison

CHAPTER 2
Chanting for Liberation	A Conversation with *Srila Prabupada* and John Lennon, Yoko Ono and George Harrison

CHAPTER 3
Srila Prabhupada Brings the Hare Krsna *Mantra* to the west	Accounts and excerpts from *Srila Prabhupada-lilamrita* about this great sage's early days and his drive to spread the science of Mantra Meditation here in the west

CHAPTER 4
Chanting for Higher Consciousness: A Cultural History	"The power of sound to effect changes in consciousness has long been recognized."

CHAPTER 5
The Life of Sri Caitanya	Five hundred years before Ghandi, *Sri Caitanya* swept aside the stifling restrictions of the hereditary caste system and made it possible for people from any station of life to achieve the highest platform of spiritual enlightenment

CHAPTER 6
Haridasa Thakura and the Prostitute	In the fifteenth century, the sage *Haridasa Thakura* demonstrated through practical example the benefits of *Mantra Meditation*

CHAPTER 7
The Science of Mantra Mediation	Excerpts from the writings of *His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada* on the science of *Mantra Meditation*

CHAPTER 8
The Benefits of Chanting	From peace of mind to the ultimate benefit - love of God, this chapter brings to light the many benefits of *Mantra Meditation*

CHAPTER 9
Techniques for Chanting	"There are no hard-and-fast rules for chanting *Hare Krsna*. The most wonderful thing about *Mantra Meditation* is that one may chant anywhere and at any time."