Chant and Be Happy: The Power of Mantra Meditation

by Bhaktivedanta

Paperback

Published September 8, 2011

Reviews

[Callum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was given this book by a bunch of monks in Heathrow airport as I was waiting to drop off my bag and get my visa processed.
Fitting that I should’ve received it there and by then, I definitely wanted to read it asap and glad I did.

Any book that has excerpts by John Lennon and George Harrison is fine by me, especially if I’ve never seen them before.
There’s a cool anecdote on how the devotees tried to reach out to George and how they ultimately met and formed a lasting friendship.

Some great messages in here though I didn’t fully grasp some of the deeper meaning to the Hari Krishna origin.

Next time I’m walking through Tottenham Court Road on my way to Ben’s Cookies, I’ll be sure to stop if they’re there and pick up a pamphlet.

[Sarah Hjertquist · Rating 3 out of 5]

Certainly a quick way to gain a bit of insight into the Hare Kṛṣņa movement.

I did find it hard to follow at times with much of it in an interview format so felt like I had to piece things together a fair bit.

I would have liked more about some of the stories about how the movement found momentum in England and elsewhere as there is enough of a taster to evoke many questions and a thirst for more information.

A nice short and manageable read for anyone wanting to find out a little, even if the book doesn't have an obvious flow, it really doesn't matter as it rather presents more as an organic account of numerous events that happened from different perspectives. I.e. written in the order that things came to mind to include for the authors which basically is how we think and speak in everyday life.

[Koduvayur Harikrishnan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this book from a Hare Krishna (as an Indian and a devout Hindu, I prefer this spelling) stall because I was attracted by the title. But there are not many chants in the book. There is a fair explanatoin of the science of chanting and its benefits, but the authors, who have written this book based on their spiritual guru Swami Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada, have used the title more to give information about the Hare Krishna movement than include much useful chants. If a reader's intent is to learn mantras for daily chanting, there are plenty of websites which give the slokas in their original form, with English and other Indian language versions, along with detailed explanation and meaning.

[Michel Atalla]

Only actually Read the Book because it contains an interview with John Lennon.