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Just as the five life airs animate the body with life, the five powerful practices in The Living Name can enliven the chanting of the Holy Name and turn it into a dynamic and transformative experience. The Living Name has been churned from the teachings of the great spiritual masters, sacred scriptures and the experiences of exalted saints. The result is a comprehensive guidebook that takes you to the heart of the most accessible practice of self-realization: chanting the Holy Names.

In this guidebook one will be systematically guided to higher and higher levels of chanting and spiritual life.

The Gayatri book is a comprehensive manual and a source of inspiration on the mystery of the gayatri-mantras, their meaning and practice.

The first practice is yojana or alignment — where one learns how to align body, mind and heart to overcome distraction and thus embark on the path of full absorption. This powerful and transformative practice invites the Holy Name to work His wonders and quickly purify us. The next level is sambandha , or divine connection.

Chanting in sambandha means to chant with a feeling of relationship to Krishna. To chant in this way is spiritually very nourishing! There is nothing more encouraging than feeling the sweet closeness of Krishna as we continue to move towards Him in devotion. After this the reader is brought to the essence of bhakti: chanting in the mood of service, or seva.

Krishna is irresistibly drawn to us the moment we chant with a service attitude and when we pray for service. The exercises in this chapter can dramatically help bring the spirit of service into our chanting. After seva one learns to imbibe their chanting with the mood of separation, or vipralambha. To chant in vipralambha is the real perfection of our chanting.

This mood will help us please Krishna and obtain His mercy. Vipra denotes distance and alamba is to attain.