Mantra and the Goddess is a guide to a life of inner beauty. It includes sacred teachings to heal the mind, as well as an interpretation of India’s classic devotional poem, the Sri Lalita Sahasranama. Chanted around the world, the thousand names of the Goddess reveal the power and the brilliance of who we are.
With eloquence and sensitivity, Swamini Sri Lalitambika Devi weaves timeless wisdom into contemporary experience. Drawing on myriad spiritual traditions, as well as her childhood, she explains how chanting mantra may liberate us. Through the Divine Mother, we rediscover ourselves. The Sri Lalita Sahasranama reveals the virtue, allure, and triumph of the Goddess in each of us.
Mantra and the Goddess–brilliantly penned by Swamini Sri Lalitambika Devi–is an exceptional expression of humanity’s quest for spiritualism that emancipates the body and soul in achieving higher goals of life. It is truly a “guide to a life of inner beauty.” The writing is beautiful and inspired. It is poignantly honest and genuinely moving in exploring the human yearning and experience so that we rediscover ourselves in the real sense. These insights and revelations heal the mind and have the potential to liberate anyone who seeks truth.
–Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations
For several years, Swamini Sri Lalitambika Devi has been coming to our hospital and humbly doing what many consider to be impossible: namely meditation, yoga and spiritual work with patients suffering from chronic mental illness in our inpatient psychiatric units. In Mantra and the Goddess, she generously shares her personal story alongside some of the spiritual principles that inform her work, creating a text that reflects the grounded, peaceful presence she brings to those struggling with life’s challenges. This book is a useful read for those dealing with stress, substance abuse issues, or mental illness–-or simply for anyone who is looking to bring a greater sense of spiritual awareness into their daily life.
–Adam Reynolds, Supervisor of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Mount Sinai Hospital