The Ancient Science of Mantras: Wisdom of the Sages

I am so glad that Om Swami offered his words of wisdom on mantras - this book contains priceless knowledge. I fully recommend this to anyone who is interested in knowing the truth about mantras and their correct application.

I don't want this book to end!! Thanks to a friend who was reading this!

Glad I read this, it was the start point of a list of very unexpected treasures.

A book for someone who sincerely wants to tread on the path of mantras. You may not understand the sections if you are like me (non story telling sections) and find it overwhelming at the first read. Keep reading a few times and it will all be clear. As Swamiji says - one step at a time. Thank you Swamiji for painstakingly writing this book, reviving this ancient Indian science and helping everyone out there seeking guidance.

I bought this book because I wanted to know a a little about mantras. I maybe wanted some mantra or mantras to chant but this didn't really hang together. The start went into deep heavy depths about the importance of finding a guru and discipline. Very well. Then it went into excessively technical detail about making your own mantra but didn't really explain why or how or what. It just left me feeling very confused and with all this confusing Indian Sanskrit mumblebumblejumble of words and letters I didn't know what the author was on about half the time or why. It felt unclear and jargonny to me. I can see that the author has a lot of knowledge and experience with this subject. And to someone on a similar path to the author of exploring mantra yoga will get something from this book. There is something in what the author is doing which is resonant but it didn't feel gentle and breezy and Godly - it felt a bit heavy and authoritarian. The spiritual path requires discipline and action, of course, but it shouldn't feel like a chore. Looking into Kundalini Yoga mantras on youtube and practicing them will give a much more practical experience than this book. I'm giving this 3 stars because some of the stories and mythology stories were interesting and shared in a pleasant spirit. I also feel that this is a technical & scientific book that does have truths in it. In the meantime I don't have the patience to chant something 5000 times when it hasn't been explained clearly why. I don't like being harsh but this book really went against my grain.

book explains how to do fire and sun worship.

Great, learn a lot! Thank you swami ji 🙏 So many topics and knowledge about mantra science and mantra sadhana, compiled in one handy book.

Wer sich für das Mantra-Singen interessiert und es selbst praktizieren möchte, wird hier durch dieses Buch von Om Swami "The Ancient Science of Mantras - Wisdom of the Sages" auf den richtigen Weg geführt. Ich verstehe dieses Buch als Inspiration, Anregung und Anleitung - auch wenn man als westlicher Mensch vielleicht nicht alles im Detail umsetzen kann. Allein durch das Lesen des Buches und durch das Integrieren von Ansätzen in die tägliche Mantra-Praxis ist meines Erachtens schon viel gewonnen! Eines der besten Bücher, die ich je las. - Eine klare Kaufempfehlung! Als ich noch mit Tabitha und den anderen zusammen arbeitete, fingen wir an mit dem Mantra-Singen (Gayathri Mantra). Unsere Wege trennten uns, denn im Gegensatz zu den anderen blieb ich beim Mantra-Singen. Jede/r hat ihre/seine Wahl... und muss unter Umständen auch mit den Konsequenzen leben.

I'm grateful to Om Swami for this comprehensive guide to mantra sadhana. When so many spiritual organizations seem to want people to be dependent on them, to come back over and over for "the next step," Om Swami clearly has our best interest in mind, wanting us to be independent, empowered seekers. For a book that handles such complex topics, it's incredibly well organized and easy to follow. I'm excited to apply the practices in my life! Note: I first read the Kindle version. There's some editing and mechanical errors, such as the Gayatri mantra being misprinted and certain instructions in sadhanas pointing to non-existing sections (e.g. It says the Ganesha sadhana will have different ingredients for every night and says the different ingredients will be listed later on. There's no list that follows. It's likely that this is an editing mistake and the sadhana doesn't require different ingredients after all). I got the printed version to see if these mistakes were Kindle-only, but it's in the printed version too. Long story short--The Kindle and print version seem to be the same, so don't bother doing what I did.

The book begins as the Lord of the Lords de-mystifyies us, with the dissolution of this creation and then the origination of the Mantras, their source. Swamiji has unlocked a whole new world for us. Everything from the types of Mantras and Mantra Sandhanas, how to select a Mantra Sadhana, everything has been written in this profound work. There are numerous images in which Swamiji has Himself shown the Mudras to be performed for the Sadhanas. One can actually use this book like a manual, following the steps without the need of a Guru in physical form. Swamiji has mentioned that He shied away from writing on this topic before. Do you want to know why? Well grab a copy and know for Yourself. For the ones who just want to know more about Swamiji, in this book Swamiji has written about His own Sadhanas as well. You don't need to look at any person or book to know about Mantras and their application. I have run out of words and expressions to be amazed and appreciate Swamiji’s creation, His work. If I mention any word of appreciation here for this work that would be like showing a lamp to the Sun. Thank You Swamiji.

I was waiting for this book since a long time, in fact I had pre-booked it a month ago, and to be honest it worths the wait. It was amazing to read and know the power of Mantra not only in Theoretical sense but also in present day applicability. As commonly believed today that mantras are just a pseudoscience and its effectiveness is just a placebo effect. Author of this book breaks that misbelief and establishes the ancient science of mantra at its right place. Let us go through some common questions and their answers, so that it will become clear that whether we should purchase this book or not : * What is genre of book? This belongs to Non Fiction genre, since it is about science of Matntra, so it covers technicalities from the base to end and also establishes the cause and effect relationships between various sadhna’s. * What does it covers? Apart from what is mentioned in last question, it covers every nook and corner of successfully taking up Mantra Yoga as your main mode of spiritual journey. * Will it be interesting and useful to me? Let me quote the author’s words here “ If you don’t believe that God exists or that He (or She) can have a form, let me tell you at the outset that mantra yoga is not for you. You will not stand to gain much by walking the path of mantra yoga or reading this book” With all due respect to the author, let me differ from the his words here: after reading this beautiful book, With a strong conviction I can tell you, it doesn’t matter whether you are interested in mantra science or not, just read it to see what the power of mantra can do. It will atleast give a peace of mind that something so powerful like this science exists! * Does it Provides methods for successfully Realising your dreams and achieving your goal? The way in which whole structure of mantra science is laid down in this book, it becomes imperative that you are going to successfully achieve your goals through it “Most important is to follow it right from the beginning to the end” as far as I understand it is a equation, where every variable is of utmost importance, you could only get result after getting the equation right. * What is the approach of book, Traditional or Modernistic? Since it is talking about an ancient science so naturally it is inclined towards traditional side of the subject, but we need not to be concerned about it, because afterwards author also amalgamates the modernistic side, otherwise this book will not fulfils its purpose of establishing Science of mantra at its right place. * What is Structure of the book? There are basically 4 units in the book i.e Foundation Practices Sadhanas Detailed notes All the above units covers several chapters that will talk about various topics such as Six limbs of mantra, Selecting right mantra, flaws in mantra and how to correct them, how to chant them correctly, invocation and its hurdles, Hand locks(mudras), Essential steps of Puruscharana (invocation), and so on….One will get amazed by plethora of topics introduced by author and mind it, while reading, you will realise each word in the book is from primary source and experience, not from secondary means of literature. * What are the Sadhanas that are covered in the book? Oh! my, while reading those sadhanas, it took me to another world, since Author himself does not specifically mention the names of sadhana, so I will let you read them yourself, but I can’t resist the temptation to share the name of one sadhana which I haven’t find anywhere else with such a clarity and precision. It is “SRI SUKTAM” * Things worth special mention!! - Most wonderful are the real life pictures of Author performing mudras (hand locks) for you, it makes content more practical and accessible. - If nothing else, then you are surely going to love his personal anecdotes while treading the path of Mantra Yoga. -This book gives you a hope and faith that if you dont have a guru then worry not, it will work as a guru for you and guides you on the path of mantra yoga and if you really want a Physical Guru then it gives you a special sadhana to ‘get your personal guru’ Last but not least, I feel that book like this comes once in a lifetime or centuries and gets to the status of scripture, it is a collector’s edition.