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Flow of Grace: Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa

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Don't ask me how I came to find this CD. It comes as two CD's: one is the pronunciation guide the other is the chant itself. You will need ninety minutes if you want the real effect. It has taken me a bunch of times to learn the pronunciation, and I am still learning as every time I turn this CD on and chant with it, I get a little better. The effort has been more than worth it. Chanting is relaxing and somehow empowering even if you only do it by yourself. The story of Hanuman opens up all of Hinduism, he is the monkey god or better yet the perfect middle man. If you want to introduce some spirituality into your life and are not up for twisting you leg around your head, try chanting. This is by far Kirshna Das' best CD since it is a rhyming song with a beat rather than just one very long, repetitive note.

The design and quality of this book are just stunning, and I actually have it standing up all the time so I can see it. The photo can't do it justice. The CDs have great audio quality and content. One CD is music, and the other is the Hanuman Chalisa phrase by phrase and slowly, so you can learn easily. Even if you don't want to learn, the book is a wonderful read, all about Hanuman, Ramayana, Neem Karoli Baba, and the Hanuman Chalisa. The book itself is a beautiful object, and it would make a great gift, too!

Krishna Das is giving us yet another beautiful product.
Graciously designed book, accompanied with a CD with several versions of the Hanuman Chaleesa. My favorite is Ben's version. But they all are very sweet and full of devotion. And the price is right. Includes a hard cover book and 2 CDs, one with the chants and another with the guides for pronunciation.

The book includes stories during his times in India, origins of the Hanuman Chaleesa and the reasons why it's such a powerful and beneficial chant.

Definitively a buy for someone who follows the path of Devotion, or someone who wants his/her heart revitalized by this beautiful chant.

Krishna Das is one of my favorite artists and he has again delivered a beautiful work of love! He is definately "in the Flow of Grace" with this compact album. The written text, the spoken words and the songs convey peace, tranquility and love as only Krishna Das can do.

KD really puts his heart in here. It is pure devotion. Maharaji Ki Jai!

The 1st track is a great slow way to learn the Chalissa and even read along as you chant since it is broken down by the satsang chanting between verses. I learned the Chalissa years ago from another of his CDs but this is better. People have said it is more cleaned up. It does have a more academic feel, in the best sense. I'm Filipino, not Indian so I can't vouch for the Hindi accuracy.

Sure the Chalissa is on many CDs that KD already put out that you may already own but this is especially great for devotees. The writing is heartfelt and deeply devotional. Great for the writing alone. A gift to our guru for sure.

The man can't pronounce Sanskrit at all. I'm Indian-American and it makes me cringe when they play his music in yoga classes. There's one pretty simple thing that he (and most Westerners) could correct though - it's the short "a" sound. For example, the "a" in a word like "Sankara" is pronounced like the "u" in "up" or "fun," not the "ah" like in "mafia" or "aria."