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Mantras: Magical Songs of Power

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For those of you who resonate with the Sanskrit language, this album will certainly revive your inner longing for the delicate taste of powerful words expressed through inspired sounds. The album comes with a 40 pages booklet full of explanations of the Hindu mythologies, Sankrit language and simbologies, and true stories of practical uses and results of these mantras. The following is a direct quotation from the cover of the album itself:"Mantras are words and sounds that give practical help and healing. As prayers, they align the indiviual with divine forces; as power syllables, they protect and heal. Mantras have been used in the East as a form of healing and Self-Realization for thousands of years. Singing soul-stirring sounds awakens the life energy, quiets the mind and emotions and fills the heart with love. While remaining true to their Himalayan origins, these collections have been transformed by and for the voices,musical instruments, and life rhythms of the West. Each mantra has a specific purpose; all are offered with the intention to inspire you to open your heart and sing, in order to experience their benefits for yourself. These benefits include: peace with the archetypal mother; freedom and self-realization; communication with spirits; radiant masculinity; truth, light and immortality; healing of parent/child relationships; wisdom, wealth, and protection; harmonizing of male/female energy; healing and strength; triumph of spirit over ego; to increase intelligence; victory of the power of love, and peace." This album is worth the money. I can't wait for Henry Marshall's other releases !!!

It's not always convenient to take a half hour in the middle of your day to meditate, but you can almost always chant or hum to yourself wherever you are.

In the car, at the office, or waiting in line, Henry Marshall's Mantras are an easy way to plug in to the infinite and remind yourself of who you are, wherever you are, or in the middle of whatever you may happen to be doing.

The albums are well-produced, melodies enjoyable and easy to learn, so you can either sing along with the CD, or chant them on your own.

Henry Marshall's mantra recordings represent an extreme decay of basic aesthetic and spiritual values in these days. Ancient Indian mantras sounding like some folks chanting in a village pub (mostly out of tune and with a strong American accent) show very low degree of musical taste and skills, lack of respect and a complete ignorance of the basic mantras principles. Empowered by a strong commercial marketing, these recordings are quite in pair with modern unhealthy American Hot Dog culture. Not that there do not exist other inspiring mantra recordings in a modern rendering – there are actually plenty of them. But Henry Marshall's „mantras“ are a cheap and unfortunate parody on values which should be treated with respect and deep understanding, thus giving to listeners very false notion about what mantras really are ...