Preface to the Paperback Edition
PART 1: YOGA
A way of harmony, balance, and ecstasy
Chapter 1: Balancing Vision and Sound
Chapter 2: Yoking Ourselves to the Cosmic
Chapter 3: The Marriage of Body and Soul
PART 2: MANTRA
The soul of yoga
Chapter 4: Mantra in an Interspiritual Age
Chapter 5: The Sanskrit Mantra
Chapter 6: Building Our Sonic Community
PART 3: TRADITION
The four major streams of sacred sound in Hinduism
Chapter 7: Shabda Yoga: The Spiritual Technology of Vedic Mantras
Chapter 8: Shakti Yoga: Renewing Energy through Tantric Mantras
Chapter 9: Bhava Yoga: Finding Ecstasy through Bhakti Mantras
Chapter 10: Nada Yoga: Meditation through Sound and Music
PART 4: PRACTICE
The elements of Sound Yoga
Chapter 11: Preparation and Mantra Shastra
PART 5: INTEGRATION
Living the life of a sound yogi
Chapter 17: Living the Yoga of Sound
Appendix 1: Shabda Yoga: Vedic Mantras
Appendix 2: Shakti Yoga: Tantric Mantras
Appendix 3: Bhava Yoga: Bhakti Mantras
Appendix 4: Nada Yoga: Tones, Practices, and Meditations