This is a renowned spiritual teachers guide to calming the mind with a mantram. The mantram or mantra is a short powerful spiritual formula from the worlds major traditions. Repetition of the mantram is a simple but highly effective spiritual practice that can be used at work & at home fitting naturally within any faith philosophy or lifestyle. Examples of mantrams are Rama Rama used by Gandhi or My God & My All repeated by St. Francis of Assisi or Om Mane Padme Hum. Easwaran taught the use of the mantra for over 40 years as part of his passage meditation program. He explains how the mantra works & gives practical guidelines for using it to focus our thoughts & access deeper resources of strength patience & love. The mantra can help us replenish our energy release creativity & heal old conflicts. These resonant phrases work equally well for parents with young children colleagues at work couples in a relationship in illness or depression & even at the time of death. & Easwaran shows how repetition of the mantra can open the door to a life that is increasingly meaningful & fulfilling.