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''The Mantram Handbook'' describes methods of using a mantram — sometimes called a Holy Name — in daily living. Benefits are also described. Written by Eknath Easwaran, the book was originally published in the United States in 1977. Several subsequent editions have been published, sometimes under different titles, in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. Foreign (non-English) editions have also been published in several languages.〔 name=bahasa02/>〔 name=dutch02/>〔 name=german82/>〔 name=german89/>〔 name=german00/>〔 name=german10/>〔 name=hungarian97/>〔 name=italian00/>〔 name=lithuanian03/>〔 name=spanish00/>〔 name=spanishesp02/>〔 name=spanisharg02/>〔 name=PUBPAGEforeign>Foreign editions of Nilgiri Press Books, (http://www.easwaran.org/page/150 ), accessed 1 August 2010.〕 The book has been reviewed in newspapers,〔〔〔〔〔〔 magazines,〔 and websites,〔 and discussed in professional journals.〔〔〔 It has also been a focus of scientific research.〔 The subtitle of the fifth (2009) US edition is: ''a practical guide to choosing your mantram & calming your mind''. ==Topics covered== Easwaran's ''Mantram Handbook'' provides an introduction to the practice of repeating mantrams and/or holy names, terms the author uses interchangeably.〔Furthermore, "''Mantram'' and ''mantra'' are different forms of the same Sanskrit word. Both are correct." (p. 12, ''Mantram Handbook'', 2009 edition, ISBN 978-1-58638-028-1).〕 The book offers the author's practical guidance for choosing a mantram and using it for personal centering and spiritual growth. In the opening chapters, the author recommends selecting a single mantram (such as those in the table at right), and suggests that the reader "take your time choosing a mantram..... then, once you have chosen a mantram, do not change it."〔''Mantram Handbook'', 2009 edition, ISBN 978-1-58638-028-1.〕 Most of the remainder of the book discusses how to integrate the mantram into daily living to improve skills and solve various types of problems. Late in the book, Easwaran describes how the mantram can be combined with other spiritual practices, such as meditation. Easwaran's approach is distinctive, in that he recommends a method of sitting meditation that does ''not'' focus on the mantram.〔 Accordingly, the entire concern of the ''Mantram Handbook'' is in how to use a mantram throughout the day, at times ''apart'' from sitting meditation. With only slight variation,〔The first two editions (1977, 1985) lacked §1 ("Initiation into the mantram"), §2 ("Choosing a mantram"), and §6 ("Overcoming likes & dislikes") that were included in third and subsequent editions. The first two editions also included two sections that were omitted from later editions: an initial section ("What the mantram is"), and a final section ("Suggestions for further reading").〕 each edition of the ''Mantram Handbook'' has contained the same 12 major parts: The most recent (5th) US edition contains a foreword by Daniel H. Lowenstein.〔The first US edition also contained a foreword by Richard B. Applegate.〕 Offering perspectives as a neurologist and medical educator, Lowenstein states that
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