This album aids to discover the true self by rendering music for the soul. Many types of music influence our moods; but chants/mantras help to stir the soul and achieve spiritual enlightenment. While music is widely accepted to be therapeutic, Saashwati believes that spirituality can also result in a cathartic release of emotions and negatives, resulting in a lessening of burdens and achieving purity of mind and soul. By selecting specific hymns and prayers from Hindu religious texts and setting them to complementing melody, she has given the listener easy access to powerful mantras and slokas without undermining their inherent spirituality, yet enhancing their influence with unforgettable melody. Mantras connect the individual with the divine. In the Hindu philosophy, mantras, being sacred sound vibrations, are composed o sacred syllables representative of and containing within, great spiritual energy, facilitating the soul to transcend to higher levels and ultimately leading to liberation and god union. Continuous chanting of the mantras purifies the consciousness and the mind, promotes harmony on all levels, and helps to dissolve the Karmas just as constant walking over weeds crushes them. ** Tracks: 1. Om 2. Om Nama Shivaya 3. Atma Shatakam 4. Shiva Manasa Puja 5. Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 6. Devi Sooktam 7. Gayathri Mantra 8. Mrityunjaya Mantra 9. Swasti Mantra 10. Shanthi Path