Gauri and Johannes chant at first the Maha Mantra and afterwords the Gayatri mantra. This recording was made during a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Maha Mantra means great mantra. It helps you to develop joy and love. The Maha Mantra invokes God in his aspects of Hari (Vishnu), Rama and Krishna. In the beginning of this recording Gauri chants an own composed song with German lyrics here are the lyrics for the Maha Mantra: Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare You can find the Gayatri mantra in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as number 610. Here are the lyrics to sing along: Om Bhur Bhuvah Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat For more english yoga videos, music, blog posts, etc., please visit our english pages at my.yoga-vidya.org and check out our information about Yoga Vidya Teachers Training Course, seminars and workshops.