{"product_id":"the-birth-of-kirtan-the-life-teachings-of-chaitanya","title":"The Birth of Kirtan: The Life \u0026 Teachings of Chaitanya","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrologue \/ Jai Uttal -- Foreword \/ Shiva Rea -- Preface \/ Radbhanath Swami -- Introduction -- Book 1. Childhood -- Moonrise -- Protector of the World -- Divine Footprints -- Mischievous Child -- Loss of a Brother and a Father -- Restless Spirit -- The Bank of the Ganges -- Master of Navadvip -- Youthful Success -- Travels -- Remarriage -- Book 2. The Mission Begins -- Spiritual Awakening -- Nimai Pandit's Transformation -- How Vishvambhar Met Nityananda -- Vishvambhar's Mission -- The Great Revelation -- Saving the Fallen -- Conversion of the Kazi -- Truth from a Child -- Renouncing the World -- Book 3. Traveling \u0026amp; Teaching -- Leaving Home -- Journey to Puri -- Meeting Sarvabhauma -- Travels in the South -- Visitors from Bengal -- The Chariot Festival -- The King's Wish -- Return to Bengal -- Pilgrimage to Vrindavan -- Teaching Rupa and Sanatan -- The Monks of Varanasi -- Book 4. The Ocean of Love -- Rupa and Sanatan in Puri -- Haridas, Teacher of the Name -- Sharing Love for God -- The Care of Friends -- The Engulfing Ocean of Love -- Day and Night -- Endnotes -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- Colophon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRanchor Prime is the author of several books on the culture and spirituality of India, speaking to Hindu environmental issues as a Hindu religious scholar. He is an advisor on religion and conservation to the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, and he is co-founder and director of Friends of Vrindavan, an environmental charity aimed at protecting sacred forests in India. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Birth of Kirtan: The Life and Teachings of Chaitanya is the biography of a mystic saint who pioneered devotional yoga (Bhakti) in sixteenth-century India and started the practice of sacred chanting (kirtan) that has now spread around the world. While Chaitanya's practice has become a global movement over the last five hundred years, little is generally known about this spiritual reformer, as the two principal texts recounting his life were written in Bengali in the sixteenth century. In The Birth of Kirtan, Bhakti scholar and teacher Ranchor Prime adapts these two narratives into a moving and emotionally charged English-language biography for a modern audience. His poetic retelling is complemented by full-color reproductions of never-before-published nineteenth-century paintings of Chaitanya's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003ePrime, Ranchor\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRanchor Prime is the author of several books on the culture and spirituality of India, speaking to Hindu environmental issues as a Hindu religious scholar. He is an advisor on religion and conservation to the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, and he is co-founder and director of Friends of Vrindavan, an environmental charity aimed at protecting sacred forests in India. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prime, Ranchor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mandala Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012-10-16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Religion|Hinduism|General|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Religious|Religion|Asian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.5 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608871070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781608871070\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mandala Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52148224327961,"sku":"SP-9781608871070","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/6ba78877-85e4-4d0c-b48c-bf556a001161.jpg?v=1784489922","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-birth-of-kirtan-the-life-teachings-of-chaitanya","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}