Swami Chinmayananda has said that Prayer is not to change the pattern around you, but to give you protection from it. The Sanskrit hymns and chants complied from the Scriptures are no different - they nurture character, strengthen the mind and uplift the spirit, enabling one to face life with a positive outlook. The Sacred Hymns to Spread your wings (Chinmaya Book of Hymns) contains a comprehensive blend of hymns that are popular across the length and breadth of India. This book will come handy for those who wish to learn and recite the ancient hymns and chants of sacred India. Roman transliteration, with diacritical marks, of popular hymns to help those who don't know the Devanagari script. The hymns include Guru Stotram, Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram and Sri Lalita Sahasranama Stotram.