"Sutras" received mixed reviews and failed to achieve the kind of commercial success Cash's "American Recordings" had. Donovan did not receive a longer contract, and "Sutras" became his only collaboration with Rubin; it is now out of print in the US. Yet for all its lack of commercial success, "Sutras" galvanized Donovan's fan base by reestablishing him as a current artist releasing new material. The internet in particular served a vital role in uniting his fans after the release of "Sutras". Donovan paid close attention to this movement, and spent the next five years reorganizing his business around the internet to better reach his fans. "Sutras" can be seen as one of his most coherent solo efforts, since his creative period shortly after learning Transcendental Meditation and the period he spent in India with The Beatles (1967–71).