The Sanskrit alphabet is more than a collection of sounds. According to the mystical esoteric perspective, Sanskrit is the delightful creative play of consciousness into form. When the sounds themselves come alive in our direct experience, mantra is no longer a distant, mystical subject but a dynamic, harmonizing celebration of life.
An Energy-Based Language When you chant in Sanskrit, specific mouth and tongue placements result in certain neural pathways being stimulated. Because of this, you don’t need to understand the “meaning” to feel the power of a mantra.
The vibration of the word IS the meaning. The name IS the form (or vibrational pattern). I have invited thousands of students across the globe to explore this, and I am delighted that they all report the same sensations when they explore the different mantric syllables, which perfectly match the esoteric meaning.
I am just like you… a lover of mantra who didn’t know what I didn’t know. Now I’m passionate about equipping chant lovers with a delightful, embodied way to savor each and every sound. (And not unintentionally butcher the mantras or be an unwitting but icky cultural appropriator.) My teachers and elders in India asked me to do this work and have blessed me profusely to share my unique teaching method; a sound-based of teaching Sanskrit that is rooted in Tantrik philosophy, juicy embodied sensation, and has a whole host of healing benefits that the intellectual side of grammar (what folks who study Sanskrit usually emphasize) doesn’t access. I am in this for YOUR pleasure and joy in the body of Sanskrit mantra!
Relearning mantra with precision and subtlety is like re-writing old habits. The brilliant expansion and exciting momentum come when we overcome our old dullness, stubbornness, and attachments. Conscious, consistent repetition of the new habit rewrites the neural networks and opens doorways to all-new experiences!
Experience the difference when you chant using Sanskrit letters, and understand "the least you need to know" about Sanskrit to get the most out of your mantra meditation practice.
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