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Replay Vāgyoga Sanskrit Course
The Yoga of Sanskrit​

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An introduction to Sanskrit
and to the spirituality of Kashmiri Śaivism

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This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the spirituality of Sanskrit and Kashmiri Śaivism. As the sacred language underlying all dharmic traditions, Sanskrit mantra is a powerful means of transforming speech, breath, and thereby consciousness.

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Vāgyoga, “the yoga of speech”, is the practice of conscious sound and tantric grammar. It teaches pronunciation, the theory of sound combination, recitation, and presents the spirituality of Sanskrit as an exploration into the spiritual energy of mantra and the Self.

The sound of Sanskrit found some of its highest expression in the philosophy of Kashmiri Śaivism, particularly in the Trika teachings of Abhinavagupta. This course therefore explores sound and consciousness, covering important aspects of both the internal and external practice of mantra. The spiritual articulation of mantra opens and refines cognition, as intended in Śiva philosophy, whose sound metaphysics is a powerful explanatory tool.

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Mantra has long been one of the foremost means of awakening and cognising kuṇḍalinī, and the Mantraśikṣā book series is dedicated to this process. The course is based on the first book of this series, Vāgyoga Sanskrit. Additional practice material from Sūrya is provided as PDFs and MP3s.

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The recorded classes are available for streaming on a dedicated course website, together with PDFs and MP3s for download. To support the study of the course, the purchase of Vāgyoga Sanskrit is recommended.

 

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Vāgyoga Sanskrit Course​

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Course format

Video replay
6 classes, approx. 2.5 to 3 hours each
Access through a protected course website
Medium of instruction: English

 

Fee
230 USD / 210 €

 

Access
To receive access to the course website, please write to yoga@viveknath.de.

After registration, you will receive the protected course link.