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Refuting the myth – Is learning Sanskrit really difficult

Many people may be under the impression that learning Sanskrit is very difficult. This is mainly due to the fact that it has not been taught properly and that has something to do with the wrong notion that it is not a spoken language. In our opinion and experience learning Sanskrit does not have to be difficult,on the contrary – it can be easy and fun. Of course some people may find it difficult to learn any other language other... read more »

Sanskrit as the primordial language of Nature

In the ancient culture of India Sanskrit was believed to be an eternal language ever existing in the innermost realms of the universe – a language whose components constitute the building blocks of creation. The hymns of the Veda – which are the first records of the Sanskrit language – were considered to be the source of the entire manifest universe. The meaning of the word Veda is knowledge, and it signifies the idea that the Sanskrit hymns of the... read more »

The healing sounds of Sanskrit

In the Indian traditions of knowledge the sounds of the Sanskrit language are believed to have a profound healing effect. The healing effect of the sequential flow of sounds in the Sanskrit language is said to not only ballance the mind and the body, but even extend further to create harmony in the collective consciousness of society as a whole. In a way this is a natural extention of the idea that the Vedic hymns are considered to be the... read more »

Sanskrit – a living language – both ancient and modern

Many, if not most people who are aware of the existence of the Sanskrit language, are under the wrong impression that Sanskrit is a "dead" language existing only in the ancient scriptures of India. While the truth is that the Sanskrit language is very much alive and is being used as a practical day to day language by hundreds if not thousands of people. The numbers of people who know Sanskrit and use it in daily life is growing constantly... read more »

Sanskrit – the language of vast treasures of knowledge

Though the primary role of the Sanskrit hymns of the Veda was healing and maintaining harmony with nature, it also served as an infinite source of theoretical and practical knowledge. The ancient "Rishis", the "Seers of reality", who cognized the flow of the Vedic hymns in their inner space, were able to derive very detailed knowledge from the Veda, which they elaborated in complete systems of knowledge in all fields of life. Various systems of knowledge came about according to... read more »

Samskrita Bharati – the people who revived the Sanskrit Language

Sanskrit has been used as a spoken language in India on a large scale until some centuries ago. In the last 500-800 years it's use in day to day life has diminished until it became almost extinct during the British rule – who targeted it's suppression as a part of it's divide and rule policy. The revival of Sanskrit as a spoken language was brought about a few decades ago by an organization that started from a handful of people... read more »