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Sanskrit Courses at Ananda Ashram

Written by Super Member: Kristina Lanuza
Monday, 30 June 2008

A truly unique opportunity for those who already have a basic knowledge of Sanskrit to expand their understanding is by studying with a master teacher and scholar from India. Presentation of the texts will include grammar, various linguistic aspects, and philosophy.

Required: Acquaintance with the devanagari script and a preliminary knowledge of Sanskrit vocabulary. Beginners may attend informally.

This summer, Prof. Ram Karan Sharma will again offer three courses:

July 21 - August 1, Mon - Fri: Kalidasa's Meghadutam, Purvamegha
Kalidasa may well be the most famous and respected poet of the Sanskrit language. His well-known work Meghadutam (First Part) represents an afflicted mind's communion with the cloud, with rivers and mountains. These appear here to be the spokespersons of Nature as well as the healers of conflicts and tensions.

August 4 - 15, Mon - Fri: Mundakopanishad
Mundakopanishad is one of the major Upanishads, the scriptures which constitute the ancient source of all Vedanta philosophy.

This text contains messages of utmost spiritual and philosophical heights. It also emphasizes the significance of rituals for cultivating proper relationship between the mundane and the Divine - while the same rituals can become ineffective due to "overdoing" or misunderstanding. The metaphor of the two birds, as quoted in this Upanishad, illustrates the difference between the individual or personal and the cosmic consciousness.

Aug 18 - 29, Mon - Fri: Panini Sutras, Chapters 4 & 5 (Advanced Sanskrit Grammar Course)
Chapters 4 and 5 of Panini's Ashtadhyayi deal with "secondary derivative affixes", covering an extensive area in Sanskrit linguistics. The term Taddhita, the title of this section, implies the meaning "well-being for all".

Mon-Fri only; Tuition: 2-week Course - $300 / single class - $30
Study materials included.

Note: Special discount for participants in our educational (ISEWU) courses: 15% off Ashram overnight guest rate, or when contributing 1hr of work per day: 25% reduction on guest rate.

This News was contributed by a Super Member:
Kristina "Yogafly" Lanuza or "Sumukhi" (Sanskrit name) is a yoga teacher who currently lives, studies, and teaches classes, retreats and yoga teacher training at Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York. She is available for lectures, trainings, and interviews. For more information, please visit www.yogafly.com.

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